LaTeX Support

Clarity provides first-class LaTeX support with a cloud-based texlive compilation engine.

Compilation

When you click Compile, Clarity:

1. 1Syncs your project files to the cloud engine
2. 2Runs latexmk inside a Docker container with a full texlive installation
3. 3Returns the compiled PDF in milliseconds
4. 4Caches output for faster subsequent builds

Automatic Package Management

Unlike local LaTeX installations, you never need to manually install packages. Clarity's engine includes the complete texlive distribution — every package is available out of the box.

Supported Features

• All standard document classes (article, report, book, beamer, etc.)
• BibTeX / BibLaTeX for bibliography management
• TikZ and PGFPlots for diagrams and charts
• amsmath, amssymb, and other math packages
• Multi-file projects with \input and \include
• Custom .sty and .cls files

Error Handling

Compilation errors appear in the Compile Logs panel below the editor. Each error shows:

• The file and line number
• The error message from the TeX engine
• A clickable link to jump to the source

The AI assistant can also read these errors and suggest fixes automatically.