VEXTA

VEXTA keeps multi-file LaTeX, Markdown, references, figures, data, and scripts in one project. Local projects stay in folders the author controls; cloud workspaces are also available.

Automatic compilation updates the PDF preview, and source-to-PDF navigation connects the editor to rendered pages. Local LaTeX builds support engine selection, bibliography passes, and diagnostics. Native source analysis powers headings, citations, references, and folding across a multi-file project. Equations and parameters have their own workspace for definitions, units, and source navigation.

Comments on source and PDF pages, manuscript checks, revision history, and review decisions remain attached to the project.

Optional assistant tools support questions, rewrites, and source-linked research. Context can be inspected, edits checkpointed, and changes undone. Local writing remains available without a model provider or cloud account.

Version 0.6.2 adds slide text and shapes, multi-selection, alignment, resizing, clipboard actions, and undo. Portable decks retain imported PowerPoint and PDF content alongside speaker notes and links.

Full-screen presentation can move between slides and linked workspaces. Embedded live applications start when the presenter chooses to run them. Recovery controls help reopen decks after a failed PDF read or stalled import.

Current development adds Canvas for arranging notes, text, shapes, and connectors on research boards. Phone, desktop, and slide frames organize layouts; links between frames turn them into interactive prototypes.

Canvas supports alignment, resizing, undo, and local draft recovery. Boards save as editable .vexta-canvas files and export to SVG or a Markdown design brief.