ctan-annAnnouncements of the Comprehensive TeX Archive Networkctan-ann2026-04-18T08:38:05ZCTAN update: KKsymbols491532451113f113@hogwart2026-04-18T06:17:38ZKKTeX submitted an update to the
KKsymbols
package.
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KKTeX submitted an update to the
KKsymbols
package.
Version: 2.1.4 2026-04-17
License: mit
Summary description: LaTeX commands for enclosing characters in circles, squares, diamonds, or brackets
Announcement text:In this update, the following change was done: When the arguments provided by this package contain only one-digit-number, the internal resize algorithm is nullified.
By this, I fixed the layout issue where single-digit numbers stretched horizontally.
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org New on CTAN: ltmermaidD89BF5A2-62F6-4317-90E3-B1A6C6716543@ctan.org2026-04-18T03:54:43ZRyoya Ando submitted the
ltmermaid
package.
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Ryoya Ando submitted the
ltmermaid
package.
Version: 1.0 2026-04-16
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Embed Mermaid diagrams in LaTeX
Announcement text:Embed Mermaid diagrams in LaTeX. Diagram sources are written to disk, and the Mermaid CLI (mmdc) renders vector PDFs, which are then included using \includegraphics.
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: NxuThesisD895FD05-66E5-43A7-8F4D-6DE0060C17A1@ctan.org2026-04-18T03:54:35ZXianyuan Bao submitted an update to the
NxuThesis
package.
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Xianyuan Bao submitted an update to the
NxuThesis
package.
Version: 2.1.0 2026-04-15
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Thesis template for Ningxia University
Announcement text:This version contains bug fixes atop v2.0.0, and adapts to the latest changes of format update.
All users should use the latest version for submission.
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: pdfmanagementaeKJkKEBpU4rNqfz@prptp2026-04-17T19:27:12ZThe LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the
pdfmanagement
package.
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The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the
pdfmanagement
package.
Version: 0.96z 2026-04-15
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: LaTeX PDF management bundle
Announcement text: ### Changed
* The name of the bundle is now pdfmanagement!
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: fancyvrb565FB38F-B7AE-461F-ABCD-0A9FAE281133@ctan.org2026-04-17T14:28:47ZHerbert Voß submitted an update to the
fancyvrb
package.
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Herbert Voß submitted an update to the
fancyvrb
package.
Version: 4.6a 2026-04-16
License: lppl1.3
Summary description: Sophisticated verbatim text
Announcement text:Allow environments from fancyvrb-ex using the keywords firstling/lastline
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: luamplib35e6c7c8-f1bb-d2ff-7fb6-045737ab6de5@ctan.org2026-04-17T09:12:47ZDohyun Kim submitted an update to the
luamplib
package.
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Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the
luamplib
package.
Version number: 2.40.8 2026-04-16
License type: gpl2
Summary description: Use LuaTeX’s built-in MetaPost interpreter
Announcement text:* [doc] add a remark and examples about the recommended way to get
shading pattern with transparency group (1.2.13)
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: babelaeEIh4E2ZXgAH3IG@prptp2026-04-16T16:04:23ZJavier Bezos López submitted an update to the
babel
package.
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Javier Bezos López submitted an update to the
babel
package.
Version: 26.6 2026-04-15
License: lppl1.3
Summary description: Multilingual support for LaTeX, LuaLaTeX, XeLaTeX, and Plain TeX
Announcement text: More fixes related to bidi text: '\rotatebox', '\underline' and
lists (by Udi Fogiel), as well as 'tabular' with `\DocumentMetadata`.
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: siunitxaeD_cb4QMFfWUcNa@prptp2026-04-16T15:25:37ZJoseph Wright submitted an update to the
siunitx
package.
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Joseph Wright submitted an update to the
siunitx
package.
Version: 3.5.4 2026-04-15
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package
Announcement text: ### Fixed
- Correct override of per-unit options by user settings (see
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: rpgicons3e31bce9-e757-d15d-7a5b-0de4f947abee@ctan.org2026-04-16T07:09:55ZJasper Habicht submitted an update to the
rpgicons
package.
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Jasper Habicht submitted an update to the
rpgicons
package.
Version number: 2.8.0 2026-04-15
License type: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Icons for tabletop role-playing games
Announcement text:- Added movement icons.
- Added information about L3 token lists and command to documentation.
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: ltx-talk8f3e2b79-fe47-d0e1-c39d-19aa49021194@ctan.org2026-04-16T07:09:00ZJoseph Wright submitted an update to the
ltx-talk
package.
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Joseph Wright submitted an update to the
ltx-talk
package.
Version number: 0.4.11 2026-04-14
License type: lppl1.3c
Summary description: A class for typesetting presentations
Announcement text:## [v0.4.11] - 2026-04-14
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: biblatex-oxrefad_V2SL-7tJ2LCp3@prptp2026-04-15T18:15:53ZAlex Ball submitted an update to the
biblatex-oxref
package.
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Alex Ball submitted an update to the
biblatex-oxref
package.
