diff --git a/src/sinol_make/commands/doc/__init__.py b/src/sinol_make/commands/doc/__init__.py
index 28b1f765..87b604a4 100644
--- a/src/sinol_make/commands/doc/__init__.py
+++ b/src/sinol_make/commands/doc/__init__.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
     def get_name(self):
         return "doc"
 
-    def compile_file(self, file_path):
-        print(util.info(f'Compiling {os.path.basename(file_path)}...'))
+    def compile_file_latex_div(self, file_path):
+        print(util.info(f'Compiling {os.path.basename(file_path)} (latex to dvi)...'))
         os.chdir(os.path.dirname(file_path))
         subprocess.run(['latex', file_path])
         dvi_file = os.path.splitext(file_path)[0] + '.dvi'
@@ -34,13 +34,27 @@ def compile_file(self, file_path):
         print(util.info(f'Compilation successful for file {os.path.basename(file_path)}.'))
         return True
 
+    def compile_pdf_latex(self, file_path):
+        print(util.info(f'Compiling {os.path.basename(file_path)} (pdflatex)...'))
+        os.chdir(os.path.dirname(file_path))
+        subprocess.run(['pdflatex', file_path])
+        pdf_file = os.path.splitext(file_path)[0] + '.pdf'
+        pdf_file_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(file_path), pdf_file)
+        if not os.path.exists(pdf_file_path):
+            print(util.error('Compilation failed.'))
+            return False
+        return True
+
     def make_file(self, file_path):
         """
         Compile the file two times to get the references right.
         """
-        if not self.compile_file(file_path):
-            return False
-        return self.compile_file(file_path)
+        if self.compilation_method == 'pdflatex':
+            return self.compile_pdf_latex(file_path)
+        else:
+            if not self.compile_file_latex_div(file_path):
+                return False
+            return self.compile_file_latex_div(file_path)
 
     def move_logs(self):
         output_dir = paths.get_cache_path('doc_logs')
@@ -56,11 +70,28 @@ def configure_subparser(self, subparser: argparse.ArgumentParser):
             help='Compile latex files to pdf',
             description='Compiles latex files to pdf. By default compiles all files in the `doc` directory.\n'
                         'You can also specify files to compile.')
+        parser.add_argument('--latex-compiler', dest='latex_compiler', choices=['auto', 'pdflatex', 'latex_dvi'],
+                            help='Compiler used to compile documents (default: auto)', default='auto')
         parser.add_argument('files', type=str, nargs='*', help='files to compile')
 
     def run(self, args: argparse.Namespace):
         util.exit_if_not_package()
 
+        if not hasattr(args, 'latex_compiler'):
+            args.latex_compiler = 'auto'
+
+        if args.latex_compiler == 'pdflatex':
+            self.compilation_method = 'pdflatex'
+        elif args.latex_compiler == 'latex_dvi':
+            self.compilation_method = 'latex_dvi'
+        elif args.latex_compiler == 'auto':
+            self.compilation_method = 'pdflatex'
+            for extension in ['ps', 'eps']:
+                if glob.glob(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'doc', f'*.{extension}')) != []:
+                    self.compilation_method = 'latex_dvi'
+        else:
+            util.exit_with_error("Unrecognized latex compiler")
+
         if args.files == []:
             self.files = glob.glob(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'doc', '*.tex'))
         else:
diff --git a/tests/commands/doc/test_unit.py b/tests/commands/doc/test_unit.py
index d4f4545c..aae11708 100644
--- a/tests/commands/doc/test_unit.py
+++ b/tests/commands/doc/test_unit.py
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("create_package", [util.get_doc_package_path()], indirect=True)
-def test_compile_file(create_package):
+def test_compile_pdf_latex(create_package):
     command = Command()
-    assert command.compile_file(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "doc/doczad.tex"))) is True
+    assert command.compile_pdf_latex(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "doc/doczad.tex"))) is True
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("create_package", [util.get_doc_package_path()], indirect=True)
+def test_compile_file_latex_div(create_package):
+    command = Command()
+    assert command.compile_file_latex_div(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "doc/doczad.tex"))) is True