Setzer
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Setzer, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from Setzer's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Appearance
- It has a dark mode.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Platform
- The maker says Setzer is currently Linux-only and offers Flatpak and distribution packages.checked 10 Oct 2026
What it does
- Build feedback
- Its build log provides helpful error messages.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Building documents
- Building documents within the app requires installing a LaTeX interpreter and choosing a build command in Preferences.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Build requirement
- Building documents from within Setzer requires installing a LaTeX interpreter, which can be specified in Preferences.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Development and feedback
- The maker directs users to GitHub for development, bug reports, and improvement suggestions.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The site says the latest version is available as a Flatpak from Flathub, with packages also available for distributions including Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Distribution permission
- Flathub lists the app as having full file system read and write access.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Document setup
- It includes a document creation wizard.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Editing tools
- It provides buttons and shortcuts for LaTeX elements and special characters.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Editor features
- It provides buttons and shortcuts for LaTeX elements and special characters.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Integrations and inspiration
- The README says Setzer's autocomplete suggestions are mostly the same as Texmaker's and that it uses icons from GNOME Builder.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The maker describes its apps as being for the Linux desktop.checked 10 Oct 2026
- License
- Setzer is free software licensed under GPL version 3 or later.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Setzer is a LaTeX editor for writing LaTeX documents.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs bug reports and improvement suggestions to the GitHub issue tracker.checked 10 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The maker's site says they make apps for the Linux desktop and identifies Setzer as a LaTeX editor.checked 9 Oct 2026
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