Convert LaTeX source files (LATEX) online for free
The converter easily converts your LATEX source files to various formats - free and online. No TeXworks or other Text software needed.
The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "Markup Source File" formats to LATEX without using software like TeXworks or a similar tool.
A .LATEX file is a plain text source document written in the markup language of the LaTeX typesetting system. It contains both the text of the document and specific structural commands that dictate formatting, equations, bibliographies, and layout. Academic institutions, publishers, and scientific researchers rely on this format to handle complex mathematical formulas and maintain consistent typography.
To view the actual formatted document, users must process the .LATEX file through a TeX compiler like MiKTeX or TeX Live, or use an online editor like Overleaf. This is the primary disadvantage of the format: it is completely unreadable as a finished document in its raw state. Collaborating with users who do not know LaTeX syntax is extremely difficult. The files are also prone to compilation errors if referenced style files (STY), document classes (CLS), or image assets are missing from the local environment.
To share a finished document, you must convert it. For archiving, printing, or sharing the final layout exactly as intended, convert to PDF. For collaborative text editing with users who do not code, convert to Microsoft Word's DOCX. For web publication, convert to HTML. Drag and drop your .LATEX file to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your LATEX file.
Users also converted TEX, DOCX, TXT, PDF, ZIP, HTML, ODT, JPEG, ICS, PNG, DVI, CLS and IMAGE files.
If you want to convert LATEX file to IMAGE, TEXT, TXT, DOC or PAGES, you can use TeXworks or similar software from the "Document Typesetting Source" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert PDF, DOC, ASC, TODO, NFO, MEMO, README, JPG, TXT or NOTE files to LATEX, try TeXworks or another comparable tool in the "Document Typesetting Source" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our LATEX converter.