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LuaTeX, sometimes typeset as '''''', is a TeX-based computer typesetting system which started as a version of pdfTeX with a Lua scripting engine embedded. After some experiments it was adopted by the TeX Live distribution as a successor to pdfTeX (itself an extension of ε-TeX, which generates PDFs). Later in the project some functionality of Aleph was included (esp. multi-directional typesetting). The project was originally sponsored by the Oriental TeX project, founded by Idris Samawi Hamid, Hans Hagen, and Taco Hoekwater.

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Software.name
LuaTeX
Software.logo
LuaTeX logo.svg
Software.logo size
100px
Software.logo alt
LuaTeX project logo
Software.author
Taco Hoekwater, Hartmut Henkel, Hans Hagen
Software.developer
Taco Hoekwater, Hartmut Henkel, Hans Hagen, and others
Software.discontinued
No
Software.latest_release_version
1.23.3
Software.programming language
Lua, C
Software.operating system
Cross-platform
Software.genre
Typesetting system
Software.license
GNU General Public License

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Official website
www.luatex.org
Image
LuaTeX Output DE.svg
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Commons category
LuaTeX
software version identifier
1.21.0
inception
2007-00-00
source code repository URL
gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr/texlive/luatex
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LuaTeX, sometimes typeset as '''', is a TeX-based computer typesetting system which started as a version of pdfTeX with a Lua scripting engine embedded. After some experiments it was adopted by the TeX Live distribution as a successor to pdfTeX (itself an extension of ε-TeX, which generates PDFs). Later in the project some functionality of Aleph was included (esp. multi-directional typesetting). The project was originally sponsored by the Oriental TeX project, founded by Idris Samawi Hamid, Hans Hagen, and Taco Hoekwater.

In November 2024, one LaTeX developer declared LuaLaTeX the recommended format for LaTeX.

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