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TeXShop is an integrated text editor and PDF previewer for the Mac designed for editing all kinds of TeX documents.

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Can I make the TeXShop edior look like Overleaf?

I've just begun using TeXshop in order to write without wifi, but I've come across an aesthetic problem. On Overleaf, the "editor themes" give different colours for commands, environments, ...
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How do I get minted to work in the latest TexShop?

I'm using TeXShop Version 5.27 (5.27). I've got the correct python installed and pygmentize. They are in my path. The helps I've seen for --shell-escape are not what I want to do. Also, the answers to ...
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TeXShop Problem: No auto-replacement of quotation marks (unless Key Binding activated)

I have searched around, but I did not really find a solution to my problem, that is not based on csquotes, which I would like to avoid. Presently, I am using TeXShop (which I cannot really avoid) and ...
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TexShop Add Period with Double-Space

When I switched to MacOS Ventura awhile back, I noticed the OS started adding a period after a double-space. I turned this off in Keyboard -> Input Sources -> Add period with a double-space, ...
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TeXShop ignoring the % !TEX root directive

I use LaTeX across platforms and most editors understand "% !TEX root = main.tex" type directives, which are very convenient when dealing with large documents. I am assuming it must be a ...
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TeXShop KeyBinding file location

Does anyone know the current TeXShop KeyBinding file location? It used to be stored in DefaultKeyBinding.dict file. I searched the entire disk of my new mac with the newest TexShop 5.25 installed and ...
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TeXShop compiles only once when using XeLaTeX

If I use TeXShop with pdfLaTeX then the document is automatically compiled as often as necessary to get the TOC and bibliography and all else done. However, if I use TeXShop with XeLaTeX (I need to ...
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Is there a way to open multiple files under different tabs in the same window in texshop?

In TexShop everytime, I open a new file, it opens in a new window. A similar question has been asked before, but the solution is not there. I have attached a snapshot of TexStudio to illustrate the ...
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How to increase memory in TeXShop?

I'm getting the following error when trying to compile my a document (lots of very long tables): ./Chap-Syb.tex:977: TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [main memory size=5000000]. I've tried to supply -...
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Texshop : shortcut for renaming environment

There is a very convenient macro in Emacs+AucteX and I wonder whether it exists in TeXShop. It consists in renaming an environment automatically. Suppose I start with \begin{itemize} \item blabla \...
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Can't make bibliography with TexShop [duplicate]

I'm using TexShop for my thesis and can't cite the article. When I run the command to generate the bibliography, I have "?" in my PDF where I wrote my citation.
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Moving Overleaf project to the TexShop

On the screenshot is a structure of my PhD thesis as a Latex project in Overleaf. As you can see, it consists of multiple subfiles and subfolders. Now, I am trying to compile this project offline ...
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TeXShop does not like my .bib file

I am trying to use BiBTeX, but I am getting the error message: I couldn't open file name myBibliography.aux Here is my order of operations: I created a .tex file called LatexTestPage.tex. Using ...
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Automatic Saving doesn't work in TeXShop 5.22, MacTeX 2023 and Ventura 13.6.1

How to start Automatic Saving in TeXShop? It doesn't work in TeXShop 5.22, MacTeX 2023, Ventura 13.6.1
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Cant make bibliography with cyrillic: Invalid UTF-8 byte sequence

I have some error, trying to manage my references. I am using Mac with Texshop and BibDesk. They both work absolutely fine in english, but when i try something with russian word in .bib file gives ...
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Getting TeXShop to indent begin/end properly

I don't know if this question is on topic here, since in a way it's really an AppleScript question - but it's also about TeXShop, which is part of the TeXLive distribution, so it seems worth a go. ...
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Can we open two (or more) tex files in the same window in TeXShop? [duplicate]

In TexStudio, one can open two or more tex files (or .bib, .aux, etc.) in the same window. But with my little experience with TeXShop so far, if I open a tex file and then a bib file, they open in ...
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Integration of latexindent in TeXShop

I spent quite some time trying to figure out how to integrate latexindent (what a nice tool by the way!) in TeXShop. I was quite surprised to see that there was no solution out of the box (latexindent ...
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Java blocking arara

Experiencing what appears to be java blocking arara when typesetting using TeXShop on the following code when run on an M2 Mac with Ventura OS: % arara: lualatex: { synctex: on } % arara: lualatex: { ...
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TeXShop option "Wrap Lines: Never" does not work when using % !TEX root

I use the option "Line Wrap: Never" in TeXShop. It works fine, but when I open a file beginning with the magic comment % !TEX root the file is displayed with soft wraps (by word), even ...
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How to run `--shell-escape` for LuaLaTeX in Texshop

Is there a way to run the --shell-escape command for the LuaLaTex engine in Texshop? I know there are editable TEX and Latex commands in the Texshop settings under Engine->pdfTeX settings, but I do ...
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How to change keybinding to move to next placeholder in TeXShop on Mac

I am currently using TeXShop to edit my LaTeX documents on my Mac. say on my Latex document I write-\frac and press tab.This will automatically generate- \frac{|*}{*} with my cursor where '|' is made. ...
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Can you safely remove TeX Live Utility on macOS?

I use LaTeX on my Macbook through VSCode and the LaTeX workshop extension. This lets me edit my documents with a real time preview. I don't use (and have no plan to) any of the other programs that ...
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TexShop Autocompletes & with a period

For some reason, TexShop started autocompleting any ampersand & by adding a period/full stop, which is not a feature that I consider desirable, given that I almost exclusively use the symbol for ...
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Github repo for MacTeX/TeXShop documentation?

