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To install MiKTeX, simply drag the MiKTeX icon onto the Applications shortcut icon. This will install the MiKTeX Console application and essential support files (executables, frameworks, configuration files).
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Before you can use MiKTeX, you have to finish the setup. Click the MiKTeX Console icon in Launchpad to start MiKTeX Console:
Now is the time to make a decision:
Do you want to set up a private (for you only) TeX installation, or do you want to set up a shared (system-wide) TeX installation?
You probably want to choose the first option.
The second option makes sense if you are the administrator of a multi-user system. If this is the case and if you expect that some of your users would like to work with MiKTeX, then you should install MiKTeX system-wide.
Click one of the two buttons if you have made your decision.
Upgrade option
If you have just installed MiKTeX, then you have the option to upgrade your installation to a standard TeX system. Just click the Upgrade button. Please be aware that this starts a ~200MB download.
Alternatively, you can turn on the auto-install feature and let MiKTeX install missing packages on-the-fly. This will help you to keep your TeX installation as minimal as possible (“Just enough TeX”).
Fixing PATH issues
Executables like luatex have been installed in ~/bin. This folder is usually not in the search path for executables, i.e., two additional steps might be necessary:
- Add the
~/bindirectory to the environment variablePATH(see here, for details). - If you use TeXshop, you have to set some preferences (see here, for details).
Removing MiKTeX
You can remove MiKTeX completely from your system. To do so, open a Terminal window and run these commands:
- run
miktexsetup cleanupto remove MiKTeX files which have been created in your home directory - if MiKTeX has been installed system-wide, run
sudo miktexsetup --shared=yes cleanupto remove MiKTeX files which have been created outside your home directory - run
sudo rm -fr /Applications/MiKTeX Console.appto remove the application files
MiKTeX is available for selected operating systems. Please check the prerequisites in order to find out whether your system is supported.
If your system is not (yet) supported: it is not too difficult to build MiKTeX.
Install on Windows
Installer
To install a basic TeX/LaTeX system on Windows, download and run this installer.
Please read the tutorial, if you want step-by-step guidance.
| Date: | 10/12/2020 |
| File name: | basic-miktex-20.10-x64.exe |
| Size: | 240.1 MB |
| SHA-256: | cb9434d9ba0cedb480500f9bdfe437cd08fb57583704cabab5697e53bfba610b |
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Portable Edition
The portable edition allows you to run MiKTeX from a portable storage device.
Please read the tutorial, if you want step-by-step guidance.
Please note that there is no seperate installer. Just download the standard installer and rename it to miktex-portable.exe.
Command-line installer
If you want to install MiKTeX on many client computers, then you should use the MiKTeX Setup Utility to deploy MiKTeX in your organization. You can read the deployment tutorial, if you want step-by-step guidance.
| Date: | 6/29/2020 |
| File name: | miktexsetup-4.0-x64.zip |
| Size: | 2.4 MB |
| SHA-256: | 9be965a35dc917dd6c901b816452bbf41ab4c88e24d90ac1de245f6edea2aa20 |
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Install on macOS
To set up a TeX/LaTeX system on macOS, download and open this disk image. Then drag the MiKTeX icon onto the Applications folder.
Please read the tutorial, if you want step-by-step guidance.
| Date: | 10/12/2020 |
| File name: | miktex-20.10-darwin-x86_64.dmg |
| Size: | 53.82 MB |
| SHA-256: | 64d72cb92aeda3c62b7bce4ef164f51a2367756bd10131e9860f1a6abab85cce |
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Install on Linux
MiKTeX is available for selected Linux distributions.
Installing MiKTeX on Linux involves these steps:
- Register the GPG key with which MiKTeX installation packages and metadata is signed. The key ID is:
D6BC243565B2087BC3F897C9277A7293F59E4889 - Register the installation source which contains the MiKTeX installation package. The installation source depends on the Linux distribution version.
- Use the package management system to install MiKTeX.
- Finish the setup.
- Upgrade your TeX distribution. This is an optional step.
