TeXShop

About

TeXShop is ranked #20 of 31 in LaTeX editors on Inferse. It runs on macOS. There is a free plan.

Compared on LaTeX editors

Free plan

Yespages.uoregon.edu

Editor type

desktoppages.uoregon.edu

Supported platforms

macOSpages.uoregon.edu

Facts

Purpose

TeXShop is a TeX previewer for Mac OS X, written in Cocoa.pages.uoregon.edu · 9 Oct 2026

Typesetting

Its default configuration uses pdftex and pdflatex to typeset documents to PDF.pages.uoregon.edu · 9 Oct 2026

TeX distribution required

TeXShop is a front end to TeX and LaTeX; typesetting requires a separately obtained TeX distribution.pages.uoregon.edu · 9 Oct 2026

TeX Live

The official site recommends TeX Live for a complete TeX distribution and describes BasicTeX as a smaller subset.pages.uoregon.edu · 9 Oct 2026

MacTeX bundle

The MacTeX package installs TeX Live, Ghostscript, TeXShop, and other TeX GUI utilities.pages.uoregon.edu · 9 Oct 2026

Processor support

The current standard release, version 5.57, is universal for Intel and Arm Macs.pages.uoregon.edu · 9 Oct 2026

Version requirements

The official site lists TeXShop 5.57 for High Sierra and higher, 4.79 for Sierra or higher, and 4.44 for Yosemite or higher.pages.uoregon.edu · 9 Oct 2026

Source code

Source code for version 5.57 is available and requires Xcode 14 or later.pages.uoregon.edu · 9 Oct 2026

Documentation

The Help menu includes the TeXShop Manual and a complete Changes document.pages.uoregon.edu · 9 Oct 2026

SyncTeX

TeXShop has used SyncTeX since version 2.18 to link source text with positions in PDF output.pages.uoregon.edu · 9 Oct 2026

Other distribution integrations

The site documents configuring TeXShop to use TeX binaries from Homebrew or MacPorts.pages.uoregon.edu · 9 Oct 2026

Support

The site directs TeXShop bug reports to Richard Koch by email and TeX distribution bugs to the implicated tool's author.pages.uoregon.edu · 9 Oct 2026

Security and trust

The official pages reviewed identify the GPLv2 license but do not state security certifications or compliance claims.pages.uoregon.edu · 9 Oct 2026

Company

Founded

2000pages.uoregon.edu · 28 Sept 2026

Where it ranks on Inferse

• Best LaTeX Editors in 2026#20 of 31

Sources

• pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/about.html· checked 9 Oct 2026
• pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/obtaining.html· checked 9 Oct 2026
• pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/extras.html· checked 9 Oct 2026
• pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/bugreports.html· checked 9 Oct 2026
• pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/· checked 9 Oct 2026