Alfred 2 TeXdoc workflow

This Workflow for Alfred 2 allows you to easily open the documentation of your TeX distribution.

It makes use of your local LaTeX installation, so searching the documentation is really fast. It also allows you to access sites such as texdoc.net and CTAN from within Alfred.

Usage

To use the workflow, type td in your Alfred, followed by the name of the documentation you want to consult.

Internally, the texdoc command is used to query the documentation present on your local computer. You can interact with the documentation as Alfred would with any other file: open it (default), share it, ...

Keyword tdn

If you type tdn followed by a package name into Alfred, you will download the corresponding documentation from texdoc.net.

Keyword ctan

This keyword opens the CTAN page for the package you specify, i.e. https://www.ctan.org/pkg/<name>.