TexText for Inkscape 1.0 on MacOS

Attention

This is highly experimental. Help us and other MacOS users by posting an issue on github if something goes wrong or you have ideas how to improve the procedure!

Preparation

  1. Install inkscape

    brew cask install inkscape
    

    Verify that inkscape launches and is of version >= 1.x.

Download and install TexText for Inkscape 1.0

Important

Compared to previous versions TexText for Inkscape 1.0 does not need any conversion utilities like ghostscript, pstoedit or pdfsvg.

  1. Download the most recent package from GitHub release page (direct link: .zip)

  2. Extract the package and change into the created directory.

  3. Run:

    python3 setup.py --pdflatex-executable=$(which pdflatex) --skip-requirements-check
    

    or

    python setup.py --pdflatex-executable=$(which pdflatex) --skip-requirements-check
    

    The script will copy the required files into the user’s Inkscape configuration directory (usually this is ~/.config/inkscape/extensions)

You are done. Now you can consult the usage instructions. In case of problems consult Troubleshooting.