ctan-ann

CTAN update: ltx-talk

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:30:07 +0200

Joseph Wright submitted an update to the

                ltx-talk

package.

Version: 0.6.8 2026-09-30
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: A class for typesetting (accessible) presentations

Announcement text:## [v0.6.8] - 2026-09-30

### Fixed

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CTAN update: zhnumber

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:29:53 +0200

Liam Huang submitted an update to the

                zhnumber

package.

Version: 3.1
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Typeset Chinese representations of numbers

Announcement text:This release of zhnumber v3.1 adds counting-rod numeral support, new date formatting options, several bug fixes, and compatibility updates.

NEW FEATURES

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CTAN update: tikzphysics

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:38:51 +0200

Vaibhav Blayer submitted an update to the

                tikzphysics

package.

Version: 1.7.0
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: TikZ-native shapes and anchors for classical physics diagrams

Announcement text:tikzphysics 1.7.0 adds thermodynamics and thermal physics/heat transfer,
with native apparatus, equation-based PV processes and cycles, shared PV
frames, latex heat-flow arrows, and integer percentage anchors. New optics

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CTAN update: markdown

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:59:50 +0200

Vít Starý Novotný submitted an update to the

                markdown

package.

Version: 3.16.2-0-gdb771a1b 2026-09-29
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Converting and rendering markdown documents inside TeX

Announcement text:### Fixes

This version of the Markdown package has fixed the following issues:

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CTAN update: xpinyin

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:54:34 +0200

Liam Huang submitted an update to the

                 xpinyin

package.

Version: 3.2 2026-09-27
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Automatically add pinyin to Chinese characters

Announcement text:xpinyin v3.2 brings new commands for querying pinyin data, broader input 
support, updated Unicode data, and several bug fixes.

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CTAN update: mayanumber

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:48:36 +0200

Manuel López Mateos submitted an update to the

                    mayanumber

package.

Version:  1.0.2 2026-09-29
License:  mit

Summary description:  Mayan numerals and vigesimal notation with positional floor colors

Announcement text: Version 1.0.2 aligns the documentation with the 1.0.1 code base:
 the title page, the configuration section and the change history

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New on CTAN: xjyutping

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:48:17 +0200

Longkai Li submitted the

                xjyutping

package.

Version: 1.2.0
License: lppl1.3c cc-by-sa-4

Summary description: Automatically add Cantonese Jyutping to Traditional Chinese characters

Announcement text:
xjyutping is a new LaTeX package that adds Cantonese Jyutping (粵拼) above Traditional Chinese characters. It reads each character in context, so 行 is hong4 in 銀行 (bank) but haang4 in 行路 (walk). It supports XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX, and has options for Visual Jyutping tone marks and for keeping the line breaks of verse and lyrics.
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New on CTAN: mpformulation

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:48:00 +0200

FYP submitted the

                mpformulation

package.

Version: 2.0
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Typesetting mathematical programs (optimization models)

Announcement text:mpformulation typesets mathematical programs (linear, integer and nonlinear optimization models) the way they appear in operations research journals: a named objective, a "subject to" line, and one constraint per line with its quantifier (for all i in I) and an equation number.

Main features:

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CTAN update: monoref

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:49:37 +0200

Srikanth Mohankumar submitted an update to the

                monoref

package.

Version: 1.4
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Single-pass cross-references, page totals, TOC and citations for LuaLaTeX

Announcement text:
Version 1.4 adds single-run numbered citations: \cite against a hand-written thebibliography (or an existing BibTeX .bbl) resolves in the same single LuaLaTeX run, including forward citations, multi-key lists and the optional note; natbib/cite/biblatex are detected and left untouched. The load order of monoref and hyperref no longer matters, and the flush phase now warns when a resolved value is wider than its reserved slot.
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New on CTAN: pkgmeta

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:15:53 +0200

Amer Amikhteh submitted the

                 pkgmeta

package.

