LatexDo for Mac

The LaTeX editor for your Mac.

Free and open source. Native builds for Apple Silicon and Intel. Write, compile, cite and review in one window.

Download for Mac
Install

Open the disk image.

Download the DMG for your Mac, open it and drag LatexDo to Applications.

LaTeX

Uses MacTeX.

LatexDo compiles with the TeX distribution on your Mac. Install MacTeX once and every project builds locally.

Chip

Apple Silicon or Intel.

Choose Apple Silicon for M-series Macs and Intel for older Macs. The downloads page offers both.

What you get

Everything your paper needs.

Source and PDF side by side

Click a sentence in the PDF to land on its source line, or go the other way.

Errors in plain language

A failed build tells you what went wrong, where, and what to do.

Citations and a knowledge graph

Search Crossref and OpenAlex and see how your references connect.

AI on your terms

Run a model locally, connect Ollama, or bring your own provider. Edits wait for your approval.

Review and rebuttal

Annotate a paper as a reviewer, or answer each comment next to the manuscript.

Get LatexDo for Mac.

Free to download. No account.