Please click a tab to get instructions for your Linux distribution:
a. Register GPG key
b. Register installation source
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d. Finish the setup
Before you can use MiKTeX, you have to finish the setup. You can use MiKTeX Console or, if you prefer the command line, miktexsetup.
Search&click the MiKTeX Console icon to start MiKTeX Console:
Now is the time to make a decision:
Do you want to set up a private (for you only) TeX installation, or do you want to set up a shared (system-wide) TeX installation?
You probably want to choose the first option.
The second option makes sense if you are the administrator of a multi-user system. If this is the case and if you expect that some of your users would like to work with MiKTeX, then you should install MiKTeX system-wide.
Click one of the two buttons if you have made your decision.
Runmiktexsetup to finish the setupRun
to finish with a private (for you only) TeX installation. Executables like lualatex will be installed in ~/bin.
Run
to finish with a shafred (system-wide) TeX installation. Executables like lualatex will be installed in /usr/local/bin.
You also may want to enable automatic package installation:
Or, if you have a shared installation:
e. Upgrade
If you have just installed MiKTeX, then you have the option to upgrade your installation to a standard TeX system. Just click the Upgrade button. Please be aware that this starts a ~200MB download.
Alternatively, you can turn on the auto-install feature and let MiKTeX install missing packages on-the-fly. This will help you to keep your TeX installation as minimal as possible (“Just enough TeX”).
See also
FAQ: Is it possible to install MiKTeX and TeX Live side-by-side?
Docker image
The Docker image allows you to run MiKTeX on any computer that supports Docker. You can obtain the image from Docker hub:
Create a volume:
Provided that your main input file is located in the current working directory, you can run pdflatex as follows:
Please read the tutorial, if you want step-by-step guidance.
Please beware that the Docker image is still in an experimental stage.
All downloads
To install a basic TeX/LaTeX system on Windows, download and run this installer.
| Date: | 10/12/2020 |
| File name: | basic-miktex-20.10-x64.exe |
| Size: | 240.1 MB |
| SHA-256: | cb9434d9ba0cedb480500f9bdfe437cd08fb57583704cabab5697e53bfba610b |
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To install a basic TeX/LaTeX system on Windows, download and run this installer.
| Date: | 10/12/2020 |
| File name: | basic-miktex-20.10.exe |
| Size: | 232.56 MB |
| SHA-256: | aeb6cf3bc78d4e46971594e100c8afaf39fdd12f68e302fdcdbc3e4937796916 |
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This installer allows you download all packages and install a complete TeX/LaTeX system on Windows.
| Date: | 8/3/2020 |
| File name: | setup-4.1-x64.exe |
| Size: | 23.77 MB |
| SHA-256: | 27b413f10144d8038bcc2e8920e2bfae8064e3f3d5abef01655b6953163c491a |
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This installer allows you download all packages and install a complete TeX/LaTeX system on Windows.
| Date: | 10/12/2020 |
| File name: | setup-4.1.1.exe |
| Size: | 19.36 MB |
| SHA-256: | 72964dd71aaff2681819d420f532ae3993b3f338841a43a16f68d4472756b2aa |
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The MiKTeX Setup Utility is used to download, install and uninstall MiKTeX using the command line.It is suitable for unattended setup tasks and can be regarded as the command line counterpart of the MiKTeX Setup Wizard.
| Date: | 6/29/2020 |
| File name: | miktexsetup-4.0-x64.zip |
| Size: | 2.4 MB |
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| Date: | 6/29/2020 |
| File name: | miktexsetup-4.0.zip |
| Size: | 2.08 MB |
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| File name: | miktex-20.10-darwin-x86_64.dmg |
| Size: | 53.82 MB |
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Download MiKTeX source code if you want to incorporate MiKTeX into your own software product.
| Date: | 10/12/2020 |
| File name: | miktex-20.10.tar.xz |
| Size: | 25.19 MB |
| SHA-256: | e20ac5afd081485ad968b2f496b6c0a74f0da671801507321088882aafda748b |
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