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TectonicEditor v1.3.0

TectonicEditor v1.3.0 - PDF review and smarter LaTeX editing

TectonicEditor 1.3 introduces a dedicated PDF review workflow, richer semantic editing tools, easier project imports, and a calmer workspace. This release makes it easier to move between writing, compiling, and reviewing without leaving the editor.

Highlights

Review the finished PDF

The new focused PDF review mode gives the compiled document more space and adds persistent review comments.

• Select PDF text to leave a highlighted comment.
• Right-click anywhere to add a point comment.
• Resolve, reopen, navigate, or delete comments from the review rail.
• Jump from a comment back to its LaTeX source using SyncTeX.
• Store comments locally in the project’s .tectonic-editor metadata.

Context-aware right-click menus

The browser-style context menu has been replaced with actions suited to each workspace area.

• Jump from LaTeX source to the corresponding PDF location.
• Jump from the PDF back to its source.
• Add review comments directly from the PDF.
• Retain familiar editing actions where relevant.

Richer LaTeX editing

This release adds structured and inline tools for common document elements:

• Tables, figures, and mathematical expressions
• Citations and bibliography entries
• Cross-references and LaTeX environments
• Bibliography import and document health checks
• Overleaf-style Tab completion with navigable argument fields

Improved workspace and navigation

• Project-wide search
• Command palette with Ctrl+K or ⌘K
• Improved document outline
• Compile status, diagnostics, word count, and backend information
• Additional editor themes
• Resizable dialogs and a guided beginner workspace
• Import from LaTeX ZIP archives and public GitHub repositories

Optional AI improvements

AI remains entirely optional and peripheral to the editing experience.

• Bring-your-own-key Anthropic and OpenAI-compatible providers
• Provider connection testing
• More reliable multi-step tool calling
• Improved compatibility with services such as DeepSeek
• Provider configuration consolidated into Settings

Upgrade notes

• Existing .prism/build caches are migrated automatically to .tectonic-editor/build.
• Python environment setup is now opt-in and no longer runs automatically.
• The bundled Claude Code CLI integration and inherited scientific slash commands have been removed.
• Existing projects and their LaTeX sources are unaffected.

Fixes

• Improved compilation error handling.
• Repaired interrupted AI tool-call histories.
• Fixed LaTeX comment escaping.
• Improved OpenAI-compatible API reliability.

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