fmarotta/kaobook
A LaTeX class for books, reports or theses based on https://github.com/kenohori/thesis and https://github.com/Tufte-LaTeX/tufte-latex. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
50/100
- Activity 61
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2795
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 237
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1094 stars · 227 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
kaobook is a LaTeX document class for typesetting books, reports, and theses with a wide-margin layout inspired by Tufte-LaTeX and Ken Arroyo Ohori's thesis. It provides margin notes, mini tables of contents, flexible citations, and customizable chapter headings.
Use cases
- typeset a PhD thesis in LaTeX
- create a textbook with margin notes and side figures
- format a technical report with a wide margin layout
- write an academic book with flexible citations
- find a Tufte-style LaTeX book template
- produce a polished PDF book with chapter-level mini tables of contents
When to choose
- you want a professional book or thesis layout with wide margins for notes and figures
- you like the Tufte-LaTeX aesthetic but need book-level features like chapters
- you are writing a long academic document in LaTeX and want a ready-made class
When to avoid
- you need a simple article or beamer presentation
- you don't use LaTeX and want a GUI word processor
- you need a layout with standard narrow margins
Facets
library · maturity active
templating documentation pdf documentation education cross-platform cli latex latex-class book-layout thesis-template tufte-style typography academic-writing publishing
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/fmarotta/kaobook · fetched 2026-08-28 · f5f6ec78fe52
- homepage: https://github.com/fmarotta/kaobook · fetched 2026-08-29 · c29f93c76724
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| fmarotta/kaobook | main | 50 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="fmarotta/kaobook")
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