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Two barsScore 6.3

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

TeXShop is ranked #20 of 31 in LaTeX editors on Freedom251. It runs on macOS. There is a free plan.

TeXShop plans and pricing

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TeXShop Free Free under GPLv2 · latest standard release supports Intel and Arm Macs running High Sierra through Tahoe pages.uoregon.edu · 9 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Editor type: desktop
Supported platforms: macOS

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The record

Purpose: TeXShop is a TeX previewer for Mac OS X, written in Cocoa.
Typesetting: Its default configuration uses pdftex and pdflatex to typeset documents to PDF.
TeX distribution required: TeXShop is a front end to TeX and LaTeX; typesetting requires a separately obtained TeX distribution.
TeX Live: The official site recommends TeX Live for a complete TeX distribution and describes BasicTeX as a smaller subset.
MacTeX bundle: The MacTeX package installs TeX Live, Ghostscript, TeXShop, and other TeX GUI utilities.
Processor support: The current standard release, version 5.57, is universal for Intel and Arm Macs.
Version requirements: The official site lists TeXShop 5.57 for High Sierra and higher, 4.79 for Sierra or higher, and 4.44 for Yosemite or higher.
Source code: Source code for version 5.57 is available and requires Xcode 14 or later.
Documentation: The Help menu includes the TeXShop Manual and a complete Changes document.
SyncTeX: TeXShop has used SyncTeX since version 2.18 to link source text with positions in PDF output.
Other distribution integrations: The site documents configuring TeXShop to use TeX binaries from Homebrew or MacPorts.
Support: The site directs TeXShop bug reports to Richard Koch by email and TeX distribution bugs to the implicated tool's author.
Security and trust: The official pages reviewed identify the GPLv2 license but do not state security certifications or compliance claims.
Founded: 2000
Price from: Free

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pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/about.html· checked 9 Oct 2026
pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/obtaining.html· checked 9 Oct 2026
pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/extras.html· checked 9 Oct 2026
pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/bugreports.html· checked 9 Oct 2026
pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/· checked 9 Oct 2026