Version:  1.0 2026-09-29
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  Retrieve metadata from LaTeX packages and files without loading them

Announcement text: Initial release of pkgmeta, a small LaTeX package for retrieving
 package and file metadata without loading the target file.

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New on CTAN: impe-framework

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:10:44 +0200

Sikai Yang submitted the

                 impe-framework

package.

Version: 1.0.1
License: mit

Summary description: A XeLaTeX framework for building documents from reusable components

Announcement text:Tired of bloated, repetitive preambles? IMPE offers a simpler, more modular way 
to build XeLaTeX documents.

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CTAN update: pseudo

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:41:48 +0200

Magnus Lie Hetland submitted an update to the

                 pseudo

package.

Version: 1.2.4 2026-09-29
License: mit

Summary description: Straightforward pseudocode

Announcement text:- Prefixed versions of `\eqs`, `\dts` and `\rng` added
- Notation (eqs and dts) made a bit more configurable

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CTAN update: cmgraded

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:25:28 +0200

Alain Stalder submitted an update to the

                cmgraded

package.

Version: 1.0.4 2026-09-28
License: ofl lppl1.3c

Summary description: Classic LaTeX look and feel in different grades of blackness

Announcement text:This release only improves behavior for a feature that is
not officially supported by the package, namely handling of
Type 1 *text* fonts, hence mostly relevant for pdfLaTeX:

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CTAN update: siunitx

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:37:28 +0200

Joseph Wright submitted an update to the

                siunitx

package.

Version: 3.6.3 2026-09-28
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package

Announcement text:## [v3.6.3] - 2026-09-28

### Fixed

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New on CTAN: RASTI-journal

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:43:25 +0200

Peter Jones submitted the

                RASTI-journal

bundle.

Version:  2026-09-28
License:  lppl1.3

Summary description:  A template for the journal RAS Techniques and Instruments

Announcement text: A template for the journal RAS Techniques and Instruments
 (where: RAS = Royal Astronomical Society).

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CTAN update: quran

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:08:31 +0200

Seiied-Mohammad-Javad Razavian submitted an update to the

                 quran

package.

Version: 2.5 2026-09-27
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: An easy way to typeset any part of The Holy Quran

Announcement text:Arabic translation of the documentation, quran-doc-ar.tex, translated by Dr. 
Soualmia Rashid, is released and shipped with the package.

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CTAN update: tikzphysics

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:08:09 +0200

Vaibhav Blayer submitted an update to the

                 tikzphysics

package.

Version: 1.6.0
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: TikZ-native shapes and anchors for classical physics 
diagrams

Announcement text:tikzphysics 1.6.0 supports spring both as a named node and as a two-point path 

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CTAN update: babel

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:56:31 +0200

Javier Bezos López submitted an update to the

                babel

package.

Version: 26.13 2026-09-27
License: lppl1.3

Summary description: Multilingual support for LaTeX, LuaLaTeX, XeLaTeX, and Plain TeX

Announcement text:Changes in version 26.13 are described in:

https://latex3.github.io/babel/news/whats-new-in-babel-26.13.html

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New on CTAN: fddiagram

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:49:07 +0200

Rodrigo Smarzaro submitted the

                fddiagram

package.

Version:  0.3 2026-09-27
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  Automatic Functional Dependency diagrams from a plain-text list

Announcement text: The package fddiagram is now available on CTAN.


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CTAN update: show-pdf-tags

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:19:42 +0200

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

                   show-pdf-tags

package.

Version:  1.7
License:  mit

Summary description:  Extract PDF tags from tagged PDF files

Announcement text: The XML output from show-pdf-tags has been extended to show the
 PDF version as .

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CTAN update: latex-tagging-status

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:18:54 +0200

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

                latex-tagging-status

package.

Version:  2026-09-27
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  The LaTeX Tagging Status data

Announcement text: Changes to the tagging status of


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CTAN update: cjk-gs-integrate

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 17:32:28 +0200

Japanese TeX Development Community submitted an update to the

                cjk-gs-integrate

package.

