The LaTeX package tcolorbox - version 6.10.0 (2026/05/28)

Copyright (c) 2006-2026 by Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas F. Sturm

This work may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3c of this license or (at your option) any later version. The latest version of this license is in http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX version 2008/05/04 or later.

This work has the LPPL maintenance status author-maintained.

This work consists of all files listed in README.md

tcolorbox provides an environment for colored and framed text boxes with a heading line. Optionally, such a box can be split in an upper and a lower part. The package tcolorbox can be used for the setting of LaTeX examples where one part of the box displays the source code and the other part shows the output. Another common use case is the setting of theorems. The package supports saving and reuse of source code and text parts.

Contents of the package

• README.md this file
• CHANGELOG.md log of changes (history)
• tcolorbox.sty LaTeX package file (style file)
• tcbbreakable.code.tex LaTeX package file (library of tcolorbox)
• tcbdocumenation.code.tex LaTeX package file (library of tcolorbox)
• tcbexternal.code.tex LaTeX package file (library of tcolorbox)
• tcbfitting.code.tex LaTeX package file (library of tcolorbox)
• tcbhooks.code.tex LaTeX package file (library of tcolorbox)
• tcblistings.code.tex LaTeX package file (library of tcolorbox)
• tcblistingscore.code.tex LaTeX package file (library of tcolorbox)
• tcblistingsutf8.code.tex LaTeX package file (library of tcolorbox)
• tcbmagazine.code.tex LaTeX package file (library of tcolorbox)
• tcbminted.code.tex LaTeX package file (library of tcolorbox)
• tcbposter.code.tex LaTeX package file (library of tcolorbox)
• tcbprocessing.code.tex LaTeX package file (library of tcolorbox)
• tcbraster.code.tex LaTeX package file (library of tcolorbox)
• tcbskins.code.tex LaTeX package file (library of tcolorbox)
• tcbskinsjigsaw.code.tex LaTeX package file (library of tcolorbox)
• tcbtheorems.code.tex LaTeX package file (library of tcolorbox)
• tcbvignette.code.tex LaTeX package file (library of tcolorbox)
• tcbxparse.code.tex LaTeX package file (library of tcolorbox)
• blueshade.png Picture (package)
• crinklepaper.png Picture (package)
• goldshade.png Picture (package)
• pink_marble.png Picture (package)
• tcolorbox.pdf Documentation for tcolorbox
• tcolorbox.tex Source code of the documentation (main file)
• *.doc.* Source code of the documentation (include files)
• tcolorbox-tutorial-poster.pdf Tutorial for poster creation
• tcolorbox-tutorial-poster.tex Source code of the tutorial
• tcolorbox-example.tex Example file for package usage
• tcolorbox-example.pdf Compiled example
• tcolorbox-example-poster.tex Example file for package usage
• tcolorbox-example-poster.pdf Compiled example
• Basilica_5.png Example picture
• lichtspiel.jpg Example picture

Installation

Copy the contents of the tcolorbox.tds.zip from CTAN to your local TeX file tree.

Alternatively, put the files to their respective locations within the TeX installation:

• tcolorbox.sty -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• tcbbreakable.code.tex -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• tcbdocumentation.code.tex -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• tcbexternal.code.tex -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• tcbfitting.code.tex -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• tcbhooks.code.tex -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• tcblistings.code.tex -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• tcblistingscore.code.tex -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• tcblistingsutf8.code.tex -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• tcbmagazine.code.tex -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• tcbminted.code.tex -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• tcbposter.code.tex -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• tcbprocessing.code.tex -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• tcbraster.code.tex -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• tcbskins.code.tex -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• tcbskinsjigsaw.code.tex -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• tcbtheorems.code.tex -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• tcbvignette.code.tex -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• tcbxparse.code.tex -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• blueshade.png -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• crinklepaper.png -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• goldshade.png -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• pink_marble.png -> /tex/latex/tcolorbox
• all other files -> /doc/latex/tcolorbox