Free MathType Alternatives Filtered by 'Equation editor'

The best free alternative to MathType is LibreOffice - Math, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to MathType and 16 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to MathType are fxSolver, KLatexFormula, Cassiopeia and Visual Math Editor.

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  1. LibreOffice - Math icon

    LibreOffice - Math

     119 likes

    Math is LibreOffice's formula editor, and can be invoked in your text documents, spreadsheets, presentations and drawings, enabling you to insert perfectly formatted mathematical and scientific formulas.

    20 LibreOffice - Math alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    LibreOffice - Math screenshot 1
     
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    LibreOffice - Math vs MathType Comments
    omarbautistag
    Positive
    2

    This is a very easy alternative to MathType.

    EquationGuy
    Positive
    0

    Compared to MathType, the LibreOffice formula editor is complete garbage. It's laughable to suggest this as a reasonable alternative.

    • LibreOffice - Math is Free and Open SourceMathType is Paid and Proprietary
  2. fxSolver icon

    fxSolver

     60 likes

    Online math solver, equation editor and database, graphing calculator and science/engineering problem helper.

    157 fxSolver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Solver page
     
  4. KLatexFormula icon

    KLatexFormula

     18 likes

    KLatexFormula is an easy-to-use graphical application for generating images (that you can drag and drop, copy and paste or save to disk) from LaTeX equations. It is written in Qt4.

    25 KLatexFormula alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    KLatexFormula screenshot 1
     
  5. Cassiopeia icon

    Cassiopeia

     1 like

    Scientific Wordprocessing Software for MacOS X, MathML based equation editor, LaTeX export

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Cassiopeia screenshot 1
     
  6. Visual Math Editor icon

    Visual Math Editor

     3 likes

    VisualMathEditor is a LaTeX, AsciiMath and MathML editor developed in Javascript and HTML. It operates independently on the web or locally. It has many features and menus that help the equation-entry and allow their posting and backup.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Visual Math Editor screenshot 1
     
  7. MathCast icon

    MathCast

     7 likes

    MathCast is an equation editor, an application that allows you to input mathematical equations. These equations can be used in written documents, webpages, and even databases. They could be rendered graphically to the screen, to picture files, or to MathML - today’s leading...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Examples
     
  9. MathPad icon

    MathPad

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    Complete AI math toolkit and workspace: math photo solver with CAS-verified answers, AI tutor, 100+ CAS tools, problem set generator, quiz creator, LaTeX editor, Digital Ink, Discord bot, Google Workspace & Office add-ons & more. Free tier available.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    MathPad screenshot 1
     
  10. MathCapture icon

    MathCapture

     1 like

    MathCapture365 is a equation editor designed for macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    MathCapture vs MathType Comments
    taroyuyu
    Positive
    0

    It seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, providing powerful tools for creating, editing, and recognizing mathematical formulas efficiently.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • MathCapture is Freemium and ProprietaryMathType is Paid and Proprietary
  11. Apache OpenOffice Math icon

    Apache OpenOffice Math

     8 likes

    Math, part of the Apache OpenOffice suite, is a tool for creating and editing mathematical equations, similar to Microsoft Equation Editor (included in Microsoft Office). The created equations can then be embedded inside other OpenOffice.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Apache OpenOffice Math vs MathType Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    2

    Has minimal and generally useless mathematical formulae and/or symbols.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Apache OpenOffice Math is Free and Open SourceMathType is Paid and Proprietary
  12. Mathematical LaTeX Helper icon

    Mathematical LaTeX Helper

     2 likes

    This tool provides a very simplistic gui that renders LaTeX-expressions directly while typing and is able to copy the rendered images to the clipboard or alternatively save them to the desktop while maintaining transparency information.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Mathematical LaTeX Helper on macOs
     
  13. LaTeXiT icon

    LaTeXiT

     10 likes

    LaTeXiT is a small utility that allows you to quickly typeset LaTeX equations, without bothering with file creation, preambles, and so on. The PDF image obtained can then be exported by dragn drop to any application supporting it.

    20 LaTeXiT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    LaTeXiT screenshot 1
     
  14. EqualX icon

    EqualX

     4 likes

    EqualX Equation Editor - is a powerful interactive tool that lets you create mathematical notation for word processing, web pages, desktop publishing, presentations in TeX, LaTeX

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    EqualX Editor window Type LaTeX, and EqualX shows your equation.
     
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