Tralics: a LaTeX to XML translator

Note

This is the main documentation page from the previous website. Most of the contents are still relevant, but some of it is outdated.

Introduction

Tralics is a free software whose purpose is to convert a LaTeX document into an XML file. It is used since 2002 for instance to produce the Inria’s annual activitity report. It is developped by the Apics Team (and Marelle Team since 2011) of Inria.

Send questions, comments, bug reports, etc, to tralics@inria.fr.

Printed Documentation and Examples

The paper presented at Eurotex2003 and published in TUGboat. [Gri03]
The following two reports describe some features of the software. These versions are updated for Tralics 2.12: Part I, Part II [Gri05a, Gri05b].
Example of math formulas here and here.

Online Documentation

HTML documentation of all TeX commands, in alphabetic order: Symbols A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Characters Arrays Unimplemented

List of all known packages

The errror messages of Tralics

Options of the tralics command

Tralics and LaTeX3

This web page explains some concepts used in other pages and gives some starting examples.

Getting started shows trivial examples, as well as a full document with title, index, bibliography, etc.

Tralics and the raweb explains in details how the translator can be used.

New features of the RA2007 explains in French some changes in the handling of the Ra2007, updated for 2008

Example: \primes macro, TeXbook, Chapter 20.

Parameterisation

Notes on bibliographical references

Computing pi (tex file)

Status of the Software

What’s new ? you can consult the ChangeLog file.

Current version is 3.0.0 released 23-february-2026.
version 2.15.3 released 06-august-2015
version 2.15.2 released 22-jan-2015
version 2.15.1 released 25-july-2013
version 2.15.0 released 31-august-2012
version 2.14.5 released 06-july-2012
version 2.14.4 released 07-nov-2011
version 2.14.3 released 02-may-2011
version 2.14.2 released 11-apr-2011
Previous version 2.13 released 20-jul-2008
Previous version 2.12 released 21-apr-2008
Previous version 2.11 released 29-11-2007
Previous version 2.10 released 02-05-2007,
Previous version 2.9 released 26-10-2006.

Source

Source is available.
current version 3.0.0 (dated
23-february-2026)
version 2.15.3 (dated
06-august-2015)
version 2.15.2 (dated
22-jan-2015)
version 2.15.1 (dated
25-july-2013)
version 2.15.0 (dated
31-august-2012)
version 2.14.5 (dated
6-july-2012)
version 2.14.4 (dated
07-nov-2011)
version 2.14.3 (dated
02-may-2011)
version 2.14.2 (dated
11-april-2011)
version 2.14.1 (dated
27-january-2011)
version 2.13.7 (dated
26-october-2010)
version 2.13.6 (dated
24-november-2009)
version 2.13.5 (dated
24-november-2008)
version 2.13.3 (dated
27-october-2008)
version 2.13.0 (dated
20-july-2008)
version 2.13.2 (dated
16-october-2008)
version 2.13.1 (dated
03-october-2008)
version 2.12.8 (dated
18-july-2008)
version 2.12 (dated
5-may-2008)
version 2.11.8 (dated
15-apr-2008)
version 2.11 (released
29-11-2007)
version 2.10 (released
04-05-2007)
(see below for other versions)

Binaries

You can get some binaries:
tralics 2.13.6 for Linux (fedora
10)
tralics 2.13.6 for MacOS 10.5
(Intel)
tralics 2.13.3 for Windows (compiled on cygwin using
gcc3.4.4)
tralics 2.13.3 for Macos 10.4
PPC
tralics 2.11 for Macos 10.4
PPC
tralics 2.11 for linux
FC5
tralics 2.10 for linux
Fedora
tralics 2.10 for Macos
PPC
(see below for other versions)

Extra files

Since version 2.12.7, tralics-src-x.y.tar.gz contains only the
sources, and tralics-extra-x.y.tar.gz contains the extra files needed
for the raweb.
extra files for version 2.13.4 (dated
13-november-2008)
extra files for version 2.12.7 (dated
8-july-2008)

License

This software is governed by the CeCILL license that can be found at the following URL http://www.cecill.info

Bibliography

The LaTeX Companion, Goossens, Mittelbach and Samarin, Addison-Wesley, 1994.

