Free MathType AlternativesTop LaTeX Editors and other similar apps like MathType

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 many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to MathType are Overleaf, fxSolver, KLatexFormula and TexMaths.

MathType alternatives are mainly LaTeX Editors but may also be Calculators or Digital Painting Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of MathType.

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LibreOffice - Math
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Free • Open Source
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20 LibreOffice - Math alternatives
Math is the LibreOffice suite's formula editor, that can be invoked in your text documents, spreadsheets, presentations and drawings, to enable you to insert perfectly-formatted mathematical and scientific formulas.
- - LibreOffice - Math is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to MathType.
- - LibreOffice - Math is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MathType.
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LibreOffice - Math Features
1. PortableLibreOffice - Math can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Equation editor
Comments about LibreOffice - Math as a Alternative to MathType
Most users think LibreOffice - Math is a great MathType alternative.
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This is a very easy alternative to MathType.
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Overleaf
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Freemium • Open Source
LaTeX Editor
Online
Self-Hosted
52 Overleaf alternatives
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.
- - Overleaf is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to MathType.
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Overleaf Features
1. Support for LaTeXOverleaf supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
2. Real time collaborationMultiple users can work together in Overleaf simultaneously.
3. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
Collaborative writing
Online collaboration
GitHub integration
LaTeX to PDF
Tex
Typesetting
Document sharing
PDF Preview
Publishing
Integrated PDF Viewer
Comments about Overleaf as a Alternative to MathType
Some users think Overleaf is a great MathType alternative, some don't.
Guest
It does have the ability to edit equations, albeit via LaTeX. And it is a really lovely tool!
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Guest
As far as I know, Overleaf is very convenient (I use it a lot) but has no graphical editing of formulas.
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fxSolver
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Free • Proprietary
Calculator
Online
126 fxSolver alternatives
Online math solver, equation editor and database, graphing calculator and science/engineering problem helper.
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fxSolver Features
Formula Builder
Math Solver
Equation editor
Editable calculations
Engineering calculator
Equation solving
Shared links
Graphs
Built-in editor
Opinions about fxSolver as a Alternative to MathType
This alternative is disputed. fxSolver is still a legitimate MathType alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
KLatexFormula
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Free • Open Source
LaTeX Editor
Mac
Windows
Linux
24 KLatexFormula alternatives
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.
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KLatexFormula Features
1. Support for LaTeXKLatexFormula supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
Multiplatform Export
LaTeX Equations
Equation editor
Opinions about KLatexFormula as a Alternative to MathType
Some users think KLatexFormula is a great MathType alternative, some don't.
TexMaths
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Free • Open Source
LaTeX Editor
Mac
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Linux
LibreOffice
35 TexMaths alternatives
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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TexMaths Features
1. Support for LaTeXTexMaths supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
Prebuilt symbols
LibreOffice Integration
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Tex2Img
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Free • Proprietary
LaTeX Editor
Online
18 Tex2Img alternatives
Tex2Img is a free online Latex equation editor that converts Latex equations to high resolution images to embed in documents and presentations. You can also use Tex2Img to learn Latex by trial and error.
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Tex2Img Features
1. Support for LaTeXTex2Img supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
Equation editor
LaTeX Equations
Mathematical LaTeX Helper
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Linux
8 Mathematical LaTeX Helper alternatives
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.
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Mathematical LaTeX Helper Features
1. Support for LaTeXMathematical LaTeX Helper supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
LaTeX Math
Equation editor
RedCrab Calculator
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
19 RedCrab Calculator alternatives
RedCrab Calculator is a mathematics software with fullscreen editor for the free placement of algebraic formulas on the worksheet in mathematical notation.
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RedCrab Calculator Features
Equation editor
Visual Math Editor
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Free • Open Source
LaTeX Editor
Online
Self-Hosted
20 Visual Math Editor alternatives
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.
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Visual Math Editor Features
1. Support for LaTeXVisual Math Editor supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
Support for MathML
Equation editor
Math-o-mir
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Free • Open Source
Windows
5 Math-o-mir alternatives
The Math-o-mir is a software tool designed to write and edit mathematical equations as easily as possible. The goal was to achieve the same level of simplicity as with pencil and a sheet of paper. It is designed to act as your personal math notepad where you can write down your...
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Math-o-mir Features
Equation editor
Symbolic Computation
Math Minion
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
iPhone
iPad
17 Math Minion alternatives
Math Minion started out as a powerful scientific calculator and modelling system with a deep understanding of conversion units, but over time it has evolved into much more. When string handling was introduced to its powerful array handling, it became an adept string processor.
- - Math Minion is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to MathType.
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Apache OpenOffice Math
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Free • Open Source
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Linux
28 Apache OpenOffice Math alternatives
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.
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Apache OpenOffice Math Features
Equation editor
Comments about Apache OpenOffice Math as a Alternative to MathType
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Has minimal and generally useless mathematical formulae and/or symbols.
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