These are the packages in this category.
| Identifier | Caption |
|---|---|
| addtex2eps | Use LaTeX syntax on EPS figures, within Mathematica. |
| aebslicing | An image slicer. |
| aeb-tilebg | AeB Tiling Backgrounds. |
| bbfig | Calculate and print bounding box. |
| bm2font | Convert bitmaps to PK fonts. |
| bm2ltx | Convert a bitmap image to LaTeX code. |
| bmeps | Converter from PNG/JPEG/Tgb81AIFF/NetPBM to EPS. |
| cep | Compression tools for PostScript. |
| context-degrade | Degrading JPEG images in ConTeXt. |
| context-gnuplot | Inclusion of Gnuplot graphs in ConTeXt. |
| datatool | Tools to load and manipulate data. |
| dktools | Tools and libraries by Dirk Krause. |
| dosepsbin | Deal with DOS binary EPS files. |
| dot2tex | Convert graphs generated by Graphviz to LaTeX friendly formats. |
| epix | Utility for mathematically accurate, camera quality plots and line figures. |
| fig2eng | Convert fig files to English. |
| fig2mf | Convert fig output to Metafont. |
| fig2mfpic | Convert fig output to mfpic. |
| fig2vect | Yet another Fig to vector converter. |
| fig4latex | Management of figures for large LaTeX documents. |
| figbib | Organize figure databases with BibTeX. |
| figfrag | Convert xfig figures with embedded latex commands to EPS |
| finomaton | Comfortably draw and typeset finite state machines. |
| gapfill | Generate LaTeX picture environments from PostScript output of drawing programs. |
| gnuplot | General purpose plotting program. |
| graphconv | Convert graph files to PSTricks. |
| graphicp | An enhanced version of graphics. |
| graphicxsp | An extension of the graphicx package. |
| graphtex | Graphs theory and related diagrams in a TeX document. |
| grfext | Manipulate the graphics package's list of extensions. |
| grffile | Extended file name support for graphics. |
| image-gallery | Create an overview of pictures from a digital camera or from other sources. |
| jpeg2ps | Convert JPEG files to PostScript Level 2 or 3 EPS. |
| jpeg2ps-os2 | JPEG to PostScript converter for OS/2. |
| jpicedt | A graphical editor generating LaTeX commands. |
| labelfig | Label LaTeX 2.09 figures included in documents. |
| lated | Graphical LaTeX picture editor. |
| lgraph | A program to generate graphs. |
| lpic | Put LaTeX material over included graphics. |
| mma2ltx | Use Mathematica graphics in a LaTeX document |
| pbm2tex | Translate PBM format to LaTeX |
| pbmtogf | Convert PBM images to GF font files. |
| pbmtopk | Conversion between PBM and PK formats. |
| pdfcrop | Crop PDF graphics. |
| pedigree-perl | Generate TeX pedigree files from CSV files. |
| piechart | Simple pie-charts with PStricks. |
| png2pdf | PNG to PDF converter |
| poster | Scale PostScript images for larger media or tiling. |
| prerex | Interactive editor and macro support for prerequisite charts. |
| ps2eps | Produce Encapsulated PostScript from PostScript. |
| psfixbb | Correct the bounding box of a PostScript file. |
| psfrag | Replace strings in encapsulated PostScript figures. |
| psfragger | Use psfrag and LaTeX to label an eps file. |
| psfragx | A psfrag eXtension. |
| psmerge | Concatenate PostScript files. |
| psrip | Extract images from PostScript files. |
| pst-bar | Produces bar charts using pstricks. |
| pst-eps | Create EPS files from PSTricks figures. |
| pstex | Processor for including figures in LaTeX. |
| pstoedit | Translate PostScript and PDF to other formats. |
| pstool | Support for psfrag within pdfLaTeX. |
| pstotext | Extract ASCII from PostScript and PDF. |
| pst-pdf | Make PDF versions of graphics by processing between runs. |
| psutils | PostScript utilities. |
| rlepsf | Rewrite labels in EPS graphics. |
| sam2p | Convert bitmap formats to compact PS/PDF. |
| standalone | Compile TeX pictures stand-alone or as part of a document. |
| texcad32 | Win32 drawing package for mathematical diagrams. |
| texpict | Create drawings for LaTeX. |
| thumbpdf | Thumbnails for pdfTeX and dvips/ps2pdf. |
| tif2eps | A PostScript program for converting TIFF files to EPS. |
| tktexcad | Generate LaTeX picture environments. |
| tpic2pdftex | Use tpic commands in PDFTeX. |
| tpx | A drawing tool for Windows. |
| treetex-ltx209 | Draw horizontally- or vertically-oriented trees. |
| wmf2eps | Windows metafile conversion. |
| xfig | XWindows vector drawing program. |
| xtexcad | Simple drawing program for LaTeX use. |
| xwpick | Pick an image from an X display. |
You can see the packages in another place in this categorization. Alternatively, you can choose another categorization below.
