OpenDetex
A command-line program that removes TeX and LaTeX constructs to extract plain text from source files.
By Piotr Kubowicz
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About OpenDetex
OpenDetex removes TeX constructs from text files and recognizes LaTeX document input, including input, include and includeonly commands. It can help prepare source documents for text processing such as indexing, searching or spellchecking.
The project provides C source and build instructions. Its README identifies the NCSA/University of Illinois Open Source License.
Strengths
- Extracts plain text from TeX and LaTeX source
- Recognizes document input and include commands
- Can be built from the included C source
Limitations
- Requires compiling from source according to the project instructions
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree software under the NCSA/University of Illinois Open Source License.
- License
- NCSA/University of Illinois Open Source License
- Developer
- Piotr Kubowicz
- Platforms
- Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- TeX users who need plain text for search or text processing
- Categories
- CLI tools, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the Homebrew formula