Tutorial:RTextDoc/1 Installation
RTextDoc installation
Download "RTextDoc-[Version]-installer.jar" or run "java -jar RTextDoc-[Version]-installer.jar" (on Linux/Mac). The default installation path is "C:\Program Files\RTextDoc". If you will see a message "Permission denied", then install it to "C:\RTextDoc" (or any other location where you have the permission). The installation does not require administrative privileges.
When using zip package, download RTextDoc package (RTextDoc-[version].zip) using the download link . Unzip this file in any place.
* For Windows: Locate the package, right-click the file, click "Extract All", and then follow the instructions.
- For Linux/Mac: unzip RTextDoc-[version].zip
To launch the editor, click "rtextdoc.jar" (Windows). For Mac/Linux, you can simply execute
java -jar rtextdoc.jar
Java 18 and above should be installed using the Oracle [[1]].
LaTeX installation
To use RTextDoc with 
LaTeX, install
MiKTeX or TeX Live (for Windows).
For Linux or Mac, follow their instructions. RTextDoc autodetects LaTeX installation, so it is wise to install LaTeX first. If you installed first RTextDoc and then LaTeX, use the RTextDoc menu [Edit]⇒[Option]⇒[LaTeX] to check the LaTeX installation (click "Autodetect" button).
RTextDoc activation
To activate RTextDoc, you should login and purchase the license. You will receive a notification by email. Then start RTextDoc, click [Help]⇒[Activate RTextDoc] and enter your user name. Restart the program.
- Help for Demo Version - help for non-activated (Demo) version
- Help for Activated version - Help for activated (full) RTextDoc version
RTextDoc does not require installation. You can use carry it on a USB flash drive. RTextDoc editor is also available in jPort portable desktop which includes several portable programs to draw LaTeX graphs (PSTricks generator).
A note on file extensions
To edit LaTeX files, use the file extension "*.tex". To edit text with AsciiDoc markup tags, use the extensions ".adoc", ".asc" or ".asciidoc". AsciiDoc support in RTextDoc is powered by ASciiDoctor, so please use its syntax.
Creating EPS figures
We recommend the DataMelt project project to create high-quality scientific charts in EPS and PDF files, which can easily be included to LaTeX documents edited by RTextDoc.
