org-mode is also worth looking into. You can execute code fragments and embed the results using Babel[1]. Makes it simple to use the output of e.g. gnuplot or m

org-mode is also worth looking into. You can execute code fragments and embed the results using Babel[1]. Makes it simple to use the output of e.g. gnuplot or matplotlib. I am relatively new to org-mode (via Spacemacs). But I really like it, you can use it as a quick notebook to jot down things, run code, and export the result as PDF per LaTeX. [1] http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/ http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/