The TeX Users Group (TUG) was founded in 1980 for educational and scientific purposes, to provide an organization for those who have an interest in typography and font design, and are users of the TeX typesetting system invented by Donald Knuth.

TUG is an organization by, for, and of its members and 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 another TeX user group). The membership benefits include our journals TUGboat and The PracTeX Journal, as well as TeX Live, proTeXt, MacTeX, and other software distributions.

The Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN) is the primary repository for TeX-related software on the Internet. CTAN has many thousands of items: whole systems, LaTeX packages, and much more. The TeX Catalogue can help you find what you need.

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

News

• Google Summer of Code projects for TUG selected, from among the many excellent proposals.
• The PracTeX Journal issue 2008-1 is available online. The theme of this issue is LaTeXniques.
• TUGboat 28:2, the Practical TeX 2006 proceedings plus regular issue material, is now publicly available online. Printed copies are available through the TUG store.
• Peter Gordon, long-time editor at Addison-Wesley of Donald Knuth's books and (La)TeX books, is the latest subject in the Interview Corner.
• TeX Collection 2007, comprised of TeX Live, proTeXt, MacTeX, and a CTAN snapshot has been released and mailed to TUG members for 2006 and 2007.

Upcoming Events (full calendar)

• TUG'08 returns to Cork, Ireland, for TeX's 30th birthday. Call for papers: submissions due May 30, 2008. Conference dates: July 20-24, 2008.
• 2nd ConTeXt user meeting, in Bohinj, Slovenia, August 20-25, 2008.

• BachoTeX'08, Bachotek, Poland. Conference dates: April 30-May 4, 2008.
• AsiaTeX'08 at Kongju National University, South Korea, January 25-26, 2008.