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MacTeX vs TextEdit

A side-by-side look at MacTeX and TextEdit. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

MacTeX

MacTeX

Office & Productivity

MacTeX is a free, open source TeX/LaTeX distribution for macOS based on TeX Live. It includes TeX engines, macro packages, fonts, documentation, and GUI applications like TeXShop.

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TextEdit

TextEdit

Office & Productivity

TextEdit is a simple text editor that comes pre-installed on Mac computers. It has basic formatting features like fonts, colors, alignments, lists, etc. Good for taking notes or writing short documents.

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