# James-Yu/LaTeX-Workshop

Boost LaTeX typesetting efficiency with preview, compile, autocomplete, colorize, and more.

Repository: https://github.com/James-Yu/LaTeX-Workshop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/latex-workshop
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T02:55:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3537, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12291, forks 583 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:52.275082+00:00)

## What it is
LaTeX Workshop is a Visual Studio Code extension providing core LaTeX typesetting features such as compilation, PDF preview, autocompletion, and syntax colorization. It is written in TypeScript and distributed under the MIT license.

## Use cases
- compile latex documents from vscode
- preview pdf while editing latex
- autocomplete latex commands
- syntax highlighting for tex files
- write academic papers in vscode
- build bibtex bibliographies automatically

## When to choose
- you write LaTeX in Visual Studio Code and want an integrated compile-preview-edit loop
- you need autocompletion, snippets, and syntax coloring for TeX files
- you want a free, actively maintained LaTeX toolchain inside an editor you already use

## When to avoid
- you use an editor other than VS Code
- you prefer a dedicated LaTeX IDE like TeXstudio or Overleaf
- you only need occasional one-off PDF generation without editor integration

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: editor, pdf, developer-tools, documentation
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, documentation, pdf
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform, windows
- tags: latex, vscode-extension, typesetting, pdf-preview, autocomplete, syntax-highlighting, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- James-Yu/LaTeX-Workshop (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:52.275082+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:14:10.912608+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/James-Yu/LaTeX-Workshop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:52.275082+00:00, sha fa770d47e332)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.