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Document types | Everything from books and articles to memos and letters. Also here are documents for specific publishers. |
| Document types > Books | Books. |
| Document types > Books > Publisher styles | Styles for books from specific publishers. |
| Document types > Books > Others | Other packages. |
| Document types > Articles | Articles; research papers. |
| Document types > Articles > Journal styles | Styles for specific journals. |
| Document types > Articles > Others | Others. |
| Document types > Proceedings | Proceedings; a collection of articles. |
| Document types > Proceedings > Proceedings styles | Styles for specific proceedings. |
| Document types > Proceedings > Others | Others. |
| Document types > Reference manuals | Reference manuals. |
| Document types > Presentations | Presentations. |
| Document types > Overhead slides | Overhead slides. |
| Document types > Theses | PhD theses. |
| Document types > Theses > Thesis styles | Styles for specific institutions. |
| Document types > Theses > Others | Others; general theses styles. |
| Document types > Curriculum Vita | Resumes and CV''s. |
| Document types > Letters | Letters and form letters. |
| Document types > Exams, exercise sets, and answers | For examinations and answer keys. |
| Document types > Other | Other. |
| Document types > Other > Calendars | Calendars. |
| Document types > Other > Syllabus | Course syllabus. |
| Document types > Other > Envelopes | Envelopes. |
| Document types > Other > Labels | Labels. |
| Document types > Other > ID Tags | ID Tags. |
| Document types > Other > Business cards | Business Cards. |
| Document types > Other > Minutes | Minutes of meetings. |
| Document types > Other > Memos | Memos. |
| Document types > Other > Newspapers and newsletters | Newspapers, newsletters, and magazines. |
| Document types > Other > Scripts | Stage plays, screenplays, etc. |
| Document types > Other > Chess | Chess games. |
| Document types > Other > Other games | Games besides chess. |
| Document types > Other > Music | Music. |
| Document types > Other > Posters | Posters. |
| Document types > Other > CD and DVD covers | CD and DVD covers. |
| Document types > Other > Recipes | Recipe cards. |
| Document types > Other > Misc | Misc. document types. |
| Document parts | The parts of a document such as the Table of Contents, the Appendix, or the Bibliography. |
| Document parts > Abstract | Adjust the format of your abstract. |
| Document parts > Table of contents | Manipulate the format of your table of contents, or have multiple tables of contents. |
| Document parts > Preface | Manipulate the format of your preface. |
| Document parts > Chapters and Sections | Manipulate the format of your chapters and sections. |
| Document parts > Appendix | Manipulate the format of the appendix, or have multiple appendices. |
| Document parts > Glossary | Manipulate the format of your glossary. |
| Document parts > Bibliography | Display bibliographic materials. |
| Document parts > Bibliography > Bibliographic styles | Styles for specific publishers or journals. |
| Document parts > Bibliography > Others | Others. |
| Document parts > Index | Manipulate the format of your Index. |
| Document parts > Other | Other document parts. |
| Page-focused | Macros aimed at the single page level, or smaller, such as changing margins, page headers, multiple columns, colored text, etc. |
| Page-focused > Page geometry | Margins, portrait vs landscape, etc. |
| Page-focused > Multiple columns | Two or more columns. |
| Page-focused > Page numbers | Pages numbered with roman numerals, etc. |
| Page-focused > Headers and footers | Material on every page. |
| Page-focused > Footnotes | Footnotes. |
| Page-focused > Floats | Material, such as figures, that may float to the top or bottom of a page, or to a following page. |
| Page-focused > Tables | Supplement TeX''s table mechanism. |
| Page-focused > Captions | Captions for figures, tables, or floats. |
| Page-focused > Citations | Citations. |
| Page-focused > Lists | Itemized lists, etc. |
| Page-focused > Boxes and minipages | Material on a page that is boxed. |
| Page-focused > Verbatim | Material shown in the format in which it was typed. |
| Page-focused > Paragraphs | Specialized paragraphs, such as special shapes. |
| Page-focused > Background | Material behind the page''s text. |
| Page-focused > Color | Colored text. |
| Page-focused > Material in margins | Marginal notes, cross references, appearing in the margin. |
| Page-focused > Poetry | Poetry. |
| Page-focused > Other | Other. |
| Subject-specific typesetting | One of the things that sets TeX apart is its facility with typesetting in Mathematics. It is also widely used in other areas, such as Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, and the Humanities. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics | Equations, symbols, etc., from mathematics. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Commutative diagrams | Commutative diagrams. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Equations | Equations, sub-equations, etc. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Matrices, vectors | Matrices and vectors. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Mathematical symbols | Mathematical symbols, including accents. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Theorems | Theorem-like environments. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics > Other | Other mathematics. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Computer science | For example, typesetting program listings. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Physics | Physics. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Other natural sciences | Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, etc. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Social sciences | Economics, Psycology, etc.. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Linguistics | Linguistics. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Other subjects in the humanitites | Classics, Philosophy, etc. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Music | Typeset music. |
