We present a TeX macro package for generating the arabic writing from a standardized ASCII input notation. It can handle partial or full vocalization, and generates automatically most of the common ligatures. There is limited support for Farsi, Urdu, and Pashto. ArabTeX is compatible with Plain TeX and also most LaTeX environments; arabic and other material can be mixed freely. For special purposes the standard transliteration can be additionally generated.

ArabTeX uses no preprocessor and thus should be compatible with any TeX implementation that allows dynamic loading of additional macro files and fonts.