---
name: "pslatex"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "texlive-doc"
version: "2026.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pslatex"
---

# pslatex(1)

utility to typeset LaTeX files using PostScript fonts

## NAME

pslatex - utility to typeset LaTeX files using PostScript fonts

## SYNOPSIS

**pslatex** \[*LATEXARGS*\] *LATEXFILE*\[.tex\]

## DESCRIPTION

**pslatex** allows you to typeset a LaTeX source file using basic Adobe Type 1 PostScript fonts (Times, Helvetica, and Courier) *without* editing the file to load the necessary packages.

It takes any arguments that [**latex**(1)](/latex/1.md) can take.

## OPTIONS

None.

## FILES

Many.  See the readme file for *pslatex.sty*.

## SEE ALSO

[**latex**(1)](/latex/1.md), *TEXMF/latex/pslatex/00readme.txt*

## BUGS

*Email bug reports to \<https://lists.tug.org/tex-k\> (public mailing list).*

## AUTHOR

**pslatex** *was written by David Carlisle.*

*This manual page was written by C.M. Connelly for the Debian* *GNU/Linux system. It is now maintained as part of TeX Live.*