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| Name | TEX | |
| Full name | TEX, LaTeX Source Document | PDF - Portable Document Format |
| File extension | .tex | |
| MIME type | application/x-tex | application/pdf, application/x-pdf, application/x-bzpdf, application/x-gzpdf |
| Developed by | LaTeX3 Project | Adobe Systems |
| Type of format | Document | Document format |
| Description | Files that have a TEX file extension are text documents created by a program called LaTeX. LaTeX is a typesetting software that enables a user to create documents containing different tables, diagrams and scientific drawings in high quality. Unlike the common word processing programs like Microsoft Word or Apple Pages, TEX documents are mainly used in different branches of science. They are used for simple documents and articles as well as preparing books and other technical documentations for publication. | The Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to present documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. Each PDF file encapsulates a complete description of a fixed-layout flat document, including the text, fonts, graphics, and other information needed to display it. |
| Technical details | LaTeX TEX documents are used in computer science, engineering, physics, experimental linguistics and some other fields due to the high quality of the produced document and the ability of TEX files to contain more than just plain text. TEX documents support the inclusion of complicated mathematical expressions, scientific graphics and other, field-specific symbols. Developed in 1985, LaTeX is now maintained, updated and further developed by the LaTeX3 project. | The PDF combines three technologies: A subset of the PostScript page description programming language, for generating the layout and graphics. A font-embedding/replacement system to allow fonts to travel with the documents. A structured storage system to bundle these elements and any associated content into a single file, with data compression where appropriate. |
| Associated programs | BaKoMa TeX (Windows), gVim (Windows), LaTeX Editor (Windows), LyX/Mac (Mac), MacVim (Mac), proTeXt (Windows), Skim (Mac), Texmaker (Windows, Mac & Linux), TeXnicCenter (Windows), TeXShop (Mac), TeXworks (Windows, Mac & Linux) | Adobe Acrobat, Adobe InDesign, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Google Docs, LibreOffice, Microsoft Office, Foxit Reader, Ghostscript. |
| Wiki | https://www.latex-project.org/ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format |