| Subject-specific typesetting > Other | Subjects not listed elsewhere. |
| Documentation | Documentation. |
| Documentation > Tutorial | An introduction. |
| Documentation > Help files | A collection of documents. |
| Documentation > Other | Information on some specific part of TeX. |
| Fonts | Access to fonts, free and commercial. |
| Fonts > Text body fonts | Fonts that can be used as the text of a document, perhaps including symbols. These include TeX support files for these fonts. |
| Fonts > Symbol fonts | Fonts containing only special symbols. These include TeX support files for these fonts. |
| Fonts > Support files | Materials allowing the use in TeX of fonts obtained from various vendors. The fonts are not here, just the materials to use them with TeX |
| Fonts > Font tools | Font tools, including utilities. |
| Fonts > Other | Other fonts. |
| Graphics | Using and making graphics in a variety of formats. |
| Graphics > MetaFont or Metapost | Packages to make fonts or graphics derived from Knuth''s MetaFont. |
| Graphics > Postscript or PDF graphics | Make or manipulate graphics using the Postscript or Portable Document Format languages. |
| Graphics > Tools | Programs to manipulate graphics, often to massage graphics created outside TeX. |
| Graphics > Inside TeX | Graphics created inside a TeX document. |
| Graphics > Other | Graphics packages that fit outside the categories above. |
| Non-English languages | Using non-English languages, including automatically adapting the typesetting conventions in those languages. |
| Non-English languages > French | Français. |
| Non-English languages > German | Deutsch. |
| Non-English languages > Spanish | Español. |
| Non-English languages > Italian | Italiano. |
| Non-English languages > Greek | Both ancient and modern Greek. |
| Non-English languages > Polish | Polszczyzna. |
| Non-English languages > Russian | Russian. |
| Non-English languages > Indian languages | Various languages of the subcontinent. |
| Non-English languages > Chinese, Japanese, Korean | Chinese, Japanese, and Korean in TeX. |
| Non-English languages > Other | Other non-English languages. |
| Output | Output for paper, for the web, or for almost any format. |
| Output > DVI | Use Knuth''s device independent format. |
| Output > PDF, PostScript | Use the Portable Document Format, or PostScript. |
| Output > HTML | Output to the web page language HTML. |
| Output > Other | Output to other targets. |
| Programming in TeX | Programming structures and development infrastructure, in TeX. |
| Programming in TeX > Box manipulation | Manipulating TeX''s boxes. |
| Programming in TeX > Cross references | Tricks with references. |
| Programming in TeX > Date and time | Work with dates and times in a variety of formats. |
| Programming in TeX > Programming structures | Constructs for programming, such as control structures. |
| Programming in TeX > Package management | Managing TeX packages. |
| Programming in TeX > Other | Other packages for programming in TeX. |
| Tools | Document creation, management, and manipulation utilities. |
| Tools > Editors and shells | TeX-aware editors and TeX graphical environments. |
| Tools > Bibliography managers | Programs that namage a bibliographic database. |
| Tools > Bibliographic manipulation | Utilities to manipulate bibliographic materials. |
| Tools > DVI manipulation | Manipulate files in Knuth''s device independent output format. |
| Tools > PDF tools | Manipulate material in the PDF format. |
| Tools > Spell-checkers | Check spelling in a variety of languages. |
| Tools > Document management | Create, develop, compile, and manage TeX documents. |
| Tools > Word counting | Count the words in a document. |
| Tools > Convert formats | Convert to and from word-processor formats. |
| Tools > Other | Other tools. |
| Distributions | People have gathered the needed components, so you don''t have to. |
| Infrastructure | Source code to build TeX systems. |
| Infrastructure > Current systems | Source of TeX systems now in wide use. |
| Infrastructure > Extensions | Extensions beyond TeX. |
| Infrastructure > Hyphenation | Hyphenation patterns. |
| Literate programming | Material in the spirit of Knuth''s WEB system. |
| Other | Things that do not fit in other categories. |
These are the dimensions by which we characterize packages. Click on the name of the one that you want.
| Dimension name | Description |
|---|---|
| Primary | The primary function that this package performs |
| Secondary | Any secondary functions that this package performs |
| By-function | Jurgen Fenn's Catalogue topics categorization |
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