CTAN update: essaykit
Date: January 3, 2026 8:45:28 PM CET
Swifterhtmler submitted an update to the
essaykit
package.
Version: 2.0 2026-01-02
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Get started with macros for essays
Announcement text:
Added image commands and absolute positioning for flexible layouts Version 2.0 adds image and positioning commands: \logo for simple image insertion, \fig for captioned figures, and \placeleft, \placeright for absolute positioning of content on the page. These additions complement the existing styled boxes, titles, quotes, and bibliography commands, making essaykit more useful for creating flexible document layouts.
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/essaykit The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/essaykit/
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese
CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs
Added image commands and absolute positioning for flexible layouts Version 2.0 adds image and positioning commands: \logo for simple image insertion, \fig for captioned figures, and \placeleft, \placeright for absolute positioning of content on the page. These additions complement the existing styled boxes, titles, quotes, and bibliography commands, making essaykit more useful for creating flexible document layouts.
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/essaykit The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/essaykit/
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese
CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs
essaykit – Get started with macros for essays
Essaykit is a simple but useful package to help writing simple LaTeX essays using some shortcuts and tools. The goal of the package is to accelerate the learning curve for new LaTeX users. It is mainly for short STEM essays such as those made in high school.
| Package | essaykit |
| Version | 2.0 2026-01-02 |
| Copyright | 2025–2026 Swifterhtmler |
| Maintainer | Swifterhtmler |