MathType Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to MathType for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac 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 11 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to MathType are KLatexFormula, Mathcha, TexMaths and Mathematical LaTeX Helper.

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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.

MathType

LaTeX Editor
Paid • Proprietary

MathType is a powerful interactive equation editor for Windows and Macintosh that lets you create mathematical notation for word processing, web pages, desktop publishing, presentations, elearning, and for TeX, LaTeX, and...

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MathType alternatives page was last updated Dec 20, 2020

LibreOffice - Math
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
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- LaTeX Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- Flathub
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LibreOffice - Math Features
1. Portable
2. Works Offline
3. Ad-free
4. Spell Checking
5. Support for LaTeX
6. Equation editor
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LibreOffice - Math VS MathType
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Comments about LibreOffice - Math as an Alternative to MathType

omarbautistag
This is a very easy alternative to MathType.
Positive comment •Jul 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

KLatexFormula
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
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- LaTeX Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
KLatexFormula Features
Support for LaTeX
Multiplatform Export
LaTeX Equations
Equation editor
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KLatexFormula VS MathType
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Mathcha
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
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- LaTeX Editor
- Digital Painting Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
Mathcha Features
WYSIWYG Support
Support for LaTeX
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Mathcha VS MathType
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TexMaths
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
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- LaTeX Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- LibreOffice
TexMaths Features
Support for LaTeX
Prebuilt symbols
LibreOffice Integration
Tex
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TexMaths VS MathType
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Mathematical LaTeX Helper
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
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Mathematical LaTeX Helper Features
Support for LaTeX
LaTeX Math
Equation editor
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Mathematical LaTeX Helper VS MathType
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Math Minion
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.
17 Math Minion alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
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Math Minion VS MathType
Is Math Minion a good alternative to MathType?
- Math Minion is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to MathType.
- Math Minion is Free and ProprietaryMathType is Paid and Proprietary

JMathEdit
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
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- LaTeX Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
JMathEdit Features
Export to SVG
Equation editor
Support for MathML
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JMathEdit VS MathType
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Comments about JMathEdit as an Alternative to MathType

Guest
it is a very bad interface not user friendly at all
Negative comment •Dec 20, 2020
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Guest
A good free alternative for ubuntu... easy to use, much better than LibreOffice equation editor
Positive comment •Oct 25, 2018
1
- Some users think JMathEdit is a great MathType alternative, some don't.
- JMathEdit is Paid and ProprietaryMathType is also Paid and Proprietary

Apache OpenOffice Math
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
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Apache OpenOffice Math Features
Equation editor
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Apache OpenOffice Math VS MathType
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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 comment •Apr 19, 2018
1
- Apache OpenOffice Math is Free and Open SourceMathType is Paid and Proprietary

LaTeXiT
LaTeXiT is a small utility that allows you to quickly typeset LaTeX equations, without bothering with file creation, preambles, and so on. The PDF image obtained can then be exported by dragn drop to any application supporting it.
19 LaTeXiT alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
LaTeXiT Features
Support for LaTeX
Tex
Equation editor
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LaTeXiT VS MathType
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Math Magic
MathMagic Equation Editor for Desktop Publishing software & Word Processors, Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress, MS Word, iWork, for Technical writing with very easy interface and fast input.
19 Math Magic alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
Math Magic Features
Equation editor
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Math Magic VS MathType
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