TeXworks 是 XeTeX 作者 Jonathan Kew 开发的一款 TeX 编辑器，适用于 TeX、LaTeX、ConTeXt 排版，其特点是界面 简洁友好，集成了轻便的 PDF 阅读器，并且可跨操作系统 (Unix-like、Windows) 运行。使使用者没有排版和程序设计的知 识也可以充分发挥由TeX所提供的强大功能，能在几天，甚至几小时内生成很多具有书籍质量的印刷品。

TeXworks on GNU/Linux (Ubuntu)

TeXworks on Windows 7

TeXworks on Mac OS X

• Scripting
  • QtScript, Lua and Python languages are supported
  • use scripts to add new features (trough standalone scripts) or extend existing functionality (through hook scripts)
  • assign custom shortcuts for quick access
  • customizable access to other files and programs on your computer
  • use some of the bundled scripts to, e.g., set the spellchecker language based on babel options or turn the lengthy console output into a concise list of TeX errors and warnings
• New features
  • use “Follow focus” to keep the source and preview in sync all the time
  • window positions and sizes are saved for recent documents
  • a command line parser allows for greater interoperability with other programs
  • resources (templates, scripts, ...) are updated automatically when upgrading to a post-0.4 version
  • use one of numerous file encodings and line ending conventions to increase interoperability between different systems
  • “Save all” open documents using this single menu item
  • auto-completion for the beamer class
• Major improvements & bug fixes
  • support background color/font flags in syntax highlighting
  • show the spellchecker languages in human-readable form; no more ISO language codes, no more multiple entries for the same language on *nix platforms
  • preserve document view when reloading after external changes
  • switched to pdfLaTeX as the default engine on fresh installation
  • allow “smart quotes” to be applied to a selection
  • allow Esc and Return in the tags and search result windows
  • made the “Highlight current line” color palette-aware to accommodate dark themes and improve accessibility
  • improve "Remove Auxiliary Files" dialog
  • fix handling of external file links in PDFs
  • Fix handling of “All Files” in the “Save As” dialog on MS Windows

项目主页：http://www.open-open.com/lib/view/home/1351423760785