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==Features== {{stack|[[File:LyX 2.3.5.2 Intro Zathura 0.4.7 zathura-pdf-poppler 0.3.0.png|thumb|upright=1.4|Screenshot of a PDF document created with LyX.]]}} LyX is a full-featured document processor.<ref name=":0" /> It provides [[structured document]] creation and editing, branches for having different versions of the same document, master and child documents, change tracking, support for writing documents in many languages and scripts, [[spell checking]], [[graphics]], [[Table (information)|table]] editing, and automatic cross-reference (hyperlink) managing. LyX provides automatically numbered headings, titles, and paragraphs, with document outlining. It features a powerful [[mathematical formula]] editor with point-and-click or [[Computer keyboard|keyboard]]-only interface.{{fact|date=March 2025}} LyX has native support for many document classes and templates available in LaTeX through <code>\documentclass{theclass}</code>. User layouts and [[Modular programming|modules]] can be made for those missing. Text is laid out according to standard [[Typography|typographic]] rules, including [[Orthographic ligature|ligatures]], [[kerning]], [[Indentation (typesetting)|indents]], spacing, and [[Hyphenation algorithm|hyphenation]]. It provides [[BibTeX|BibTeX/BibLaTeX]] citation support, comprehensive [[cross-referencing]] and PDF [[Hyperlink|hyperlinks]]. LyX can import various common text formats.{{fact|date=March 2025}} Documents can be processed in LaTeX, [[PdfTeX|PdfLaTeX]], [[XeTeX]], and [[LuaTeX]] typesetting systems or exported to [[XHTML]], [[DocBook]], [[EPUB]] (via Docbook), and plain text. Versioning is provided through external control systems like [[Apache Subversion|SVN]], [[Git_(software)|Git]], [[Revision_Control_System|RCS]], and [[Concurrent_Versions_System|CVS]].{{fact|date=March 2025}} LyX supports [[right-to-left]] languages like [[Arabic language|Arabic]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=LyX wiki | Windows / Arabic|url=https://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/Arabic|website=wiki.lyx.org}}</ref> [[Persian language|Persian]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=LyX wiki | Windows / Farsi|url=https://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/Farsi|website=wiki.lyx.org}}</ref> and [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=LyX wiki | Windows / Hebrew|url=https://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/Hebrew|website=wiki.lyx.org}}</ref> along with support for [[bi-directional text]]. [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], and [[Korean language|Korean]] languages are also supported.{{fact|date=March 2025}} Documents can embed calculations via [[GNU Octave|Octave]] or Computer Algebra Systems (CAS) like [[Maple (software)|Maple]], [[Maxima (software)|Maxima]], and [[Wolfram Mathematica|Mathematica]]. Commands will be forwarded to the external programs and results will be embedded in the document.{{fact|date=March 2025}}
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