TeXpresso — ZedExt

TeXpresso extension for Zed

Now working in Linux, MacOS, and Windows.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/477093ea-d44d-4bad-b3da-814a33c859c2

Use this alongside the LaTeX extension for Zed, but disable the build-on-save in settings:

  {
    "lsp": {
      "texlab": {
        "settings": {
          "texlab": {
            "build": {
              "onSave": false
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }

Setup

Build TeXpresso
Install this extension in Zed
Add to your settings.json file (global ~/.config/zed/settings.json or workspace WORKSPACE/.zed/settings.json):

{
  "lsp": {
    "texpresso-lsp": {
      "initialization_options": {
        "root_tex": "path/to/main/tex/file", // relative to workspace root, defaults to main.tex
        "texpresso_path": "path/to/texpresso/binary" // omissable if TeXpresso is in PATH
        // ^ this path must be to an executable called "texpresso" which must be in the same dir as the executable "texpresso-tonic"
      },
      "settings": {
        "preview_follow_cursor": true, // default true, makes preview constantly follow the position of the cursor
      }
    },
    "texlab": {
      "settings": {
        "texlab": {
          "build": {
            "onSave": false // we will be using texpresso to build
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "languages": {
    "LaTeX": {
      "language_servers": ["texpresso-lsp", "texlab", "..."] // in workspaces where you do not want to use texpresso, replace "texpresso-lsp" with "!texpresso-lsp"
    }
  }
}

Warning
This will work in WSL in Windows. But this means that TeXpresso must be built inside WSL and the workspace must be inside WSL too (not a Windows folder). You can open Zed from the WSL terminal with zed .. You may also need to go to the command palette and restart language servers if the preview window does not appear at first.