Template for a simple thesis or dissertation (bachelor's, master's, Ph.D.) or technical report, in XeLaTeX.

Website:
https://github.com/zachscrivena/simple-thesis-dissertation

Lead author:
Zach Scrivena

Compiled sample document:
Thesis.pdf

Sample pages (click to enlarge):

• Simple template that can be further customized or extended.
• Template document contains numerous examples.
• Consistent style for figures, tables, mathematical theorems, definitions, lemmas, etc.
• Direct support for TrueType (TTF) and OpenType (OTF) fonts.
• Direct support for multilingual Unicode characters, with the appropriate fonts.
• Hyperlinks can be included in generated PDF.

The main XeLaTeX source file is Thesis.tex; the compiled document is Thesis.pdf.

Instructions for compiling the document (TeX →(XeLaTeX)→ PDF):

• Method 1: Use latexmk for fully automated document generation:

  • latexmk -xelatex "Thesis.tex" (add the -pvc switch to automatically recompile on changes)

• Method 2: Use xelatex directly:

  • xelatex "Thesis.tex" (run multiple times to resolve cross-references if needed)

This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain. For more information, please see the file LICENSE or refer to http://unlicense.org.