VerbTeX LaTeX Editor

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About this app

VerbTeX is a free, 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 PdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX 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)
* Zotero integration (Local Mode)
* Mendeley 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)
* No account needed (Local Mode)
* Syntax highlighting
* Hotkeys (see below)
* Web-Interface (Cloud Mode)
* Collaboration (Cloud Mode)
* Two factor authentication (Cloud Mode, in combination with Copiosus)
* Autosave (Local Mode)
* No ads

Additional features in VerbTeX Pro:
* 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 (Cloud Mode)

Limitations in free VerbTeX version:
* Max. number of projects (Local Mode): 2
* Max. number of documents per project (Local Mode): 2
* Max. number of files to upload per project (Local Mode): 2
* Max. number of projects (Cloud Mode): 2
* Max. number of documents per project (Cloud Mode): 2

Import and export 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

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

It's exactly what I want. Typing code-like things on a phone is tricky, but they include some of the more syntax symbols, ()/$ without needing to change your keyboard settings. Previewing the document is easy. And yeah, at the end of the day, you're writing a tex file, so you can use the cloud sync feature, or you can just copy it to run with another engine elsewhere.

I had been using the highly intrusive "notes" app - this works better for ease of use and isn't constantly trying to take control over all information on the device - it works great - I love it.

It is a great experience, specially with the tech team helping out with the problem I was facing with Bengali font. It is good to know that verbtex is basically an android equivalent to Tex Live. That's a huge aid to have in one's phone. 🫶👍👌

What’s new

* Mendeley integration
* Bugfix: Zotero for read-only editor