VerbTeX LaTeX Editor Reviews

I am writing a document with no bibliography. I press the "generate" button. I am told "Generation of the PDF failed; see Log for details." The "Log" button opens up the completely useless BibTeX log file, and not the LaTeX log file I actually need.

This instruction does not work when I try to set up a folder to work with VerbTeXLaTeXEditor . “You can easily backup your projects and generated PDFs by using iTunes -> Apps -> File Sharing -> Choose VerbTeX -> Save to...”

Response to Dev: I do not have a Mac and moving Tex files between iPad and computer is tedious anyway. VerbTeXLaTeXEditor has no native support for the “Files” app in iOS. Enabling that would open a world of possibilities up.

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I cannot use VerbTeXLaTeXEditor which forces me into Dropbox or Box (neither of which I use nor want to use) for cloud synchronizing options.

The “local” mode puts files in some unknown location on my iPad rather than allowing me to select a location through iOS’s native Files app. If that was enabled, I could at least point to my Nextcloud cloud sync folder and have more flexibility in where files are stored.

Another further limitation of the local mode is I can’t immediately tell how projects are saved. And since I cannot import any existing project and don’t have to time to create something from scratch, I’m left frustrated trying to setup VerbTeXLaTeXEditor for production.

I don’t know what these good reviews come from. iPad Pro 11, take forever to just compile a plain document with the sentence “hello world”. Zero star

We’re almost in 2022 and apps like this still have hard coded workflows for saving to Dropbox and box. iCloud Drive was added 4 or 5 years ago. It’s time to finally adopt it.

It is easy to use, but unless you have an account with their cloud you cannot use your script to transfer or continue to edit on your computer. The documents do not get save unless you remember to click save, this can be improved. It is nice to create on the go documents and then send the pdf, but that’s about it.

The interface is minimal, but workable -- ehich is exactly what I was looking for: basically a text editor with syntax highlighting and a quick "preview PDF" button. It's free, doesn't seem to be crippled in any way, and there are no ads that I've seen.

However, like many resource-intensive iOS apps, it can sometimes crash. If it auto-saved on previewing a PDF, I could live with that (it is free, after all)...but, it apparently doesn't, so if you don't remember to compulsively click the save button, you're risking severe frustration.

It's a shame, because this could be really useful.

Good interface, easy to use and does the job. However, as there is a limit on the number of total files (not just .tex) for the free version, ultimately for my purposes it’s not very useful. On a computer I can edit and compile latex documents for free, I’m looking for the same functionality on my iPad.

I cant inset images in my latex project with verb tex

Among the many TeX editors .. this is the one that worked with me especially when using other languages .. The editor need more improvements in the user friendly manner ..

It isn’t that bad

It's a great app. Very useful for viewing tex files. Few suggestions areas sling files from other apps like Dropbox for sharing. Tex highlighting, and folder view for projects.

This is a pretty extensive latex app for the affordable price of FREE. It contains built-in error logging, support for math, tables, and pretty much anything available from Latex.

Where it lacks is the deep located editing interface (you have to tap multiple times to go back to home screen). There also is no built-in documentation for supported packages and compatibility.

You basically have to be an expert in Latex to know how to run it. I will contact the Dev directly and ask for these changes, as well as typing suggestions of commonly used functions (\amsmath, \overline, \sum).

This is a rather simple GUI very similar to most latex editors and it clearly denotes special words in different colors so debugging is very easy and the experience is very similar to that of a pc. The documents appear to compile fast to a pdf even though they it must be near impossible to compile as fast on an iOS device as a pc. The group of creators appear to be members of the open source community and their terms/conditions are less than two pages in clear English. They take no responsibility for fault but are not making a penny from us and are offering an identical way to compile pdf’s when your notebook or desktop is out of reach but you have your phone handy. 5/5 would recommend to anyone who typesets in Tex and owns an iPhone with a little free space because VerbTeXLaTeXEditor is a godsend and operates exactly as you would hope.

First, it is totally free. Second, I just use it to write notes. It basically meets my demands.

most macros like amsmath ,amsthm is built in in VerbTeXLaTeXEditor and it really helps!
It would be better if some other packages like ctex(Chinese) can be used.

Y professor gave us an unclear guide on how to install latex on windows so I found this gem of an app and works quite easy. Thanks so much

i use latex in my daily life, but i don’t know how VerbTeXLaTeXEditor operates

for that i will give it 5 stars because i enjoy math

I use a Bluetooth keyboard.

Generating PDF needs a bit of work. Also, my folders are on Dropbox and the sync needs a bit of work.

Don't bother paying for one of the other latex apps. This one works great. It's fast (no stalling on my original iPad), and is simple to use while providing me with everything i needed out of it: write a simple document in latex, compile to pdf, send to dropbox.

My only wish is that there was an export to mail button, but that's not a huge deal.