Typically, most editors work out of the box with MacTeX, but if you are using a version earlier than those shipped with MacTeX 2011 (TeXShop 2.42), or if you would like to use the Standalone distribution (ConTeXt Suite), you need to configure engines for ConTeXt manually. See Installation or Installing ConTeXt LMTX on MacOS for details.Ĭonfiguring ConTeXt-Aware Editors on the Mac The new LMTX distribution is also able to run MkIV files. ![]() You can also buy a TeXLive DVD (if you are a member of a TeX user group you often get it for free).Download and follow the instructions from the MacTeX site (Installer larger than 2GB, instructions for slower internet connections on the site of MacTeX).If you wish to have a more current version or the latest beta version of ConTeXt you should consider, also installing the "ConTeXt Suite" often called "Standalone ConTeXt".Īfter installing MacTeX all you need to do is set up TeXShop to use ConTeXt, see the TeXShop page. It will install every thing you need to run ConTeXt, TeX, LaTeX, Xe(La)TeX, along with the editors TeXShop and TeXWorks, the TeX Live Utility for managing updates, fonts and many other goodies.Īs MacTeX is a TeXLive distribution all binaries are generally frozen for a year. MacTeX is a TeXLive distribution modified especially for use on Mac OSX. The easiest way to install ConTeXt on Mac OSX is to use the the MacTeX distribution. The downside to the side by side approach is that you need some knowledge of how to use the command line and how to set-up the paths in a Unix environment. ConTeXt Suite (Standalone) is recommended for those that wish to have the latest stable version, latest developmental version, or wish to run several versions of ConTeXt side by side. ![]() ![]()
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