MathType AlternativesOnly apps categorised as LaTeX Editors

The best LaTeX Editor alternative to MathType is LibreOffice - Math, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to MathType and nine of them are LaTeX Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting LaTeX Editor alternatives to MathType are Overleaf, KLatexFormula, TeXlyre and Mathcha.

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  1. LibreOffice - Math icon

    LibreOffice - Math

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    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.

    19 LibreOffice - Math alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
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    Comments about LibreOffice - Math as an Alternative to MathType
    omarbautistag
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    This is a very easy alternative to MathType.

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

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    • Most users think LibreOffice - Math is a great MathType alternative.

    • LibreOffice - Math is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to MathType.

    • LibreOffice - Math is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MathType.

    • LibreOffice - Math is Free and Open SourceMathType is Paid and Proprietary
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    Overleaf

     69 likes
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    Overleaf, formerly WriteLaTeX, is a collaborative writing and publishing system that makes the whole process of producing academic papers much quicker for both authors and publishers.

    54 Overleaf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Comments about Overleaf as an Alternative to MathType
    Guest
    Positive
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    It does have the ability to edit equations, albeit via LaTeX. And it is a really lovely tool!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
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    As far as I know, Overleaf is very convenient (I use it a lot) but has no graphical editing of formulas.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Overleaf is a great MathType alternative, some don't.

    • Overleaf is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to MathType.

    • Overleaf is Freemium and Open SourceMathType is Paid and Proprietary
    • Overleaf is Privacy focusedMathType is not according to our users
  4. KLatexFormula icon

    KLatexFormula

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    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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  5. TeXlyre icon

    TeXlyre

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    A local-first real-time LaTeX and Typst collaboration platform with offline editing capabilities. Built with React, TypeScript, and Yjs for collaborative document editing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Mathcha

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    We want to help people to quickly write any mathematics formula/equation. People don't need to know about LATEX, but still have a powerful and rich Mathematics symbols/layouts/features so they can share with others.

    7 Mathcha alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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  7. TexMaths icon

    TexMaths

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    TexMaths is an addon designed to provide LaTeX support into LibreOffice. LaTeX equations can be inserted as images (SVG or PNG formats) and the LaTeX code is saved into the image attribute for further editing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • LibreOffice
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  10. 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 (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  11. Murfy icon

    Murfy

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    Murfy.ai is an AI based web-based collaborative LaTeX editor designed for researchers, students, developers, and academics, offering a smarter, faster, and more efficient alternative to Overleaf.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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