GUIDES

Step-by-step guides

42 short guides, each one task from start to finish.

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From install to your first PDFSet up TeXAnt, create a project, compile and fix a missing package.Working with OverleafClone an Overleaf project, work offline and push your changes back.

Compiling & packages

Install a missing packageWhen a compile stops because a package or font is not installed, install it in one tap.Understand Safe mode and trust a projectEvery project compiles in Safe mode until you trust it. Here is what Safe mode limits and how to trust a project you wrote yourself.Choose Full or Fast compile, and stop a compileFull compile starts clean, Fast compile reuses the last run. Pick one per compile or set the default, and stop a compile at any time.Set the main document of a multi-file projectTell TeXAnt which file to compile, so pressing Compile in any chapter builds the whole document.

Editor

Change the editor themePick a light or dark theme for the app and, separately, for the code editor.Change the editor font and sizeChoose the code font, make the text bigger or smaller, and adjust the line spacing.Show or hide line numbersTurn the line numbers next to your code on or off.Turn the LaTeX keyboard bar on or offA bar above the on-screen keyboard with backslash, braces, brackets, $, ^, _ and other LaTeX characters.Find and replace in a fileSearch the file you are editing, step through the matches and replace them.Search the whole projectFind text in every LaTeX file of the project and jump to any match.Move around a long document with the outlineSee the sections, figures, tables, labels and TODOs of a file and jump to any of them.Turn on Vim keysEdit with Vim’s normal, insert and visual modes.Change the app languageUse TeXAnt in any of 25 languages. Arabic, Persian and Urdu also turn the layout right to left.

Writing tools

Insert a figurePick an image, set the caption, label, width and placement, and TeXAnt writes the figure code for you.Use the snippet libraryInsert common LaTeX structures from 172 ready snippets, keep favourites and save your own.Build a formula with the equation editorType or tap a formula in a visual editor and insert the LaTeX it produces.

PDF

Turn SyncTeX on and jump between source and PDFSyncTeX links each line of your source to its place in the PDF. It is off until you turn it on.Search the PDF and step through matchesFind text in your compiled PDF, jump between matches and see them all in a list.Scroll the PDF continuously or page by pageRead the PDF as one long scroll or one page at a time.Show one page or two pages side by sideSee facing pages together, like an open book, to check how a thesis or book will look in print.Read the PDF in Night or Sepia modeDarken the pages for reading at night, or give them a warm paper tone.

Projects & files

Import a ZIP or tar archive as a projectOpen a project someone sent you as an archive. TeXAnt unpacks it into a new project.Delete a fileRemove a file from your project.Delete a projectDelete a project and all its files, or only take it off the recent projects list.Share the PDF, print it, or export the project as ZIPSend your PDF or a source file with the share sheet, print the PDF, or save the whole project as one ZIP file.

Git

Set up Git: your name, email and GitHub tokenTell Git who you are and connect your GitHub account, so you can clone private repositories and push.Clone a GitHub repository, edit and pushBring a LaTeX repository to your iPad or iPhone, work on it and send your commits back.Commit automatically on a timerLet TeXAnt commit your changes every few minutes, so you always have recent checkpoints.

Cloud sync & backup

Keep your projects in iCloud DriveStore your projects in an iCloud Drive folder, so they are on your other Apple devices and stay safe if you delete the app.Sync and back up with iCloud DriveConnect iCloud Drive, sync your project automatically and keep scheduled backups.Handle a sync conflictDecide what happens when a file changed both on your device and in the cloud.Restore a project from a backupBring a project back to the state of an earlier backup.

References

Import references from ZoteroConnect Zotero with an API key and bring collections into your project’s .bib file.Import references from MendeleySign in to Mendeley and bring folders into your project’s .bib file.Import references from EndNoteSign in to EndNote online and bring groups into your project’s .bib file.Cite a reference while you writeType \cite{ and TeXAnt suggests the keys in your .bib files.Add a reference by DOIPaste a DOI and TeXAnt fills in the bibliography entry for you.Find undefined references and unused labelsCheck the whole project for references that point nowhere, labels you never use and missing citations.

AI & Math OCR

Turn a photo of a formula into LaTeXMath OCR reads a formula from a photo or a picture and gives you LaTeX you can edit. It runs on the device.Add your API key and chat with the AI assistantUse OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenRouter or NVIDIA with your own key to ask about LaTeX and edit your document.Fix a compile error with AISend a failed compile to your AI provider and review the proposed fix before you accept it.Ask the AI to add an equationDescribe the equation and where it belongs, then review the change in the editor.