One day you'll find out that overleaf is bullsh*t and useless without premium subscription. So, you need to learn how to use LaTeX in your local machine. This repo is a simple starter template for your project reports.
100% offline ✅
100% local machine ✅
100% free & open source ✅
For collabration, just use git alongside with your favourite IDE.
-
Install MiKTeX from miktex.org or latex-project.org
-
Install VS Code (if you prefer) from code.visualstudio.com
-
Install LaTeX Workshop extension in VS Code
-
If you are using a Windows machine, it doesn't come with Perl engine, so you need to install it from strawberryperl.com
On the terminal
- Clone this repo using git
git clone https://github.com/ADSJCET/LaTeX-SJCET-AD.git
- Go to project folder
cd LaTeX-SJCET-AD
- Open in VS Code(if installed)
code .
Now in VS Code
-
Select the
src/<project_name>/thesis.tex
file -
Type
Ctrl + Shift + P
and searchBuild LaTeX
-
Enter & wait
Or just use the
TEX
extension from activity bar
- If build is successfull, new
thesis.pdf
will be created/updated
-
Read this blog to setup LaTeX in VS Code
-
Install LaTeX Language Support extension for VS Code
-
Install PDF Extension to view files easily inside VS code
-
Read this file to cite research papers with bibTeX