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pdfTeX

extension of Knuth's typesetting program TeX
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pdfTeX

Summary

pdfTeX is a free software[1]. pdfTeX ranks in the top 6% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • pdfTeX's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • pdfTeX's maintained by is recorded as Hàn Thế Thành[4].
  • pdfTeX's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[5].
  • pdfTeX's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[6].
  • pdfTeX's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[7].
  • pdfTeX's software version identifier is recorded as 1.40.19[8].
  • pdfTeX's software version identifier is recorded as 1.40.23[9].
  • pdfTeX's software version identifier is recorded as 1.40.27[10].
  • pdfTeX's official website is recorded as https://tug.org/applications/pdftex/[11].
  • pdfTeX's readable file format is recorded as TeX[12].
  • pdfTeX's writable file format is recorded as PDF[13].
  • pdfTeX's source code repository URL is recorded as https://www.tug.org/svn/pdftex/[14].
  • pdfTeX's published in is recorded as TeX Live[15].
  • pdfTeX's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://tex.stackexchange.com/tags/pdftex[16].
  • pdfTeX's user manual URL is recorded as https://www.tug.org/texlive/Contents/live/texmf-dist/doc/pdftex/manual/pdftex-a.pdf[17].
  • pdfTeX's derivative work is recorded as LuaTeX[18].
  • pdfTeX's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[19].

Why It Matters

pdfTeX ranks in the top 6% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month).[2] pdfTeX has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

Related Entities

free software Hàn Thế Thành Microsoft Windows TeX Unix-like operating system

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3h ago · MichielN · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Readable file format → TeX
    Maintained by → Hàn Thế Thành
    Derivative work → LuaTeX
    Aliases → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|3 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.40.27"
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