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Welcome to the Macintosh! Nowadays it's not a big difference how to use TeX on MacOS or any other Unix.== Introduction ==
==MacTeX==The straightforward way to to install For getting ConTeXt on MacOSX at the moment is via the [[http://www.tug.org/mactex/ MacTeXMkIV]] distributiononto a Mac there are basically two routes to take. The MacTeX (TeXLive distribution includes [[http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/ TeXShop]]made especially for Mac OSX) and the ConTeXt Suite (Standalone), and many many other goodiesrecommended for all those that want the most current versions or latest developments in ConTeXt.
* [http://www.tug.org/mactex/ Download and follow the instructions] (if you have a broad bandwith internet connection)* You can also [[http://tug.org/texlive/acquire.html buy a TeXlive DVD]] (if you Naturally, there are other ways, but they are a member of a TeX user group you often get it more for free),* or download experienced Mac users and install a TeXlive image from those comfortable with using the webcommand line.
==gwTeX / i-Installer==Before * The simplest method is to use MacTeX, but as this is essentially TeXLive you will not have the best way to use ConTeXt on Mac has been [http://ii2.sourceforge.net/tex-index.html gwTeX] via [http://ii2.sourceforge.net Gerben Wierda's i-Installer] so farmost recent binaries (generally frozen for a year).* download [http://ii2.sourceforge.net iThe advantage is that you get TeX et al, fonts and some nice utilities, including the editor TeXShop (highly recommended) which can run ConTeXt and TeX-Installer] and check Variants from within the "known packages"* install editor without any knowledge of the TeXlive treecommand line.* install ConTeXt Suite (Standalone) is recommended for those that wish to have the latest stable version, latest developmental version, or wish to run several versions of ConTeXt betaside by side. The downside to the side by side approach is that you need some knowledge of how to use the command line and how to set-up the paths in a Unix environment.
However, it's <b>not supported any more</b> since January 2007, which means that you cannot post bug reports or feature requests to the author any more, but ConTeXt updates are still available and it works as expected.== MacTeX ==
If The easiest way to install ConTeXt on Mac OSX is to use the the MacTeX distribution. MacTeX is a TeXLive distribution modified especially for use on Mac OSX. It will install every thing you have an ancient installationneed to run ConTeXt, TeX, LaTeX, Xe(La)TeX, you should replace along with the teTeX-based variant with TeXLive-based oneeditors [http:* uninstall both <i>"gwTeX Support: ConTeXt updater"</i> (<code>context-update/www.ii2</code>) and <i>"DEPRECATED gwTeX based on teTeX"</i> (<code>texuoregon.ii2<edu/code>)* install <b>"gwTeX based on TeXLive"<~koch/b> (<code>texlive.ii2<texshop/code>) TeXShop] and TeXWorks, the TeX Live Utility for managing updates, fonts and <i>"ConTeXt updater"</i> againmany other goodies.
==Minimal ConTeXt==There's As MacTeX is a minimal TeX/ConTeXt TeXLive distribution available from [[http://minimalsall binaries are generally frozen for a year.contextgarden.net Minimals]] without If you wish to have a more current version or the latest beta version of ConTeXt you should consider, also installing the unneccessary stuff (LaTeX etc.) from TeXlive"ConTeXt Suite" often called "Standalone ConTeXt".
For a Mac tutorial on minimal After installing MacTeX all you need to do is set up TeXShop to use ConTeXt installation , see the mac section under [[ConTeXt_MinimalsTeXShop]]page.
"I went to preferences→engine * [http://www.tug.org/mactex/ Download and in follow the top box, filled in what it said in instructions from the brackets MacTeX site] (i.e. <tt>/usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current</tt> not <tt>/usr/texbin</tt> as was shown Installer larger than 2GB, instructions for some reason as slower internet connections on the defaultsite of MacTeX). Note also that I did this on a powerbook G4 on Feb 11, 2007."
Also* You can also [http://tug.org/TeXLive/acquire.html buy a TeXLive DVD] (if you are a member of a TeX user group you often get it for free). ==Standalone ConTeXt== The new [[LMTX]] distribution is also able to run [[MkIV]] files. See [[Installation]] or [[Installing ConTeXt LMTX on MacOS]] for details. == Configuring ConTeXt-Aware Editors on the Mac == Typically, most editors work out of the box with MacTeX, but if you plan are using a version earlier than those shipped with MacTeX 2011 (TeXShop 2.42), or if you would like to use XeTeXthe Standalone distribution (ConTeXt Suite), take a look at the you need to configure engines for ConTeXt manually. * [[TeXShop]]* [[TeXworks]]* [[Texpad]]* [[BBEdit]]* [[XeTeX#MacOSX:_using_TeXShop | XeTeXTextMate]] page for some hints related to == Skim (PDF viewer) == Unless you are using TeXshopor TeXworks with built-in viewers, the recommended PDF viewer with SyncTeX support and auto-refresh on Mac OS X is [http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/ Skim]. == More Links ==
==More Links==
* [http://www.esm.psu.edu/mac-tex/ Mac OS X TeX/LaTeX Web Site] (Penn State University)
* [[iTeXMac]], a more fully featured, but sometimes more complex, TeX editor and PDF viewer
* [http://www.ing.unipi.it/~d9615/homepage/texniscope.html TeXniscope] is an interesting, auto-updating PDF- and DVI viewer, especially helpful when you're updating documents from the command line or otherwise outside of the above-mentioned integrated editor/viewers.
* [http://mackeeper.zeobit.com/uninstaller-for-mac Mac Uninstall] Software
* [http://pdfview.sourceforge.net/ PDFView] is a lightweight Mac OS X application to display PDF files with auto-update and [http://itexmac.sourceforge.net/pdfsync.html PDFSync] function.* How-to articles about Mac OS, for example [http://www.mac-how.net/ how to uninstall applications on mac]. Opportunity to submit questions.{{Installation navbox}}
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==TeXshop= Installing MacTeX ===Typically, It works out of the box, also on Intel-based Mac. Nevertheless, it has been reported that you may need to configure the TeX engine after installation as reported below:
* [http://www.tug.org/mactex/ MacTeX Home Page] (MacTeX at TUG)
* [http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html TeXshop], a simple, elegant TeX editor and PDF viewer.
* There are more [[Text Editors]] that support ConText.
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