About LaTeX

LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system; it includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation. LaTeX is the de facto standard for the communication and publication of scientific documents. LaTeX is available as free software

LaTeX (usually pronounced “LAY teck,” sometimes “LAH teck,” and never “LAY tex”) is a mathematics typesetting program ...

–  Dave Richeson, "A quick guide to LaTeX"

LaTeX Template

Check out our LaTeX template below, introducing you to some of the LaTeX essentials!


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How to download and install LaTeX

LaTeX is a free software that can be used by everyone.

  • Visit NTNU Innsida (link) to learn more about the installation of LaTeX, as well as a small introduction.
  • Recommended: LaTeX can also be used as a web-based editor, e.g. through Overleaf. This is especially helpful when several people are writing on the same document. To get started with LaTeX through Overleaf, visit NTNU Innsida (link)

Getting started with LaTeX

There are a lot of documentation provided on LaTeX from a number of different sources. Here are some of them:

Overleaf LaTeX-template

Our tutorials



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