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BasicTeX

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Cask Utilities v2025.0308

Compact TeX distribution as alternative to the full TeX Live / MacTeX

Install 1 App in Terminal
$ 
brew install --cask basictex
Source: homebrew/cask Website Homebrew

System Requirements

macOS:
>= 10.15 (Catalina)

Installs

mactex-basictex-20250308.pkg (pkg)

Conflicts With

mactexmactex-no-gui

Installation Notes

You must restart your terminal window for the installation of MacTeX CLI
tools to take effect.

Alternatively, Bash and Zsh users can run the command:

  eval "$(/usr/libexec/path_helper)"
Install Statistics 15.7%

Average daily installs by period

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