The TeX Users Group (TUG) was founded in 1980 to provide an organization for people who are interested in typography and font design, and/or are users of the TeX typesetting system invented by Donald Knuth.

TUG is a not-for-profit organization by, for, and of its members, also representing the interests of TeX users worldwide. It is nearly entirely member-supported, so if you use any TeX-related programs (TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt, Metafont, MetaPost, Texinfo, et al.), please consider joining TUG (or any other TeX user group). The membership benefits include our journal TUGboat (available both in print and online), as well as the TeX software collection TeX Live, proTeXt, MacTeX, and more.

The Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN) is the primary repository for TeX-related software on the Internet. CTAN has many thousands of items: the TeX Catalogue and CTAN search page can help you find what you need.

If you are new to TeX and are looking for a system to install, or have questions to ask, click here to get started.

News

• Frank Liang, known for the hyphenation algorithm used in TeX and elsewhere, is the latest subject in the Interview Corner.
• TUGboat 30:1, a regular issue, is now publicly available online. Printed copies are available through the TUG store.
• TeX's 2⁵ Anniversary: A Commemorative Collection: A new hardcover book published by TUG for the anniversary celebration at the TUG 2010 conference, collecting TUGboat articles by Donald Knuth and other Stanford TeX project members, with a foreword by Barbara Beeton and drawings by Duane Bibby.
• The PracTeX Journal issue 2010-1 is available online. The theme is “LaTeX academic work bench”.
• TUGboat 31:1 (a regular issue) has been mailed to current TUG members. It is also available online to members and from the TUG store.
• TeX Live 2009 and MacTeX 2009 have been released. They are primarily distributed online through CTAN (TL, MacTeX). The TeX Collection DVD is also available. TeX Live 2010 is now in pretesting.

Upcoming Events (full calendar)

• The XML Summer School will be held in Oxford, England, September 5-10, 2010.
• The fourth ConTeXt user meeting will be held in Brejlov (Prague), Czech Republic, Sep 13-18, 2010.

• TUG 2010 was held in San Francisco, California, USA, June 28-30, 2010. This being TeX's 32nd anniversary, Don Knuth and other members of the original Stanford TeX project participated in an extended panel session, and Knuth made an earthshaking announcement (video).