---
name: "texworks"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "texworks"
version: "0.6.11-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/texworks"
---

# texworks(1)

a simple TeX front-end program

## NAME

**texworks** - a simple TeX front-end program

## SYNOPSIS

**texworks** \[OPTIONS\] \[FILES\]

## DESCRIPTION

**TeXworks** is an environment for authoring TeX (LaTeX, ConTeXt, etc) documents, with a Unicode-based, TeX-aware editor, integrated PDF viewer, and a clean, simple interface accessible to casual and non-technical users.

It is inspired by Dick Koch's award-winning TeXShop program for Mac OS X, which has made quality typesetting through TeX accessible to a wider community of users, without a technical or intimidating face. The goal of **TeXworks** is to deliver a similarly integrated, easy-to-use environment for users on other platforms, especially GNU/Linux and Windows.

## OPTIONS

- **--help, -?**

  Display a short overview over all command line options

- **--position=, -p**

  Open the next specified file at the given position (line or page)

- **--version, -v**

  Display version information

## ENVIRONMENT

- TW\_INIPATH

  Overrides the location of the preferences file.

- TW\_LIBPATH

  Overrides the location of the additional configuration and library files.

- TW\_DICPATH

  Overrides the location of dictionary files.

- TW\_HELPPATH

  Overrides the location of help files.

- TW\_PLUGINPATH

  Overrides the location of plugins.

## FILES

- *~/.config/TUG/TeXworks.conf*

  Text file to store the preferences.

- *~/.TeXworks/\**

  Additional configuration and library files (e.g. for auto completion, templates, etc.).

- */usr/local/bin/texworks-setup.ini*

  Setup file to override the location of the files mentioned above (e.g. for enabling portable operation).

## SEE ALSO

**TeXworks** homepage: https://tug.org/texworks/

**TeXworks** development: https://github.com/TeXworks/texworks

## BUGS

If you find a bug, please report it at https://github.com/TeXworks/texworks/issues

## AUTHORS

Stefan Löffler, Jonathan Kew, Charlie Sharpsteen, and others

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2007-2026  Stefan Löffler, Jonathan Kew, Charlie Sharpsteen

License GPLv2+: GNU GPL (version 2 or later) \<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\>

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.