VimTeX is a modern Vim and Neovim filetype and syntax plugin for LaTeX files.
This is free and open source software.
Features include:
- Document compilation with latexmk, latexrun, tectonic, or arara.
- LaTeX log parsing for quickfix entries using:
- internal method.
- pplatex.
- Compilation of selected part of document
- Support for several PDF viewers with forward search
- MuPDF.
- Okular.
- qpdfview.
- Skim.
- SumatraPDF.
- TeXShop.
- Zathura.
- Other viewers are supported through a general interface.
- Completion of:
- citations.
- labels.
- commands.
- file names for figures, input/include, includepdf, includestandalone.
- glossary entries.
- package and documentclass names based on available .sty and .cls files.
- Document navigation through:
- table of contents.
- table of labels.
- proper settings for ‘include’, ‘includexpr’, ‘suffixesadd’ and ‘define’, which among other things:
- allow :h include-search and :h definition-search.
- give enhanced gf command.
- Easy access to (online) documentation of packages.
- Word count (through texcount).
- Motions (link to GIF demonstrations):
- Move between section boundaries with [[, [], ][, and ]].
- Move between environment boundaries with [m, [M, ]m, and ]M.
- Move between math environment boundaries with [n, [N, ]n, and ]N.
- Move between frame environment boundaries with [r, [R, ]r, and ]R.
- Move between comment boundaries with [* and ]*.
- Move between matching delimiters with %.
- Text objects (link to GIF demonstrations):
- ic ac Commands.
- id ad Delimiters.
- ie ae LaTeX environments.
- i$ a$ Math environments.
- iP aP Sections.
- im am Items.
- Other mappings (link to GIF demonstrations):
- Delete the surrounding command, environment or delimiter with dsc/dse/ds$/dsd.
- Change the surrounding command, environment or delimiter with csc/cse/cs$/csd.
- Toggle starred command or environment with tsc/tse.
- Toggle inline and displaymath with ts$.
- Toggle between e.g. () and \left(\right) with tsd.
- Toggle (inline) fractions with tsf.
- Toggle line-break macro \\ with tsb.
- Close the current environment/delimiter in insert mode with ]].
- Add \left … \right) modifiers to surrounding delimiters with.
- Insert new command with F7.
- Convenient insert mode mappings for faster typing of e.g. maths.
- Context menu on citations (e.g. \cite{…}) mapped to cr.
- Improved folding (:h ‘foldexpr’).
- Improved indentation (:h ‘indentexpr’).
- Syntax highlighting:
- A consistent core syntax specification.
- General syntax highlighting for several popular LaTeX packages.
- Nested syntax highlighting for several popular LaTeX packages.
- Highlight matching delimiters.
- Support for multi-file project packages:
- import.
- subfiles.
Website: github.com/lervag/vimtex
Support:
Developer: Karl Yngve Lervåg
License: MIT License
VimTeX is written in TeX and VimScript. Learn TeX with our recommended free books. Learn VimScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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