I would like to make some readability/usability improvements in READ_ME_FIRST, but could not find a reference to the GitHub (or something else?) repo. Can anybody give me a hint?
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TeXShop directive for LuaLaTeX and latexmk

Is there a TeXShop directive (something like % !TEX TS-program = lualatex) that I can place at the top of my document and can tell TeXShop to compile using LuaLaTeX with latexmk? That is, a TeXShop ...
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Table not appearing, but document compiles without errors

I'm writing up some tables for supplementary information and I've come across an issue. For context, I am using TexShop on a M1max MacBook Pro (i.e. running latest ARM version of TexShop). In order to ...
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Pythontex in TeXShop for MAC [closed]

I am trying to use Pythontex in TeXShop but my engine is not working, here is my pythontex engine #!/bin/zsh # For anaconda distribution of Python, use #PATH=~/anaconda/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/...
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Can't typeset after updating TeXShop: "XeLaTeX.engine does not have the executable bit set"

I use TeXShop infrequently (last used it over 6 months ago, probably well over). I'm on an M1 MacBook Air with MacOS Ventura, 13.4 (22F66). Today I ran the auto update for TeXShop that was suggested ...
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Weird second file when opening any LaTeX file with TeXShop

Suddenly TeXShop shows the strange behaviour that it opens a second untitled file (always the same) whenever I open any LaTeX file. I cannot edit that second file. I don't know how it came about and I ...
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Using bibunits with TeXshop

I am trying to run bibunits on TexShop based on the template that can be found in https://github.com/gsalzer/subfiles/tree/master/tests/bibunitsand It is reproduced below with some minor modifications....
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Extremely slow typesetting on TexShop and TexMaker even after reinstalling MacTex

I am using the most updated versions of TexShop (5.12) and TexMaker (5.1.4) on a MacBook Air 13.6" running Mac OS Ventura 13.0. Even the simplest files (like this basic Overleaf beamer example ...
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BibTex error after trying Chicago style

I tried Chicago style citations by using the instructions available here (https://www.reed.edu/it/help/LaTeX/bibtexstyles.html) So I passed to the biber engine, entered the commands indicated. However,...
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Why TeXShop doesn't erase the "lol" file? Is it laughing at me?

TeXShop (with the standard MacTex distribution, and using the pdflatexmk engine) creates a lot of pesky temporary auxiliary files, and I always have to click the trash button to remove them. But ...
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Compilation issue with TeXShop on Mac (cross references and index not compiled)

I have a large document which is compiling perfectly fine with my old app Latexian (which is now defunct, but still working great under the Rosetta 2 emulation on my Mac). When I try to compile the ...
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TeXShop on Mac: how to automatically run three times for Composition?

When I use the button "Composition" in TeXShop, I get a single pass compilation and all my references and index aren't right (I get ?? marks all over the PDF document instead of their proper ...
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Function sync does not work when using include on TeXShop

I am writing a book and, to manage all the chapters, I use the function \include as in the example below \begin{document} \include{chapt1.tex} \include{chapt2.tex} ... \include{chapt10.tex} \end{...
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TeXShop sync between reference and .bib file?

TeXShop syncs well between the .tex file and the preview for the main text. But when I sync in the reference section, it goes to the .bbl file entry instead of the .bib file entry. Can it go to the ....
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Can't save newly created files, or close them or TeXShop once they are opened

Since a few days ago, on macOS Venture 13.2.1, if I open TeXShop and create a new file, I can't save it, whether I use cmd+s or the save option under File->Save. I can't rename or close the ...
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latex does not open after sleep mode my imac from 2020

I have an imac 3.3ghz intel core i5 6 kernels 8ghz of memory, AMD Radeon Pro 5300 4 GB, with macos monterey 12.2 I have texshop. In the folder /usr/local/texlive i have the three folders 2019, 2019 ...
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How do I turn off phone number detection in TeXShop?

Preface: I think TeXShop is the best PDF viewer on the Mac, and I use it as my default PDF viewer. But I also write math papers on it. My Mac loves to find phone numbers even where they don't exist. ...
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How can I align without spaces

When I use this text in TexShop or on math stack exchange (MathJax), I get this alignment How can I align these "parts" without the extra spaces?
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Cannot save or compile document on new computer

I recently got myself a new laptop, MacBook with Ventura 13.1, and I installed LaTeX on it. I have no problem saving and compiling .tex documents that I have transferred over from another computer, ...
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TexShop does not accept the keyboard global configuration

I have a question, perhaps for Unix/MacOS connoisseurs, or maybe rather for TeX users. This is my problem: I work with LaTeX almost daily in several languages, mainly English, but also and frequently ...
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I can't get my bibliography to work running biber on TexShop on a Mac [duplicate]

My citations were printing fine on an academic article I'm about to submit, running TexShop on a Mac, and then suddenly they wouldn't anymore. To troubleshoot, I deleted the last few citations I added,...
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Why does the autocompletion in TeXShop put •?

In TeXShop, if I enter \begin{enume and press Esc, then it autocomplete as follows: \begin{enumerate} \item • \end{enumerate}• Why does it put •? Is there any reason for that?
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How to save a style file in TeXShop?

When I try to save a .sty file in TeXShop, I get the message "You cannot save this document with extension “.sty” at the end of the name. The required extension is “.tex”." Of course, I ...
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How to change to Dark Mode in TexShop?

I've googled as hard as I can but finding no answers. Any result I searched for seems to suggest there's a place where I can just click to have the theme changed: Open TeXShop and go to Preferences &...
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How to use a theme package with TeXShop

I have a folder structured texmf_name/tex/latex/name/... that contains some themes and classes etc.. Where do I put this folder / where can I set the path to this folder in TeXShop? Im quite new to ...
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How to set the default typesetting engine in TexShop?

I was able to create customized typesetting engines according to the procedure below. How can I force TeXShop to always pick my custom engine by default when opening a new file? It is quite annoying ...
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