Version: 3.4 2026-04-14
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: BibLaTeX styles inspired by the Oxford Guide to Style
Announcement text:
This release fixes a bug in Oxref’s `\biburlsetup`, improves its
compliance with the instructions for line-breaking URLs in
*New Hart’s Rules*, and adds documentation of this feature.
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: zebraF4908BF4-9552-467B-9A94-0AF82C71E7AB@ctan.org2026-04-15T18:13:43ZRuini Xue submitted an update to the
zebra
package.
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Ruini Xue submitted an update to the
zebra
package.
Version: 1.5.0 2026-04-15
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: A collection of handy macros for (paper) writing
Announcement text:Fix numbering in moving arguments
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: luamplib1cc1233f2944d687@hogwart2026-04-15T11:58:43ZDohyun Kim submitted an update to the
luamplib
package.
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Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the
luamplib
package.
Version: 2.40.7 2026-04-14
License: gpl2
Summary description: Use LuaTeX’s built-in MetaPost interpreter
Announcement text:* allow tiling pattern inside masking transparency group
* fix for shading pattern inside transparency group in DVI mode
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: apxproofad9sQVPVYRbwmL4y@prptp2026-04-15T10:45:21ZPierre Senellart submitted an update to the
apxproof
package.
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Pierre Senellart submitted an update to the
apxproof
package.
Version: 1.3.0 2026-04-14
License: lppl1.3
Summary description: Proofs in appendix
Announcement text: Add chapterend appendix mode;
fix redundant appendix sections with blank lines and \include
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org New on CTAN: pst-spectrumad846r2aL5J4aLsg@prptp2026-04-15T07:06:18ZHerbert Voß submitted the
pst-spectrum
package.
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Herbert Voß submitted the
pst-spectrum
package.
Version: 1.0 2026-04-13
License: lppl
Summary description: Output of a color spectrum for different color models
Announcement text:
To represent the spectrum of light decomposition, we have several
packages at our disposal with PSTricks: pst-spectra, xcolor, and
pstricks-add. All use the same source code by Dan Bruton.
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org New on CTAN: uvlhighlightad53eq-sgsGRwwjH@prptp2026-04-14T17:20:58ZJosé Miguel Horcas submitted the
uvlhighlight
package.
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José Miguel Horcas submitted the
uvlhighlight
package.
Version: 1.3 2026-04-13
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Syntax Highlighting for Universal Variability Language
Announcement text: The uvlhighlight package provides syntax highlighting for the
Universal Variability Language (UVL) in LaTeX. It is based on
the listings package and supports all UVL keywords.
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: AutoLaTeXe8750247-b7e9-4535-eb03-45b527a59bc5@ctan.org2026-04-14T17:02:57ZStéphane Galland submitted an update to the
AutoLaTeX
package.
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Stéphane Galland submitted an update to the
AutoLaTeX
package.
Version number: 51.0
License type: lgpl3
Summary description: Automate compilation of large scale LaTeX projects
Announcement text:Major Changes:
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: ltx-talkdd94c656-a099-f8d1-a33b-91e7d03e8208@ctan.org2026-04-14T17:02:46ZJoseph Wright submitted an update to the
ltx-talk
package.
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Joseph Wright submitted an update to the
ltx-talk
package.
Version number: 0.4.10 2026-04-13
License type: lppl1.3c
Summary description: A class for typesetting presentations
Announcement text:## [v0.4.10] - 2026-04-13
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: tkz-grapheur1abf92c9-664f-1b7a-0d64-6bad159b340a@ctan.org2026-04-14T17:02:31ZCédric Pierquet submitted an update to the
tkz-grapheur
package.
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Cédric Pierquet submitted an update to the
tkz-grapheur
package.
Version number: 0.30f 2026-04-12
License type: lppl1.3c
Summary description: A LaTeX package with tools for graph plotting (and TikZ)
Announcement text:Added statistical chart commands: bar charts, histograms, box-and-whisker plots,
and experimental pie/donut charts.
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: expltoolsEC91DF4C-0B7A-4BF9-A34F-A3FF508E806F@ctan.org2026-04-14T16:29:07ZVít Starý Novotný submitted an update to the
expltools
package.
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Vít Starý Novotný submitted an update to the
expltools
package.
Version: 2026-04-13
License: lppl1.3c gpl2+
Summary description: Development tools for expl3 programmers
Announcement text:## expltools 2026-04-13
### explcheck v0.19.2
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: beamertheme-gothamad4F-vhU_YsQrbiW@prptp2026-04-14T09:16:42ZRomain NOËL submitted an update to the
beamertheme-gotham
package.
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Romain NOËL submitted an update to the
beamertheme-gotham
package.
Version: 1.2.5.a 2026-04-02
License: lppl1.3c cc-by-sa-4
Summary description: A modern, minimal-ish, versatile and extendable yet robust theme for Beamer
Announcement text:
# [Gotham](https://gitlab.com/RomainNOEL/beamertheme-gotham) announcement
The `Gotham` package is a modern, minimal-ish, versatile, `LaTeX(3)`
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: The Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List37aa6160fb595ea0@hogwart2026-04-14T07:33:09ZScott Pakin submitted an update to the
The Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List
package.
