tiskw / tex2svg

Convert LaTeX source to SVG

TeX2SVG

Converter from Tex source file to SVG image file. This software allow us to insert TeX expressions on vector graphic editor, like Inkscape.

Requirement

• Python >= 3.6.5
• Potrace >= 1.14
• pdfTeX >= 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.18 (TeX Live 2017/Debian)
• dvipng >= 1.15

Installation

tex2svg needs Python3, Potrace and TeX distribution like TeXLive. You can install these softwares on Ubuntu if you don't have it:

$ apt install python3 potrace texlive-bin

If you prefer mathmetical font other than computer modern, you need to install other mathematical tex fonts. You can install extra mathematical fonts by the following command if you are using texlive on Ubuntu:

$ apt install texlive-fonts-extra texlive-science

Usage

The following command generate SVG image which is correspond to the TeX command '$f(x) = x^2$'.

$ ./tex2svg '$f(x) = x^2$'

Default output file is tex2svg_TIMESTAMP.svg, and you can change output filename by -o option:

$ ./tex2svg '$f(x) = x^2$' -o output.svg

Also you can change the math font by -f option:

$ ./tex2svg '$f(x) = x^2$' -o output.svg -f txfonts

You can see all available font name by -l option:

$ ./tex2svg -l

License

MIT License (https://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)

Author

Tetsuya Ishikawa (EMail, Website)