WYSIWYG editors such as Microsoft Word or LibreOffice can exhibit some misbehaviour, especially for some scientific texts that contain many formulas, source code or figures, or that exceed a certain number of pages. LaTeX has proven to be a good alternative for papers and Bachelor's or Master's theses.

Tex editors

There are a number of good online and offline editors for LaTeX. The LaTeX code itself should be maintained in a versioning system, e.g. in GitLab. A selection of editors can be found here:

• ShareLatex and OverLeaf (online)
• TeXstudio (Linux, Windows, MacOS)
• Texmaker (Linux, Windows, MacOS)

Tex literature

There is a whole range of good literature on LaTeX and how to use it. A selection of resources available online can be found here:

• LaTeX - Advanced Application (M. Jürgens)
• Introduction to LaTeX (N. Schwarz)

Tex-Templates

For LaTeX users, it is a great advantage to work with a template that can be easily customised to your needs instead of starting with a completely blank document. A LaTeX template from the FBI for creating the paper can be found at:

• https://github.com/mbredel/thesis-template
• https://code.fbi.h-da.de/fbi-workspace/thesis-template

Both templates are identical.