VerbTeX LaTeX Editor 4+

Verbosus.com

Designed for iPad

    • 4.5 • 36 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

VerbTeX is a free LaTeX Editor for your iOS device. It allows you to create and manage LaTeX projects directly on your iOS device and generate a PDF offline (Verbnox) or online (Verbosus).

This software is provided "as is" without warranties or conditions of any kind, either expressed or implied.

Features:
* Offline compilation (Local Mode, enable in Settings)
* Automatic Dropbox synchronization (Local Mode)
* Automatic Box synchronization (Local Mode)
* Git integration (Local Mode)
* iCloud integration (Local Mode)
* Use PdfTeX or XeTeX to generate a PDF
* Use BibTeX or Biber for bibliographies
* 2 Modes: Local (stores .tex documents on your device) and Cloud (synchronizes your projects with Verbosus)
* Syntax highlighting
* Line numbers
* Autosave
* Hotkeys (see below)
* File upload incl. subfolders (Local Mode)
* Web-Interface (Cloud Mode)
* Two factor authentication (Cloud Mode, in combination with Copiosus)
* No ads

Additional features in VerbTeX Pro:
* Code completion (commands)
* Unlimited number of projects (Local Mode)
* Unlimited number of documents per project (Local Mode)
* Unlimited number of file uploads per project (Local Mode)
* Unlimited number of projects (Cloud Mode)
* Unlimited number of documents per project (Cloud Mode)

Limitations in free VerbTeX version:
* Max. number of projects (Local Mode): 2
* Max. number of documents per project (Local Mode): 2
* Max. number of file uploads per project (Local Mode): 4
* Max. number of projects (Cloud Mode): 4
* Max. number of documents per project (Cloud Mode): 4

If you experience any performance issues when loading a project or while using the editor please try
* to disable syntax highlighting and line numbers by choosing Settings -> Syntax Highlighting
* to split up your project into multiple .tex files by using the include{...} command of LaTeX

Import or export existing projects (Local Mode):
* Git integration lets you create a new or clone an existing repository.
* Automatic Dropbox or Box synchronization (Settings -> Link to Dropbox or Box). Synchronization is done once a minute.
* Copy the existing files to or from your root Documents path by using Finder -> Device -> VerbTeX -> Files -> Drag and drop your files. Please refresh the project list.

Use any .ttf/.otf font (Local Mode):
If you want to use a custom font or a font that is not installed you can import it via Git integration, via Dropbox, via Box or manually via Finder. In your project you can use the font like this:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{fontname.otf}
\begin{document}
\section{Main Heading}
Это тест
\end{document}

You can write chinese in PdfTeX using the CJKutf8 package as shown in the following example:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{CJKutf8}
\begin{document}
\begin{CJK}{UTF8}{gbsn}
这是一个测试
\end{CJK}
\end{document}

You can write chinese in XeTeX using the xeCJK package as shown in the following example:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xeCJK}
\begin{document}
这是一个测试
\end{document}

Hotkeys in editor:
ctrl+s: save
ctrl+g: generate PDF
ctrl+n: new document
ctrl+d: delete document
ctrl+b: switch bib and tex
ctrl+.: next document

What’s New

Version 3.5.9

* Git: Ignore files in Local Mode
* Minor UI fixes

Ratings and Reviews

4.5 out of 5
36 Ratings

36 Ratings

Sausasaurus ,

Does the job.

It works like it is supposed to, though I find myself having to download separate apps to learn how to use it. It’s good though.

Paul_something ,

Needs very tidy files!

I guess it's good if you start projects from scratch and make sure that all your bibliography entries are tidied up nicely. But this is not what I'm doing most of the time; I'm often recycling old bibliogaphy files and that then may have double entries in them and a couple of other things going on that would cause warnings but no errors. In TeXstudio that's not a big deal as warnings are just skipped. In VerbTeX this is aparently fatal as the PDF cannot be built at all then. In my view this kinda misses the point of an app like this because you'd always use this as a quick fix, in the absence of a fully functional LaTeX distribution and editor. I don't see a point in writing a whol e paper on my iPad

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your report. Actually, VerbTeX does exactly what you say it should do. It works fine as long as you have only warnings in your generation. Of course you can import any existing project and it will compile without problems if it compiles somewhere else. Please send us a sample project that doesn't work so we can tell you what the problem is. Please contact us directly.

ThomasTheEngineer ,

Surprisingly good for the iPad

Naturally there are limitations using this software, because of the restricted iPad keyboard itself. The two major issues are defining selection boxes with your fingers for cut and paste within the editor, and also the absence of a forward delete key. These restrictions are no doubt inherent features of the iPad itself. Otherwise the software itself is really good! So I think this is as good at it could get for Latex on an iPad. I now use it a lot when away from my PC. Really Recommended!

App Privacy

The developer, Verbosus.com, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More

Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.

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