KOMAScript

KOMAScript is a collection of LaTeX document classes and packages that provide an alternative to the standard classes like article, report, and book. Developed by Markus Kohm, KOMAScript is designed to offer more customization and flexibility, particularly for German-language documents, although it is suitable for documents in any language.

The primary class provided by KOMAScript is scrartcl, which is a drop-in replacement for the standard article class. It includes various options to customize the document layout, such as different types of paper sizes, font sizes, and margins. The class also supports the use of the KOMA-Script package, which provides additional features like improved typography, customizable section headings, and enhanced table of contents formatting.

KOMAScript includes several other classes, including scrreprt, which is a replacement for the report class, and scrbook, which is a replacement for the book class. These classes offer similar customization options to scrartcl and are designed to be used in conjunction with the KOMA-Script package.

One of the key features of KOMAScript is its support for the German language, including proper hyphenation rules and character replacements. However, KOMAScript is not limited to German and can be used for documents in any language.

KOMAScript is widely used in the LaTeX community, particularly in academic and scientific publishing, due to its robust feature set and customization options. It is available for free and is distributed under the LaTeX Project Public License.