FormaTeX VS Code Extension

Compile LaTeX using FormaTeX API directly from VS Code.

Install

• Marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=formatex-io.formatex
• Extension ID: formatex-io.formatex

Features

• Secure API key storage using VS Code Secret Storage
• Compile current .tex document
• Compile selected .tex file from Explorer
• Compile full LaTeX project with dependency packaging
• Syntax check without full compilation
• Save output PDFs to .formatex/output
• Show compile logs and diagnostics

Commands

• FormaTeX: Set API Key
• FormaTeX: Clear API Key
• FormaTeX: Compile Current Document
• FormaTeX: Compile Selected File
• FormaTeX: Compile Project
• FormaTeX: Check Syntax
• FormaTeX: Open Last PDF
• FormaTeX: Show Compile Output
• FormaTeX: Show Usage

Quick Start

1. Install the extension from Marketplace.
2. Open a .tex file in VS Code.
3. Run FormaTeX: Set API Key from the command palette.
4. Right-click in editor or explorer and choose:
   • FormaTeX: Compile Current Document
   • FormaTeX: Compile Selected File
   • FormaTeX: Compile Project

Compiled PDFs are saved in .formatex/output.

Screenshots

Development

npm install
npm run compile

Press F5 in VS Code to run the Extension Development Host.

Packaging

npm run package

This generates a .vsix artifact.

Publishing

npx @vscode/vsce login formatex-io
npx @vscode/vsce publish