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Texpile is a desktop editor for LaTeX, Typst and Markdown, with a visual and a source editor for each.

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Installation Install Texpile, then a compiler for the format you write in. Getting started Open a folder, start a document, and produce a PDF. A tour of the window The window, part by part: menus, sidebar, tabs, editor, preview, and bottom panel. Command palette Search and run any action, or open any file.

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LaTeX

Edit visually or as source, compile, and preview as you type.

Overview Visual editor

Typst

Edit visually or as source, with a preview that updates as you type.

Overview Visual editor

Markdown

Notes and READMEs, edited visually or as source.

Overview Visual editor

Editor tips

Selecting whole blocks, pasting from Word or Excel, dropping in files, and spell check.

Typing and selecting Paste and drop

Workflow

Projects and files, the PDF and the toolchain, and Git.

Build and preview Projects and files

Review and collaboration

Comments, suggestions, and editing together live.

Comments Real-time collaboration

AI and integrations

AI agents, MCP, Zotero, and citing by DOI.

AI Assistant Integrations

Customize

Preferences, themes, and keyboard shortcuts.

Preferences Themes

Advanced

Snippets and LaTeX package files.

Snippets LaTeX package files

Troubleshooting

Find the message you see and what to do.

Overview LaTeX

Reference

Limits, formats, privacy and release notes.

Limits Privacy