VerbTeX Pro LaTeX Editor

verbosus.com

About this app

Pro version:
* Code completion (commands)
* Encrypted transmission (TLS) of your content
* Unlimited number of projects (Local Mode)
* Unlimited number of documents (Local Mode)
* Unlimited number of projects (Cloud Mode)
* Unlimited number of documents per project (Cloud Mode)

VerbTeX is a collaborative LaTeX Editor for your Android device. It allows you to create and manage LaTeX projects directly on your Android device and generate a PDF offline (Verbnox) or online (Verbosus).

This software is provided "as is" without warranties or conditions of any kind, either expressed or implied.

Features:
* Use PdfTeX or XeTeX to generate a PDF
* Use BibTeX or Biber for bibliographies
* Offline compilation (Local Mode, enable in Settings)
* Automatic Dropbox synchronization (Local Mode)
* Automatic Box synchronization (Local Mode)
* Git integration (Local Mode)
* 2 Modes: Local Mode (stores .tex documents on your device) and Cloud Mode (synchronizes your projects with Verbosus)
* Full LaTeX distribution (TeXLive)
* Syntax highlighting
* Code completion (commands)
* Hotkeys (see below)
* Web-Interface (Cloud Mode)
* Collaboration (Cloud Mode)
* Two factor authentication (Cloud Mode, in combination with Copiosus)
* Autosave (Local Mode)
* Custom template for new .tex files (Local Mode)

Import existing projects in Local Mode:
* Link to Dropbox or Box (Settings -> Link to Dropbox / Link to Box) and let VerbTeX automatically synchronize your projects
OR
* Use Git integration: Clone or track an existing repository
OR
* Put all your files in the VerbTeX folder on your SD card: /Android/data/verbosus.verbtex/files/Local/[project]

Change the default template for new .tex files: Add a file called 'template.tex' in your local root project folder (/Android/data/verbosus.verbtexpro/files/Local/template.tex). The next time you add a new document to a project the new .tex file will be filled with the text of your template.tex file.

Use any .ttf/.otf font:
Put your font file inside your project and reference it in your document:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{fontname.otf}
\begin{document}
\section{Main Heading}
Это тест
\end{document}

You can write chinese in PdfTeX using the CJKutf8 package as shown in the following example:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{CJKutf8}
\begin{document}
\begin{CJK}{UTF8}{gbsn}
这是一个测试
\end{CJK}
\end{document}

You can write chinese in XeTeX using the xeCJK package as shown in the following example:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xeCJK}
\begin{document}
这是一个测试
\end{document}

If you experience any performance issues while using the editor please try
* to disable syntax highlighting and line numbers by choosing Menu -> Syntax Highlighting: ON and Line Numbers: ON
* to split up your project into multiple .tex files by using the \include{...} command of LaTeX

Hotkeys in editor:
ctrl+s: Save
ctrl+g: Generate PDF
ctrl+n: New document
ctrl+d: Delete document
ctrl+.: Next document
ctrl+,: Previous document

Ratings and reviews

Hello I first downloaded the tex file and couldn't even open it. Then I started a project called Quiz and didn't know how to locate the Local folder. . Adding to the difficulty is Android's file manager itself is not very user friendly. The distinction between copy and move is not clear. And then lastly my resource file was a .png file and I was calling it by .PNG and that didn't cause a problem on Windows but did on Android. Now sorted it all out and happy

While the application seems very promising, the offline pdf generator is really very basic. The limitations were only explained after consulting their in-app help page. Their website made it seem that "There's a full TeXLive distribution working in the background", which seems to be true for the online pdf generator only. If you don't mind using their online pdf generator, this application might be for you. The git integration can do with better explanation, but it does work with git token.

Work quite well, the Tex installation is completa and solid. 4 stars because the file manager interface is too basic, lacking basic functions, and I can't access the files because they are somehow hidden in the file system. This makes very tedious working with external files. **UPDATE: BACK TO 5 STARS** because after subscribing on the web site it unlock many cool features! Awesome product, perfect companion for business.

What's new

* Editor: Performance improvements