Install LaTeX Workshop and compile PDF in VSCode LaTeX (Mac)

In this tutorial, you will learn how to get started with LaTeX Workshop, a powerful Visual Studio Code extension that enables you to compile LaTeX documents right in VSCode on your Mac. With LaTeX Workshop, you can write your LaTeX code, compile your PDF, and preview your document all within the same environment.

In this video, I'll show you how to install LaTeX Workshop on your Mac and configure it to work with the LaTeX distribution of your choice. You'll also learn how to use LaTeX Workshop's various features, including syntax highlighting, code folding, and error checking, to streamline your LaTeX workflow.

I'll walk you through the process of creating a new LaTeX document in VSCode, and show you how to compile your document using LaTeX Workshop. You'll also learn how to customize the settings of LaTeX Workshop to suit your needs, such as changing the compiler or setting up a custom bibliography style.

By the end of this tutorial, you'll have everything you need to start using LaTeX Workshop to create beautiful, professional-looking documents in VSCode on your Mac.

So if you're a Mac user who wants to streamline your LaTeX workflow and improve your productivity, be sure to check out this tutorial on getting started with LaTeX Workshop. Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel for more tutorials on LaTeX, Python, Markdown, and more.

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🎥 Content of this video:
00:00 - What you will learn
04:20 - Install VSCode
05:05 - Setup LaTeX project
05:40 - Install MikTeX
07:50 - Install LaTeX Workshop
08:40 - Compile your LaTeX file
10:05 - Modify the environmental path

🔣 Keywords: LaTeX, Mac, TeXShop, Visual Studio Code, scientific papers, reports, documents, text editor, software packages, distribution

Hashtags: #LaTeX #Mac #TeXShop #VisualStudioCode #ScientificPapers #Reports #Documents #TextEditor #SoftwarePackages #Distribution

[encore]

very clear and good tutorial. Im searching everywhere how to install the tex distribution without root and found this. 👍thank you very much!

[VaibhavrajRoham]

Man this was really helpful! Wasted a day with other methods to compile the pdf. This was really straight forward! Thanks much .

[Unknown_]

Thank you bro!! It's very useful.

[budslab]

Great video, very clear and you explained everything that needs to be done.

[dhwajjoshi]

Thanks for making this video, I am facing a issue with running, whenever I try to run the the .sty code it says "you don't have extension for debugging TeX" how Do I fix it...

[Rubatissimo]

This really comes handy! I was just searching for that now! Great video, thanks!

[hbxbsoz]

Thank you very much it`s really helpful guide!

[PepeCoc]

Hi, I get an error saying:Recipe terminated with fatal error: spawn latexmk ENOENT; when trying to compile. What do you think it may be?

[jac.]

Thanks for the video! When trying to compile the pdf, I get "Recipe terminated with fatal error: spawn latexmk ENOENT." on VSC. Do you know what could be going on?
Cheers from Chile

[ianlulu]

wish you went more into setting up the path variable but i figured it out on my own. thanks!

[shadow.skeleton_studio]

I got a error, Recipe terminated with fatal error: spawn latexmk ENOENT. Thanks

[antoniojuarez]

Hello! I hope you can help me. I did everything you did but keeps showing me this error: "Recipe terminated with fatal error: spawn latexmk ENOENT".
And the program never compiles. I try changing the path by the terminal in VS Code but after pasting the path from the page the terminal requires me to type down my password. The thing is that I cannot type anything after that, is like the keyboard gets disabled or something.
Please help me, I really need to get this working on VS Code for MAC.

[nbkwnid]

i do not understand and i did not see anything how to click to properly instal latex. i got errors in vs.

[Doradenfilet]

Hello, thanks for the video. I have one question/problem. Where do I get or generate a file with the important data (your.tex and sample.bib files)? I haven't found anything helpful on the web, so I'm asking here. thx

[lukejanssen]

I was going to download MacTeX but this seems to do the same thing but more conveinent as its in VScode. Am I missing somirthing or should i just go right to VS of MacTeX

[chasec]

This is great, but how can I create a new latex file from scratch? I have downloaded the extensions, but you seem to alreday have a latex file that you imported. If we want to work the other way around do I just need to open a new file and save it as .tex? Can I split screen and see the PDF being gen'd in real time in the editor? Thanks!

[disrael]

Is Latex what companies use to generate customized automated pdf files for their clients via the web? E.g. COVID tests results etc etc ?

[hangchen]

Thanks! May I know how did you make the side bar of your finder transparent??

[nandy]

Recipe terminated with fatal error: spawn latexmk ENOENT.
i get this error in vscode.

[LtAnonymousGaming]

it is not working properly in multiple file latex file. .do you have any solution for that?