diff --git a/modules/lang/latex/README.org b/modules/lang/latex/README.org
index 620669f40..7bdc815e7 100644
--- a/modules/lang/latex/README.org
+++ b/modules/lang/latex/README.org
@@ -26,28 +26,54 @@ Set these variables in your private configuration with:
 #+END_SRC
 If the variables are not set, they are ignored.
 
+** Choose View Program
+You have four options to choose from for the viewer of your PDF rendered files.
+*** Okular
+Use Okular as default PDF viewer.
+
+Activate with the flag '+okular' of the latex module in your private init.el.
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs_lisp
+(latex +okular)
+#+END_SRC
+
+*** Skim
+For Mac users. Use Skim to preview your PDFs.
+
+Activate with the flag '+skim' of the latex module in your private init.el.
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs_lisp
+(latex +skim)
+#+END_SRC
+
+*** PDF Tools
+Use the PDF Tools package to preview your PDFs. Requires the tools module ~pdf~ enabled in your configuration.
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs_lisp
+(:tools pdf)
+#+END_SRC
+
+Activate with the flag '+pdf-tools' of the latex module in your private init.el.
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs_lisp
+(latex +pdf-tools=)
+#+END_SRC
+
+*** Preview Pane
+You may wish to use the old school package ~latex-preview-pane~ instead of the
+other alternatives. ~latex-preview-pane~ uses a ~DocView~ instead.
+
+Activate with the flag '+preview-pane' of the latex module in your private init.el.
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs_lisp
+(latex +preview-pane)
+#+END_SRC
+
 ** LatexMk
-Use LatexMk instead of normal LaTeX to compile documents. LatexMk only needs to run once to get all references, bibliography and other things right.
+Use LatexMk instead of normal LaTeX to compile documents. LatexMk only needs to
+run once to get all references, bibliography and other things right.
 
 Activate with the flag '+latexmk' of the latex module in init.el.
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs_lisp
 (latex +latexmk)
 #+END_SRC
 
-** Okular
-Use Okular as default PDF viewer.
-
-Activate with the flag '+okular' of the latex module in init.el.
+You can enable both a custom view program and LatexMk with a call such as:
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs_lisp
-(latex +okular)
-#+END_SRC
-
-** Preivew-Pane
-Instead of using an external program to display rendered .tex files, use an emacs window to display the rendered file. 
-
-This flag is incompatible with the ~+okular~ flag.
-
-Activate with the flag '+preview-pane' of the latex module in init.el.
-#+BEGIN_SRC emacs_lisp
-(latex +preview-pane)
+(latex +latexmk +okular)
 #+END_SRC
diff --git a/modules/lang/latex/config.el b/modules/lang/latex/config.el
index f0a85e9d0..61b877c43 100644
--- a/modules/lang/latex/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/latex/config.el
@@ -103,21 +103,31 @@
                  LaTeX-indent-environment-list))))
 
 (after! latex
-  ;; Use Okular is the user says so.
+  ;; Use Okular if the user says so.
   (when (featurep! +okular)
     ;; Configure Okular as viewer. Including a bug fix
     ;; (https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=373855)
     (add-to-list 'TeX-view-program-list
                  '("Okular" ("okular --unique file:%o" (mode-io-correlate "#src:%n%a"))))
     (add-to-list 'TeX-view-program-selection
-                 '(output-pdf "Okular"))))
+                 '(output-pdf "Okular")))
 
-(after! latex
+  ;; Or Skim
   (when (featurep! +skim)
     (add-to-list 'TeX-view-program-list
                  '("Skim" "/Applications/Skim.app/Contents/SharedSupport/displayline -b -g %n %o %b"))
     (add-to-list 'TeX-view-program-selection
-                 '(output-pdf "Skim"))))
+                 '(output-pdf "Skim")))
+
+  ;; Or PDF-tools, but only if the module is also loaded
+  (when (and (featurep! :tools pdf) (featurep! +pdf-tools))
+    (add-to-list 'TeX-view-program-list
+                 '("PDF Tools" ("TeX-pdf-tools-sync-view")))
+    (add-to-list 'TeX-view-program-selection
+                 '(output-pdf "PDF Tools"))
+    ;; Enable auto reverting the PDF document with PDF Tools
+    (add-hook 'TeX-after-compilation-finished-functions #'TeX-revert-document-buffer)))
+
 
 
 (def-package! preview
@@ -136,6 +146,8 @@
         reftex-toc-split-windows-fraction 0.3)
   (unless (string-empty-p +latex-bibtex-file)
     (setq reftex-default-bibliography (list (expand-file-name +latex-bibtex-file))))
+  (add-hook! (latex-mode LaTeX-mode) #'turn-on-reftex)
+  :config
   ;; Get ReTeX working with biblatex
   ;; http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/31966/setting-up-reftex-with-biblatex-citation-commands/31992#31992
   (setq reftex-cite-format
@@ -146,8 +158,6 @@
           (?f . "\\footcite[]{%l}")
           (?n . "\\nocite{%l}")
           (?b . "\\blockcquote[]{%l}{}")))
-  (add-hook! (latex-mode LaTeX-mode) #'turn-on-reftex)
-  :config
   (map! :map reftex-mode-map
         :localleader :n ";" 'reftex-toc)
   (add-hook! 'reftex-toc-mode-hook
diff --git a/modules/tools/pdf/config.el b/modules/tools/pdf/config.el
index 55eb60b70..ee11260f1 100644
--- a/modules/tools/pdf/config.el
+++ b/modules/tools/pdf/config.el
@@ -12,20 +12,3 @@
   (setq-default pdf-view-display-size 'fit-page)
   ;; turn off cua so copy works
   (add-hook! 'pdf-view-mode-hook (cua-mode 0)))
-
-
-(when (featurep! :lang latex)
-  (after! latex
-    ;; add to the program list
-    (add-to-list 'TeX-view-program-selection
-                 '(output-pdf "PDF Tools"))
-    (add-to-list 'TeX-view-program-list
-                 '("PDF Tools" ("TeX-pdf-tools-sync-view")))
-
-    ;; enable document revert
-    (add-hook 'TeX-after-compilation-finished-functions
-              #'TeX-revert-document-buffer)
-
-    ;; correlated mode
-    (setq TeX-source-correlate-start-server t
-          TeX-source-correlate-mode t)))