> Then again, I imagine it won't be long before someone mentions LaTeX as a viable alternative, even though the one thing LaTeX isn't is portable. But LaTeX is

> Then again, I imagine it won't be long before someone mentions LaTeX as a viable alternative, even though the one thing LaTeX isn't is portable. But LaTeX is primarily popular in the tech community because it lets programmers pretend to write code Rude remarks notwithstanding, LaTeX and its ilk let you make PDFs, which are indeed portable. Setting up LaTeX is the same as setting up any other program, some of which are not portable either. ShareLatex.com [0] also exists for the purpose of using LaTeX anywhere. People recommend LaTeX because it's in another league when it comes to typesetting and rendering more niche notation. It's also not user hostile when it comes to binary files. LaTeX source files will always be readable decades later, <binary app here> makes no such guarantees. Whether it's a viable alternative depends on whether the user wants to make a minimal learning investment or not. If they don't, google sheets > export to pdf always exists. [0]: https://www.sharelatex.com/ https://www.sharelatex.com/