TeX Distribution Help

# About TeX Distributions

TeX Distributions are collections of processors, macros libraries and fonts that help you typeset your documents.

You can obtain them from various sources either free or commercial. They are basically the same and may differ on some limited area and program version.

On Mac OS X, there are basically 2 distributions

- MacTeX, an all-in-one package wrapping the TeXLive distribution and the necessary tools to run TeX with a minimum of comfort.

- gwTeX, developed by G. Wierda for its own purpose. He kindly shares his work but does not provide any assistance.

As the various tools and libraries improve, the TeX distributions are updated, in general once a year. The TeX Distribution preference pane will help you choose the distribution that best fits your needs.

## Open:

the TeX Distribution preference pane

## See also:

the MacTeX Distribution,

the gwTeX Distribution.

## More:

How distributions are handle...