Command-line tool

tectonic

brew/tectonic

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Modernized, complete, self-contained TeX/LaTeX engine

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install tectonic

macOS

brew install tectonic

Linux

brew install tectonic

Compile a standalone TeX/LaTeX file

tectonic -X compile path/to/file.tex

Compile a standalone TeX/LaTeX file with synctex data

tectonic -X compile --synctex path/to/file.tex

Initialize a tectonic project in the current directory

tectonic -X init

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