mdTeX

A markdown/LaTeX editor that compiles PDFs via Pandoc.

Requires both pandoc and texlive to be installed.

Built with Tauri and Vite. Code editor powered by Codemirror.

Features

• Markdown language highlighting for body, LaTeX for preamble
• Pandoc extensions for converting from Markdown
• Save default preamble, body, and extensions
• Convert to PDF normally or via beamer
• Save PDF to the same folder as the Markdown file and embeds the PDF

Behind the Scenes

The app creates a temporary .yaml file with header-includes: to add LaTeX preamble, then runs the following pandoc command:

pandoc --from markdown${extensions} --to ${format} --output ${pdf} ${yaml} ${markdown}