gillescastel/latex-snippets

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A collection of UltiSnips snippet files and Vim configuration for fast LaTeX note-taking, popularized by a blog series on taking math lecture notes in Vim. It provides the tex.snippets file plus example .vimrc setup with vimtex, tex-conceal, and spell-checking.

Use cases

• take math lecture notes in LaTeX quickly with vim
• set up ultisnips snippets for latex
• expand abbreviations into latex math environments while typing
• configure vim for latex writing with vimtex and conceal
• speed up typing fractions and greek letters in latex

When to choose

• you use Vim or Neovim with UltiSnips and want a ready-made LaTeX snippet set
• you follow Gilles Castel's lecture-notes workflow and want to replicate it

When to avoid

• you use VS Code, Emacs, or another editor rather than Vim
• you want a maintained LaTeX language server or full IDE rather than snippet files
• you need guaranteed updates - the repo is mostly a static config dump

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plugin · maturity maintenance

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