Writing LateX in VS Code

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Download & Install TeX Live

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$ brew install --cask mactex

Add to PATH

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$ vi ~/.zshrc
export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/local/texlive/2022/bin/universal-darwin

Install & Config LaTeX Workshop

install the extension LaTeX Workshop in VS Code. Update the user settings

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"latex-workshop.latex.autoBuild.run": "never",
  "latex-workshop.latex.tools": [
    {
     "name": "latexmk",
     "command": "latexmk",
     "args": [
      "-synctex=1",
      "-interaction=nonstopmode",
      "-file-line-error",
      "-pdf",
      "-outdir=%OUTDIR%",
      "%DOC%"
     ],
     "env": {}
    },
    {
     "name": "xelatex",
     "command": "xelatex",
     "args": [
      "-synctex=1",
      "-interaction=nonstopmode",
      "-file-line-error",
      "%DOC%"
     ],
     "env": {}
    },
    {
     "name": "pdflatex",
     "command": "pdflatex",
     "args": [
      "-synctex=1",
      "-interaction=nonstopmode",
      "-file-line-error",
      "%DOC%"
     ],
     "env": {}
    },
    {
     "name": "bibtex",
     "command": "bibtex",
     "args": [
      "%DOCFILE%"
     ],
     "env": {}
    }
   ],
   "latex-workshop.latex.recipes": [
    {
     "name": "pdfLaTeX",
     "tools": [
      "pdflatex"
     ]
    },
    {
     "name": "latexmk 🔃",
     "tools": [
      "latexmk"
     ]
    },
    {
     "name": "xelatex",
     "tools": [
      "xelatex"
     ]
    },
    {
     "name": "pdflatex ➞ bibtex ➞ pdflatex`×2",
     "tools": [
      "pdflatex",
      "bibtex",
      "pdflatex",
      "pdflatex"
     ]
    },
    {
    "name": "xelatex ➞ bibtex ➞ xelatex`×2",
    "tools": [
      "xelatex",
      "bibtex",
      "xelatex",
      "xelatex"
     ]
    }
   ]

Write & Compile

Now you may open a tex file or create a new one. If you want to compile the file, press Ctrl + Alt + B (Windows) or option + cmd + B (macOS). Moreover, you may choose another recipes from the sidebar. There is button in the right top corner to preview PDF file.