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Updated with how to install a Texpad .tpbuild for ConTeXt standalone.
== Mac ConTeXt-Aware Editors: TeXShop and , TeXworks , Texpad ==
Typically, both editors work out of the box with MacTeX, but if you are using a version earlier than those shipped with MacTeX 2011 (TeXShop 2.42) you need to configure engines for ConTeXt manually.
*$fullname as the second argument
*$synctexoption as the third argument.
=== Texpad ===
[Texpad](https://www.texpadapp.com) is a commercial LaTeX editor, which supports typesetting in ConTeXt. It has a number of nice features, such as a project outline/manager that lists todos and cross-references; a built in previewer; and syncs with an OS X version of the software. Texpad supports ConTeXt out of the box. However, Texpad also allows users to write and install build scripts (.tpbuild, the equivalent of an "engine" in TexShop or TeXworks, as described above.). By means of these custom scripts, Texpad can also be configured to typeset using ConTeXt Standalone (ConTeXt suite).
As of Texpad 1.7.14 (July 2015), these are the steps which allow for typesetting using ConTeXt Standalone:
1. Create an empty text file.
2. Paste the following into it:
#!/bin/bash
# Texpad build (.tpbuild) for ConTeXt minimals suite
export PATH=$HOME/context/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin:$PATH
mtxrun --script context --autogenerate --synctex=1 "$TEXPAD_ROOTFILE"
3. Save it as `ConTeXt_Suite.tpbuild`', and place this file in `~/Library/Application Support/Texpad/Buildscripts`
4. Relaunch Texpad.
Note that the second step assumes that you have installed your ConTeXt standalone in your $HOME directory. If, instead, you've installed it in your Applications directory or elsewhere, simply replace $HOME with the relevant path.
== Skim (PDF viewer) ==
