.tex file: how to open it on Windows
40 Windows apps register the .tex extension. Install one of them to open the file with a double-click.
About the format
Format data: freedesktop.org shared-mime-info and PRONOM (The National Archives, UK).
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RStudioRStudio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for R.
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Notepad3Notepad like text editor based on the Scintilla source code.
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MiKTeXA modern TeX distribution for Windows, Linux and macOS.
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TexmakerFree cross-platform LaTeX editor since 2003.
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XnView MPProfessional Image Viewer & Photo Management
- TeXnicCenter
A feature-rich environment for writing LaTeX documents on Windows
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Tinn-RA modern editor/word processor, perfect for R statistical language.
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KiroAn agentic IDE that helps you do your best work with features such as specs, steering, and hooks.
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WindsurfThe most powerful AI IDE
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SageThumbsA powerful shell extension allowing to preview enormous amount of image formats directly in Windows Explorer.
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VoidThe open source AI code editor.
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Antigravity IDEExperience liftoffwith the next-generation IDE
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PositronA next-generation data science IDE
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KileLaTeX Frontend
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AideThe open-source AI-native IDE
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Ox editorThe simple but flexible text editor
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TheiaIDEA modern and open IDE for cloud and desktop.
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TeXworksA simple environment for editing, typesetting, and previewing TeX documents
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WallyA Visual C++ application for creating and editing 3D game texture files for games such as Quake II and Half-Life.
- Cursor
The AI Code Editor
- Comate
Intelligent coding capabilities throughout the entire development process along with enhanced multimodal abilities. Install now to start a seamless and natural intelligent development experience.
- Trae CN
An adaptive AI IDE that transforms how you work, collaborating with you to run faster.
- Trae
An adaptive AI IDE that transforms how you work, collaborating with you to run faster.
- Devin
Manage fleets of local and cloud agents from one surface. Plan, delegate, review, and ship without leaving your editor.
- Cortex Code
Accelerate your data lifecycle with Cortex Code, a Snowflake-native AI coding agent. Simplify data engineering, ML, and agent-building with natural language.
- CatPawAI
AI Programming Agent
- XnView
Best Photo Viewer, Image Resizer & Batch Converter for Windows.
- PSPad editor (x86)
The Developer’s Text Editor for Microsoft Windows
- PSPad editor (x64)
The Developer’s Text Editor for Microsoft Windows
- Lingma
Fully integrated with the AI coding assistant, enjoy efficient and intelligent programming with an out-of-the-box experience without installing any plugins.
- Sublime Text 4 (Dev)
Sublime is a sophisticated cross-platform text editor for code, markup and prose.
- CodeBuddy
Tencent Cloud Code Assistant
- Qoder
Agentic Coding Platform for Real Software
- Qoder IDE
Agentic Coding Platform for Real Software
- EverEdit
Professional Text & Source Editor
- Haystack Editor
Navigate and refactor your code with ease
- Text Editor Pro
Powerful text editing tool
- PearAI
The AI Code Editor for Your Next Project.
- CodeBuddy CN
Tencent Cloud Code Assistant CodeBuddy, an AI-powered coding IDE.
- TikzEdt Beta
TikzEdt is a combined WYSIWYG/text editor designed for editing Tikz code.
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