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CTAN update: babel

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:54:33 +0200

Javier Bezos López submitted an update to the

                 babel

package.

Version: 26.12 2026-09-09
License: lppl1.3

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

Announcement text:Changes in version 26.12 are described in:


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New on CTAN: lora

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:54:22 +0200

Dmitriy Nosachev submitted the

                 lora

package.

Version: 0.1
License: ofl lppl1.3c

Summary description: OpenType font for LuaTeX and XeTeX

Announcement text:The package provides support for the Lora font for engines using fontspec 
(LuaLaTeX and XeLaTeX).

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CTAN update: linguexx

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:50:28 +0200

Gerhard Schaden submitted an update to the

                 linguexx

package.

Version: 1.3 2026-09-09
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: A tagging-aware package for typesetting linguistic examples and glosses

Announcement text:linguexx 1.3 is a mainly a bugfix release, but contains several quality-of-life improvements.


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CTAN update: academicons

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:59:53 +0200

Diogo Fernandes submitted an update to the

                 academicons

package.

Version: 1.9.6-3 2026-09-09
License: lppl1.3c ofl

Summary description: Font containing high quality icons of online academic profiles

Announcement text:
XeTeX fix: https://github.com/diogo-fernan/academicons/pull/22.


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CTAN update: l3build

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:57:45 +0200

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

                      l3build

package.

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

Summary description:  A testing and building system for (La)TeX

Announcement text: ### Added


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CTAN update: l3kernel-dev

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:20:51 +0200

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

                   l3kernel-dev

package.

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

Summary description:  Development pre-release of l3kernel

Announcement text: ### Changed


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New on CTAN: mayanumber

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:16:41 +0200

Manuel López Mateos submitted the

                mayanumber

package.

Version:  1.0 2026-09-09
License:  mit

Summary description:  Mayan numerals and vigesimal notation with positional floor colors

Announcement text: The mayanumber package typesets Mayan numerals (dots and bars) and
 vigesimal alphabetic notation with a seven-color positional cycle,

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CTAN update: FHJ-Script

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:30:16 +0200

Michael E. Hammer submitted an update to the

                   FHJ-Script

package.

Version:  4.3c 2026-09-08
License:  lppl1.3

Summary description:  Classes and packages for formatting documents for FH JOANNEUM

Announcement text: Bug fix on title page - line break was missing


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CTAN update: AutoLaTeX

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:09:54 +0200

Stéphane Galland submitted an update to the

                AutoLaTeX

package.

Version: 51.2
License: lgpl3

Summary description: Automate compilation of large scale LaTeX projects

Announcement text:
Remove dependency to an unnecessary Python library (mistune) from the SVG translator.
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New on CTAN: hyph-malagasy

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:59:49 +0200

Bruno Bakys Ralahady submitted the

                hyph-malagasy

package.

Version:  0.3.1-dev 2026-09-02
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  Hyphenation patterns for Malagasy (early development preview)

Announcement text: [English] First upload (early development preview, flat structure)
 of hyphenation patterns for Malagasy. NOT YET READY for integration

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New on CTAN: UniPersian

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:58:24 +0200

Amer Amikhteh submitted the

                UniPersian

package.

Version:  0.1.0 2026-09-08
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  Persian language support for LaTeX, LuaLaTeX, and XeLaTeX using Babel

Announcement text: Initial release of unipersian, a Babel-based package for Persian
 typesetting in LaTeX. LuaTeX is recommended, with XeTeX and pdfTeX

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CTAN update: ltx-talk

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:47:59 +0200

Joseph Wright submitted an update to the

                 ltx-talk

package.

Version: 0.6.2 2026-09-07
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: A class for typesetting (accessible) presentations

Announcement text:## [v0.6.2] - 2026-09-07


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New on CTAN: mtp2otf

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:29:31 +0200

Mizuki Sato submitted the

                mtp2otf

package.

Version: 1.0
License: 0bsd

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

Announcement text:Initial release of mtp2otf, a converter that builds native OpenType
MATH OTF and TTF fonts from an existing MathTime Professional 2 Lite
or Complete installation. The generated fonts can be used with

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CTAN update: ciad-beamertheme

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:28:11 +0200

Stéphane Galland submitted an update to the

                ciad-beamertheme

package.

Version: 20260907
License: lgpl3 other-nonfree

Summary description: A beamer theme for creating modern presentations

Announcement text:
The slides that contain videos now accept a heading text at the top of the videos.
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CTAN update: numodel-bundle

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:02:17 +0200

Paul Zuurbier submitted an update to the

                numodel-bundle

package.

Version:  0.9.1 2026-09-07
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  Numerical physics models with Forrester diagrams and auto-sized plots

Announcement text: This release is numodel-plot only; numodel is version-synced with no
 functional changes.  It is also the first published release carrying

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CTAN update: mahjong-tiles@uni-jena.de; (fwd)

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:19:03 +0200

Hi Lilia C M Wither,

I did an embarrassing copy&paste mistake while sending this announcement. I hope 
the users will understand, that your's package name is not like an email address 
from the University of Jena.

Sorry
Erik

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Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2026 10:04:18
From: CTAN Announcements via ctan-ann via ctan-ann 
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To: ctan-ann@ctan.org
Subject: CTAN update: mahjong-tiles@uni-jena.de;


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New on CTAN: hicite

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:04:37 +0200

Charles Duan submitted the

                 hicite

package.

