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MacTeX TeXnical Working Group, TeX Users Group · Full TeX Live distribution for Mac with LaTeX engines, packages, fonts and GUI tools including TeXShop, BibDesk, LaTeXiT and TeX Live Utility.

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1-year installs50.2KLast 365 days

Latest version2026.032423 hours ago · Oct 7

Download size6.9GBarm64 / x86_64 · pkg

Release cadenceIrregular1 release in 30 days

2026.0324
LatestOct 7 · Wed
OpenNavo editorialAdded to Homebrew Mar 25 11:15
Refreshes MacTeX 2026 with Ghostscript 10.07.0 and removes unsigned LuaMetaTeX for notarization; LuaTeX remains.
Repackaging
Updates the upstream PKG Ghostscript from 10.06.0 to 10.07.0.Removes unsigned LuaMetaTeX to meet Apple notarization requirements.Retains LuaTeX in the TeX Live distribution.
Distribution
Includes TeX Live 2026 and the Mac GUI application collection.
2025.0308
Jan 1, 1 · Mon
OpenNavo editorialAdded to Homebrew Mar 9, 2025 08:53
Ships TeX Live 2025, Ghostscript 10.04.0 and GUI updates, including X11-independent dvisvgm support and HintView 2.0.
Distribution
Includes TeX Live 2025 and Ghostscript 10.04.0.Adds libgs and mutool support for dvisvgm without requiring X11.
GUI
Includes HintView 2.0 with support for hitex color extensions.Includes TeXShop 5.49 with Apple Intelligence Writing Tools support.
Requirements
Supports Intel and ARM on macOS 10.14 or later.Asymptote requires macOS 11 or later.
2024.0312
Jan 1, 1 · Mon
OpenNavo editorialAdded to Homebrew Mar 13, 2024 17:57
Provides TeX Live 2024, including safer engine input handling, XeTeX filename support and package-manager safeguards.
Engines
Adds checks against corrupt PFB, format and PDF files in pdfTeX.Supports Unicode filename characters beyond the BMP in XeTeX.Adds Lua-level file-write checks similar to TeX-level checks.
Packages
Detects stale remote repositories before updating to avoid wrong removals.Adds a tlmgr bug action to collect bug-reporting information.Uses its own root certificate bundle across platforms, including macOS.