MathType Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to MathType for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Oleafly, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to MathType and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to MathType are LibreOffice - Math, KLatexFormula, Mathcha and AxMath.

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  1. Oleafly icon
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    Local-first desktop app for scientific writing in LaTeX, Typst, and Markdown supporting side-by-side editing and PDF preview, offline AI-assisted workflows, versioning via Git, citations, compiling, GitHub sync, and fully open-source, cross-platform performance.

    56 Oleafly alternatives

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  2. 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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    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
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  3. KLatexFormula icon
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    Allows creation of images from LaTeX equations with a graphical interface and command-line support, providing drag-and-drop, copy-paste, and save options in various formats for insertion into external documents, presentations, or graphics, available on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X.

    27 KLatexFormula alternatives

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    • Open Source

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    • Flathub
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  4. 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.

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  5. AxMath icon
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    AxMath is a powerful interactive equation editor for multiple purposes. AxMath lets you create complex equations at ease. With sementic math you can type any equations at lightspeed without using a mouse. Still confusing with Word, MathType, LaTeX, Lyx, TexMacs...?

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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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. Math Magic icon
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    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.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  8. MathCast icon
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    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...

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    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  9. WordMat icon
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    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.

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    • Microsoft Office Word
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  10. Radical Pie icon
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    Professional equation editor for Windows that produces high-quality mathematical typography and includes drawing and annotation tools.

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    • Windows
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  11. TexSlide icon
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    The revolutionary solution for native LaTeX & PowerPoint integration is finally here !

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  12. 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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