Version: 1.1.0
License: gpl3

Summary description: Legal citation management and formatting

Announcement text:This package provides automated management and formatting of legal citations in 
LaTeX documents. It implements the citation system described in The Indigo Book: 

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CTAN update: luamplib

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:04:28 +0200

Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the

                 luamplib

package.

Version: 2.43.0 2026-09-07
License: gpl2

Summary description: Use LuaTeX’s built-in MetaPost interpreter

Announcement text:* fix bug in color processing which was raised with beamer class (#207)


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CTAN update: mahjong-tiles@uni-jena.de;

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:04:18 +0200

Lilia C M Wither submitted an update to the

                 mahjong-tiles

package.

Version: 2.6.2
License: mit

Summary description: A LaTeX package for typesetting Japanese/Riichi Mahjong tiles

Announcement text:This update extends mahjong-tiles with flower tiles and Japanese Mahjong score sticks.


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New on CTAN: malagasy-numberwords

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:10:54 +0200

Bruno Bakys Ralahady submitted the

                malagasy-numberwords

package.

Version:  0.1.0 2026-09-05
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  Cardinal, ordinal, decimal, percentage, currency and date number words in Malagasy

Announcement text: malagasy-numberwords provides LaTeX macros (\MalagasyNumberToWords,
 \MalagasyOrdinalToWords, \MalagasyDecimalToWords, \MalagasyPercentageToWords,

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CTAN update: luadraw

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:16:18 +0200

Patrick Fradin submitted an update to the

                   luadraw

package.

Version:  3.5 2026-09-05
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  Lua-based mathematical graphs for LuaLaTeX

Announcement text: New options and new methods in the *luadraw_spherical* module.


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CTAN update: siunitx

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:39:31 +0200

Joseph Wright submitted updates to the

                   siunitx

bundle.

Versions: 3.5.9 + 3.5.10   2026-09-05
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  A comprehensive (SI) units package

Announcement texts: ## [v3.5.9] - 2026-09-05


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CTAN update: latex-tagging-status

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:40:33 +0200

The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

                 latex-tagging-status

package.

Version: 2026-09-04
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: The LaTeX Tagging Status data

Announcement text:Changes to the tagging status of


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CTAN update: tikzphysics

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 06:55:21 +0200

Vaibhav Blayer submitted an update to the

                 tikzphysics

package.

Version:  1.2.0 2026-09-05
License:  lppl1.3c

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

Announcement text: tikzphysics 1.2.0 adds reusable per-object defaults, native
 to[over pulley=P] connections, wedge contact and tangent/normal anchors,

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CTAN update: siunitx

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:12:41 +0200

Joseph Wright submitted an update to the

                   siunitx

package.

Version:  3.5.8 2026-09-03
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  A comprehensive (SI) units package

Announcement text: ### Fixed


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CTAN update: codebox

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:58:43 +0200

Nan Geng submitted an update to the

                 codebox

package.

Version: 2.0.1 2026-09-03
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Highlighted source code in a fancy box

Announcement text:1.Adapted the code typesetting package for minted v3
2.Removed \usetikzlibrary{shapes.geometric}

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New on CTAN: TIETreport

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:06:13 +0200

Raghav B. Venkataramaiyer submitted the

                 TIETreport

package.

Version:  1.0
License:  mit

Summary description:  A Professional LaTeX document class for TIET university project reports

Announcement text: This package provides a LaTeX document class tailored for Thapar
 Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET) project reports.

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CTAN update: suanpan-l3

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:54:54 +0200

Nan Geng submitted an update to the

                 suanpan-l3

package.

Version: 2.2.1 2026-09-03
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Traditional Chinese 7-beads suanpan (abacus) package based on l3draw

Announcement text:1.Replaced prop with l3intarray for bead data access to improve compilation speed.
2.Implemented lazy caching for support unit to further improve compilation speed.

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CTAN update: chinesechess

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:50:44 +0200

Nan Geng submitted an update to the

                 chinesechess

package.

Version: 1.2.1 2026-09-03
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Typeset Chinese chess with l3draw

Announcement text:Replace command \draw_linewidth:n with \draw_set_linewidth:n and 
\draw_dash_pattern:nn with \draw_set_dash_pattern:nn, as l3draw change 

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CTAN update: dtk-bibliography

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:29:34 +0200

Stephan Lukasczyk submitted an update to the

                dtk-bibliography

package.

Version: 2026-03
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Bibliography of Die TeXnische Komödie

Announcement text:- Add entries from DTK 3/2026
- Add additional metadata to the individual bib entries
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CTAN update: hawkdraw

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:28:12 +0200

Jasper Habicht submitted an update to the

                hawkdraw

package.

Version: 0.8.0 2026-09-01
License: lppl1.3c

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

Announcement text:- Adding background to nodes;
- Fixing bug in parser;
- ixing bug in bidi support.

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New on CTAN: chemidentifier

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:27:50 +0200

Aliocha Skrzypczak submitted the

                chemidentifier

package.

Version: 2.0.0
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Synthesis-order numbering and hyperlinking of chemical compounds

Announcement text:chemidentifier -- Logical, synthesis-order numbering and hyperlinking of chemical compounds

    chemidentifier numbers the compounds of a synthesis-chemistry paper in the logical order of the synthesis -- the order in which they are declared -- rather than the order in which they appear in the text. Every printed number is clickable and jumps to the scheme or paragraph that introduces it.

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