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. 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.

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  2. Overleaf icon
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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.

    60 Overleaf alternatives

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  3. KLatexFormula icon
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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

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    • Flathub
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  4. TeXlyre icon
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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.

    55 TeXlyre alternatives

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  5. Mathcha icon
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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.

    8 Mathcha alternatives

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  6. TexMaths icon
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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.

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  7. MathPad icon
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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.

    48 MathPad alternatives

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  8. Murfy icon
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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.

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