Convert LaTeX source files (TEX) online for free
The converter easily converts your TEX source files to various formats - free and online. No TeX Live or other Text software needed.
The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "Source Code & Texture" formats to TEX without using software like TeX Live or a similar tool.
A .TEX file is either a plain text markup document for the LaTeX typesetting system, or a proprietary game texture image used by developers like Riot Games, Klei Entertainment, and Traveller's Tales. For academics and researchers, .TEX files contain the raw code - including complex mathematical formulas and structural tags - that compilers like TeX Live or MiKTeX render into beautiful academic papers. On the gaming side, .TEX files are compiled 2D image assets packed with engine-specific headers and DirectDraw Surface (DDS) compression (such as DXT1 or DXT5) optimized for real-time rendering in games like League of Legends or Don't Starve.
Both file types present significant usability challenges. A LaTeX .TEX file is basically unreadable code to non-technical users, requires gigabytes of software to compile locally, and cannot be natively viewed in web browsers or standard word processors like Microsoft Word. Game texture .TEX files are equally frustrating. Because they are proprietary, standard image viewers and software like Adobe Photoshop cannot open them directly without reverse-engineered modding tools like ktech or ltk-tex-utils.
To solve these issues, you must convert the file. For LaTeX documents, compile or convert them to PDF for universal sharing and printing, or to DOCX for collaborative editing, though complex math formatting may degrade. For game modding, extract the .TEX texture to PNG for standard image editing, or DDS if you need raw access to the mipmaps and alpha channels. Drop your file here to view and convert it securely right in your browser - free, online, and without installing heavy compilers or obscure modding software.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your TEX file.
Users also converted LATEX, LEX, TEXTURE, LYX, CODE, DVI, TXT, TAX, SWP, PDF, ERROR, LTX and STY files.
If you want to convert TEX file to TXT, ZIP or WEBP, you can use TeX Live or similar software from the "Typesetting Source & Game Texture" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert RAW, PNG, AI, NEF, PSB, DNG, SVG, GIF, EPS, JPG, ARW or PDF files to TEX, try TeX Live or another comparable tool in the "Typesetting Source & Game Texture" 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 TEX converter.