Open Source MathType AlternativesTop LaTeX Editors and other similar apps like MathType

The best open source alternative to MathType is LibreOffice - Math. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to MathType and 13 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to MathType are Overleaf, KLatexFormula, TeXlyre 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.

    19 LibreOffice - Math alternatives

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

    Overleaf

     69 likes

    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.

    59 Overleaf alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Templates
     
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    Comments about Overleaf as an Alternative to MathType
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    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
    -4

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

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

    TeXlyre

     3 likes

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

    56 TeXlyre alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    LaTeX Tikz compilation
     
  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

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. TexMaths icon

    TexMaths

     9 likes

    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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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • LibreOffice
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  9. WordMat icon

    WordMat

     5 likes

    WordMat is an add-on to Microsoft Word which creates a tab with math functionality. Part of the Math functionality is provided by other open-source applications like Maxima, GeoGebra, Graph and GnuPlot.

    9 WordMat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Office Word
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  10. 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
     
  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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    Comments about Apache OpenOffice Math as an Alternative to MathType
    Guest
    Negative
    2

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Apache OpenOffice Math icon
    Apache OpenOffice Math icon
    • 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.

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

    MathQuill

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    Easily type math in your web app. Just load MathQuill and call the constructors on some HTML element DOM objects.

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    • Self-Hosted
    MathQuill screenshot 1
     
  14. Math-o-mir icon

    Math-o-mir

     4 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Layout of the Math-o-mir.
     
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