Version: 20260926.0
License: gpl3

Summary description: Tools to integrate CJK fonts into Ghostscript

Announcement text:* Support Ghostscript 10.08.
* Improve cleanup mode for TeX Live on Windows.
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CTAN update: tikzphysics

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:03:56 +0200

Vaibhav Blayer submitted an update to the

                tikzphysics

package.

Version: 1.5.0
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: TikZ-native shapes and anchors for classical physics diagrams

Announcement text:tikzphysics 1.5.0

tikzphysics 1.5.0 completes percentage-anchor coverage for straight and

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CTAN update: nxtlatex

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:22:37 +0200

Volker Reichenberger submitted an update to the

                nxtlatex

package.

Version: 1.3
License: lppl1.3c ofl

Summary description: Classes and themes for faculty NXT (Reutlingen University)

Announcement text:nxtlatex 1.3 provides LaTeX classes and themes for the faculty
NXT Sustainability and Technology at Reutlingen University: a thesis
class, a letter class option and a Beamer theme. All components

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New on CTAN: baskervillepunch

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:45:48 +0200

Simon Adda-Reyss submitted the

                baskervillepunch

package.

Version: 1.0
License: lppl1.3c ofl

Summary description: Support for the Baskerville Punch font family

Announcement text:Baskerville Punch is an open-source font family that aims to bring
Baskerville’s types back to life, based on the original punches cut between
1750 and 1775, which are preserved in Cambridge today. It is released under the

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CTAN update: lt3luabridge

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:45:47 +0200

Vít Starý Novotný submitted an update to the

                lt3luabridge

package.

Version: 2.2.3 2026-09-24
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Execute Lua code in any TeX engine that exposes the shell

Announcement text:### Fixes

This version of lt3luabridge has fixed the following issues:

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New on CTAN: ArabTeX Granada

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:44:22 +0200

Yábir Benchakhtir submitted the

                ArabTeX Granada

package.

Version: v1.0.0
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Maintained ArabTeX distribution with Granada School of Arabists transcription convention

Announcement text:
Introducing arabtex-granada, a self-contained adaptation of Klaus Lagally’s ArabTeX. It adds the School of Arabists of Granada transcription convention through \settrans{spanish}, bundles the required ArabTeX runtime and fonts, and adapts the historical macros for compatibility with current LaTeX package hooks. No separate ArabTeX installation is required.
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CTAN update: markdown

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:57:48 +0200

Vít Starý Novotný submitted an update to the

                markdown

package.

Version: 3.16.1-0-g74dac175 2026-09-24
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Converting and rendering markdown documents inside TeX

Announcement text:### Documentation

This version of the Markdown package has made the following improvements to the

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CTAN update: expltools

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:55:53 +0200

Vít Starý Novotný submitted an update to the

                expltools

package.

Version: 2026-09-24
License: lppl1.3c gpl2+

Summary description: Development tools for expl3 programmers

Announcement text:## expltools 2026-09-24

### explcheck v0.24.0

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CTAN update: menukeys

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:01:38 +0200

Jonathan P. Spratte submitted an update to the

                 menukeys

package.

Version: 1.6.4 2026-09-24
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Format menu sequences, paths and keystrokes from lists

Announcement text:This release fixes the Github issues #70 and #71 (thanks to GH user @ysalmon for reporting them).


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CTAN update: BerenisADF

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:47:33 +0200

Clea F. Rees submitted an update to the

                BerenisADF

package.

Version: 3.0
License: lppl1.3c gpl2

Summary description: Berenis ADF fonts and TeX/LaTeX support

Announcement text:
Support for Unicode engines. (Same package dependencies as 8-bit engines; does not depend on fontspec.)
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CTAN update: tagpdf

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:20:55 +0200

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

                tagpdf

package.

Version: 1.0g 2026-09-23
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Code for PDF tagging using pdfLaTeX and LuaLaTeX

Announcement text:## [2026-09-23]
Version 1.0g
### Fixed

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