The LaTeX Companion, Mittelbach, Goosens and others, Addison-Wesley, 2004. (second edition, abbreviated as TLC2).

The TeXbook, Knuth, Addison-Wesley, 1984. (page numbers correspond to the 1993 edition).

LaTeX, A Documentation Preparation System, Lamport, Addison-Wesley, 1985. Second edition 1994. (page numbers correspond to 7th printing 1998).

Old versions

Source code of other versions: version 2.12.6 (dated
4-july-2008)
version 2.12.4 (dated
20-june-2008)
version 2.12.3 (dated
6-june-2008)
version 2.12.2 (dated
29-may-2008)
version 2.11.7 (dated
4-apr-2008)
version 2.11.6 (released
22-feb-2008)
version 2.11.5 (released
18-feb-2008)
version 2.11.4 (released
07-feb-2008)
version 2.11.2 (released
19-12-2007)
version 2.10.8 (released
20-11-2007)
version 2.10.5 (released
02-08-2007)
version 2.9.4 (released
18-02-2007)
version 2.9.3 (released
17-01-2007)
version 2.9.1 (released
16-11-2006)
version 2.9 (released
26-10-2006)
version 2.8.1 (temporary
version)
version 2.8, released
01-08-2006
version 2.7 patch level 6, released
05-07-2006.
version 2.7 patch level 5, released
27-06-2006.
version 2.7 patch level 4, released
26-06-2006.
for version 2.6 patch level 7, released
30-01-2006.
for version 2.6 released
10-08-2005.
for version 2.4 released
30-11-2004.
(version 2.3 released
05-10-2004.)

Binary code, old versions
linux version
2.9
linux fedora Core5, version
2.9
windows version 2.9 (compiled on Cygwin, using gcc
3.4.4)
Macos version
2.8
linux version
2.8
windows version 2.8 (compiled on Cygwin, using gcc
3.4.4)
linux
2.6
linux 2.7pl6(compiled on Cygwin, using gcc
2.91.57
windows (cygwin) 2.7
(pl5)
linux 2.6(pl7) compiled on
fedora
linux 2.6 (statically
compiled)
Windows, 2.6 (compiled on Cygwin, using gcc
2.91.57)
MacOS X,
2.6
MacOS 10.4, 2.6pl7, with
gcc4.0.0

Other binary versions
linux
2.6(pl2)
Windows, 2.3 (pl4) (compiled on Cygwin, using gcc
2.91.57)
linux
2.3(pl4)
solaris6,
2.2
solaris8,
2.2
linux 2.2 (statically
compiled)
MacOS X,
1.5c

Notes

The development of the Tralics software started while the author was in a team named Miaou. This research team is called `Apics’ since 01-01-2004. The official home page of Tralics is now http://www-sop.inria.fr/marelle/tralics. Author: José.Grimm@inria.fr.

The motivations for this translator can be found in the research
report number RT-0265 (in
french).
The translator (in its Perl version) was used to convert Inria’s
``Rapport d’activité’’ 2001 into XML and Pdf.
The tralics documentation is also available on hal.inria.fr, through
the following links
inria-00000198 and
inria-0069870. It is unlikely
that these files are up to date.

References

[Gri03]

José Grimm. Tralics, a LaTeX to XML translator. TUGboat, 24(3):12, 2003.

[Gri05a]

José Grimm. Tralics, a LaTeX to XML translator, Part I. Technical Report 309, INRIA, 2005.

[Gri05b]

José Grimm. Tralics, a LaTeX to XML translator, Part II. Technical Report 310, INRIA, 2005.