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LaTeX Workshop vs TeXShop: catalog facts
LaTeX Workshop	TeXShop
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS
Auto build with configurable LaTeX recipes Internal PDF viewer with SyncTeX	Native Mac application with tight SyncTeX integration Included in MacTeX, so it is already there on most Mac TeX installs
Requires Visual Studio Code and a separately installed TeX distribution Latest version needs a recent VS Code release	macOS only Interface is dated compared with cross-platform editors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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