A lightweight desktop LaTeX editor for Windows and Linux. Edit, compile and preview in one window; editing and compiling work offline. Instant PDF preview after every save, two-way SyncTeX navigation between source and PDF, project-wide search across .tex/.bib/.cls files, a bibliography manager that adds sources by DOI, three engines (lualatex, pdflatex, xelatex), seven themes and a Turkish/English interface. Handles Turkish-character problems in IEEE and ASYU templates and fixes projects imported from Overleaf. A failed compile tells you which package to install. The download contains the editor only; a LaTeX distribution such as TeX Live is installed separately.
What's new in 1.2.6
Ctrl++ on Turkish Q
A small release after 1.2.5.
- Ctrl++ now enlarges the editor text on the Turkish Q keyboard. There the + sign is Shift+4, so the key arrives with Shift held and the editor did not treat it as Ctrl++. Ctrl+- made the text smaller, and the only way back was Ctrl+Numpad+.
- The update check now writes its result to the app log: whether the app is up to date, which newer version it found, or why it could not reach GitHub. Before, a check that could not reach GitHub left no trace.
winget: the notes sent with the winget package are now this list
only, not the whole release page with its install steps.
Yes. LaTeX Editor is free and open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license.
What is the latest version of LaTeX Editor?
The latest version is 1.2.6, released on Oct 27, 2026.
Is it safe to download LaTeX Editor?
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 52c014aa9308766639db26152831675e149a59d3fcca9eb12ebe1e0f51599ce8.
Which Windows versions does LaTeX Editor support?
LaTeX Editor runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.
How do I uninstall LaTeX Editor?
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find LaTeX Editor and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=s-balli.LaTeXEditor -e.
Is there a portable version of LaTeX Editor?
Yes. LaTeX Editor is available as a portable program (LaTeX_Editor_v1.2.6_Windows.exe, 64-bit (x64)) that runs without installation. Copy it to any folder or USB drive and run it from there.
Alternatives to LaTeX Editor
Other Document Management programs for Windows from different developers.
