The collaborative LaTeX Editor for your Android device
VerbTeX is a free, collaborative LaTeX Editor for your Android device. It allows you to create and manage LaTeX projects directly on your Android 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:
* Use PdfTeX or XeTeX to generate a PDF
* Use BibTeX or Biber for bibliographies
* Offline compilation (Local Mode, enable in Settings)
* Automatic Dropbox synchronization (Local Mode)
* Automatic Box synchronization (Local Mode)
* Git integration (Local Mode)
* 2 Modes: Local Mode (stores .tex documents on your device) and Cloud Mode (synchronizes your projects with Verbosus)
* Full LaTeX distribution (TeXLive)
* Syntax highlighting
* Hotkeys (see below)
* Web-Interface (Cloud Mode)
* Collaboration (Cloud Mode)
* Two factor authentication (Cloud Mode, in combination with Copiosus)
* Autosave (Local Mode)
* Custom template for new .tex files (Local Mode)
* No ads
Additional features in VerbTeX Pro:
* Code completion (commands)
* Encrypted transmission (TLS) of your content
* Unlimited number of projects (Local Mode)
* Unlimited number of documents (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): 4
* Max. number of documents per project (Local Mode): 2
* Max. number of files to upload per project (Local Mode): 4
* Max. number of projects (Cloud Mode): 4
* Max. number of documents per project (Cloud Mode): 4
Import existing projects in Local Mode:
* Link to Dropbox or Box (Settings -> Link to Dropbox / Link to Box) and let VerbTeX automatically synchronize your projects
OR
* Use Git integration: Clone or track an existing repository
OR
* Put all your files in the VerbTeX folder on your SD card: /Android/data/verbosus.VerbTeX/files/Local/[project]
Change the default template for new .tex files:
Add a file called 'template.tex' in your local root project folder (/Android/data/verbosus.VerbTeX/files/Local/template.tex). The next time you add a new document to a project the new .tex file will be filled with the text of your template.tex file.
Use any .ttf/.otf font:
Put your font file inside your project and reference it in your document:
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}
If you experience any performance issues while using the editor please try
* to disable syntax highlighting and line numbers by choosing Menu -> Syntax Highlighting: ON and Line Numbers: ON
* to split up your project into multiple .tex files by using the include{...} command of LaTeX
Hotkeys in editor:
ctrl+s: Save
ctrl+g: Generate PDF
ctrl+n: New document
ctrl+d: Delete document
ctrl+.: Next document
ctrl+,: Previous document
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