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Scott Pakin submitted an update to the
The Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List
package.
Version: 16.0
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Symbols accessible from LaTeX
Announcement text:The Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List is a document that organizes over 25000 symbols accessible from
LaTeX by topic and package. The aim is to make it easy to find symbols and learn how to incorporate
them into a LaTeX document. An index further helps locate symbols of interest.
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: fizikoadzHUecsopaS-p58@prptp2026-04-13T10:37:05ZSergey Slyusarev submitted an update to the
fiziko
package.
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Sergey Slyusarev submitted an update to the
fiziko
package.
Version: 0.2.1 2026-04-11
License: gpl3+ cc-by-sa-4
Summary description: A MetaPost library for physics textbook illustrations
Announcement text:
This version of the `fiziko` MetaPost library adds support for
inverted shading, which is useful for white-on-black illustrations.
It also includes several bugfixes and minor optimizations.
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: tagpdfcce324ad-f9c6-c147-47f2-f0457529fdcd@ctan.org2026-04-13T07:38:21ZThe LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the
tagpdf
package.
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The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the
tagpdf
package.
Version number: 1.0a 2026-04-11
License type: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Code for PDF tagging using pdfLaTeX and LuaLaTeX
Announcement text:## [2026-04-11]
Version 1.0a
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: tkz-elementsadyW9fNhTNDkyg02@prptp2026-04-13T07:10:45ZAlain Matthes submitted an update to the
tkz-elements
package.
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Alain Matthes submitted an update to the
tkz-elements
package.
Version: 5.06c 2026-04-11
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: A Lua library for drawing Euclidean geometry with TikZ or tkz-euclide
Announcement text: Changed
- triangle
- Changed the order of returned points for `reflections`
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: biblatex-gb7714-2015adyObVfFBYW0Xk_z@prptp2026-04-13T06:34:21ZHu Zhenzhen submitted an update to the
biblatex-gb7714-2015
package.
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Hu Zhenzhen submitted an update to the
biblatex-gb7714-2015
package.
Version: 1.1w 2026-04-11
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: A BibLaTeX implementation of the GB/T 7714 series bibliography styles for Chinese users
Announcement text: 1. Refine gb7714-2025 styles according to GB/T 7714-2025
2. Correct the bug of incomplete superscript numeric label for
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org New on CTAN: lua-list-hyphenadvVMgtOc8rDLzUK@prptp2026-04-12T17:24:02ZAlan J. Cain submitted the
lua-list-hyphen
package.
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Alan J. Cain submitted the
lua-list-hyphen
package.
Version: 0.2.45 2026-04-11
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Per-language listing of hyphenated words for LuaLaTeX
Announcement text: This LuaLaTeX package writes each word that has been hyphenated
across lines to a file, using a different file for each language,
for subsequent external checking.
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: luabidiadpaRxGQsZmUiVMl@prptp2026-04-11T14:27:19ZJürgen Spitzmüller submitted an update to the
luabidi
package.
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Jürgen Spitzmüller submitted an update to the
luabidi
package.
Version: 1.0 2026-04-10
License: lppl1.3c mit
Summary description: Bidi functions for LuaTeX
Announcement text:
* Setting \mathemptydisplaymode and \fixupboxesmode to 1
* fixing tabulars
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: xindexadoEOTDCBXPxWg1E@prptp2026-04-11T08:20:09ZHerbert Voß submitted an update to the
xindex
package.
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Herbert Voß submitted an update to the
xindex
package.
Version: 1.05 2026-04-09
License: lppl1.3 mit
Summary description: Unicode-compatible index generation
Announcement text:
Bugfix for style DIN2
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: orcidlinkadlYbUBhYK0Y7ONh@prptp2026-04-10T20:07:09ZLeo Stein submitted an update to the
orcidlink
package.
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Leo Stein submitted an update to the
orcidlink
package.
Version: 1.1.1 2026-04-09
License: lppl1.3
Summary description: Insert hyperlinked ORCiD logo
Announcement text:
Patchlevel update v1.1.1: Add explicit dependency for etoolbox
(if using very old versions of hyperref, before they depended
on etoolbox). Thanks to Otto Hanski.
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: SpeLaTeX2408581886a5871d@hogwart2026-04-10T19:16:47ZWalter Daems submitted an update to the
SpeLaTeX
package.
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Walter Daems submitted an update to the
SpeLaTeX
package.
Version: 0.96 2026-04-09
License: lppl1.3
Summary description: Create PDF documents with hyperlinks to audiofragments
Announcement text:New macro \spelitemcont allows for continuation of \spelitem items after a displaymath environment.
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CTAN Announcementsctan-ann at ctan.org CTAN update: luamplib5ad434387fb42cb4@hogwart2026-04-10T13:06:24ZDohyun Kim submitted an update to the
luamplib
package.
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Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the
luamplib
package.
Version: 2.40.6 2026-04-09
License: gpl2
Summary description: Use LuaTeX’s built-in MetaPost interpreter
Announcement text:* fix the function for shading pattern inside transparency group
* [doc] add an example and caution re. shading pattern inside/outside
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