MathType Alternatives for Linux

MathType is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative 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 seven of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to MathType are KLatexFormula, TexMaths, Mathematical LaTeX Helper and JMathEdit.

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MathType alternatives are mainly LaTeX Editors but may also be Calculators or Digital Painting Tools.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of MathType.
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MathType alternatives page was last updated Dec 20, 2020
  1. LibreOffice - Math icon
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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.

    20 LibreOffice - Math alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub

    LibreOffice - Math Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Spell Checking
    5. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    6.  Equation editor
    LibreOffice - Math iconMathType Icon

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    omarbautistag

    This is a very easy alternative to MathType.

    Positive commentJul 14, 2020
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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
  2. KLatexFormula icon
     15 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.

    23 KLatexFormula alternatives
    KLatexFormula screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    KLatexFormula Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Multiplatform Export
    3.  LaTeX Equations
    4.  Equation editor
    KLatexFormula iconMathType Icon

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  3. TexMaths icon
     8 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.

    35 TexMaths alternatives
    TexMaths screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • LibreOffice

    TexMaths Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Prebuilt symbols
    3. LibreOffice icon  LibreOffice Integration
    4.  Tex
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  4. Mathematical LaTeX Helper icon
     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.

    8 Mathematical LaTeX Helper alternatives
    Mathematical LaTeX Helper on macOs

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Mathematical LaTeX Helper Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  LaTeX Math
    3.  Equation editor
    Mathematical LaTeX Helper iconMathType Icon

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  5. JMathEdit icon
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    JMathEdit is an equation editor that helps editing complex mathematical expressions with ease. Through the powerful GUI driven interface, very complex mathematical equations, chemical formulas and other scientific and educational equations, which are hard to compose otherwise...

    13 JMathEdit alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    JMathEdit Features

    1.  Export to SVG
    2.  Equation editor
    3.  Support for MathML
    JMathEdit iconMathType Icon

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    Comments about JMathEdit as an Alternative to MathType
     
    Guest

    A good free alternative for ubuntu... easy to use, much better than LibreOffice equation editor

    Positive commentOct 25, 2018
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    Guest

    it is a very bad interface not user friendly at all

    Negative commentDec 20, 2020
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    • Some users think JMathEdit is a great MathType alternative, some don't.

    • JMathEdit is Paid and ProprietaryMathType is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. Apache OpenOffice Math icon
     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.

    28 Apache OpenOffice Math alternatives
    Apache OpenOffice Math screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Apache OpenOffice Math Features

    1.  Equation editor
    Apache OpenOffice Math iconMathType Icon

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    Comments about Apache OpenOffice Math as an Alternative to MathType
     
    Guest

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

    Negative commentApr 19, 2018
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    • Apache OpenOffice Math is Free and Open SourceMathType is Paid and Proprietary
  7. EqualX icon
     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

    11 EqualX alternatives
    EqualX Editor window Type LaTeX, and EqualX shows your equation.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    EqualX Features

    1.  Drag and Drop
    2.  Prebuilt symbols and expressions
    3.  Equation editor
    EqualX iconMathType Icon

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