Formula editor

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A formula editor is a name for a computer program that is used to typeset mathematical works or formulae.

Formula editors typical serve two purposes:

  • They allow word processing and publication of technical content either for print publication, or to generate raster images for web pages or screen presentations.
  • They provide a means for users to specify input to computational systems that is easier to read and check than plain text input and output from computational systems that is easy to understand or ready for publication.

Content for formula editors can be provided manually using a markup language,eg TeX or MathML, via a point-and-click GUI, or as computer generated results from symbolic computations such as Mathematica.

Some systems are capable of re-formatting formulae into simpler forms or to adjust line-breaking automatically, while preserving the mathematical meaning of a formula.

[edit] Available systems

Keyboard input GUI input TeX support MathML support Raster export Automatic expression layout Computation support Notes
Aurora Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Microsoft Office addon. Renders using TeX.
DragMath No Yes Yes Yes No No No Java applet. Open source.
Expressionism[dead link] Yes No No Yes No No No Browser-based WYSIWYG editor.
Formulator MathML Weaver No Yes Yes No No No
Jex Yes Yes No No Designed to insert and edit equations in Openoffice
KFormula Yes
LyX Yes Yes Yes No No
Maple Yes Yes export only export only Yes Yes Yes
Mathematica Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
MathType Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
MathFlow Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Microsoft Equation Editor 3.0 Yes Yes No Yes No No
OpenOffice.org Math Yes Yes No
MathMagic Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Pro Editions used for desktop publishing by Adobe InDesign or QuarkXPress users
MathCast Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Open source
Publicon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Mathematica-based technical document system
Microsoft Word 2007 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No A graphing-calculator plug-in is available for simple calculations and manipulations
LaTeXiT Yes No Yes No No No Mac OS X unofficial universal binary. Open source.
Rapid-Pi Yes No No No No No Microsoft Word plugin
TexPoint No Yes Yes Yes No No No PowerPoint plugin for inserting LaTeX equations
MyTexPoint No Yes Yes Yes No No No a small free program for inserting LaTeX equations into PowerPoint with a screen-shot tool
IguanaTex No Yes Yes Yes No No No Free PowerPoint plugin for inserting LaTeX equations
TeX4PPT No No Yes No No No No Free PowerPoint plugin for inserting LaTeX equations
Texify Yes No Yes No Yes No No An online LaTeX equation writer.
WebEQ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
EditLive! WebEQ Equation Editor Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No
MathDox formula editor Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes JavaScript editor for creating OpenMath, Computations are now possible via external web services, but integration of these web services is under construction
Sentido Yes Yes No Yes No No No JavaScript editor for creating OpenMath

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