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MathType (WIRIS Editor) comparisons

Freemium#4 of 22 in Math Equation Editor Software

MathType (WIRIS Editor) is compared head-to-head with LibreOffice Math, LyX and GNU TeXmacs and more: 7 head-to-heads in Math Equation Editor Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.

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MathType (WIRIS Editor) vs each of them

#	Tool	Free plan	Paid from	OCR to equation	Office add-in	Web editor	Primary deployment	Score
4	MathType (WIRIS Editor)	Yes		No	Yes	Yes	Hybrid	8.9
1	LibreOffice Math	Yes	Free	No	No	No	Desktop	9.2
2	LyX	Yes	Free					9.1
3	GNU TeXmacs	Yes	Free					9.0
5	CodeCogs Equation Editor	Yes		No	No	Yes	Hybrid	8.6
6	Equatio	Yes	$2.15/seat/yr					7.9
7	Mathpix Snip	Yes	$49.90/yr	Yes	No	Yes	Hybrid	7.8
8	BlueMath	Yes	$10/yr		Yes	No	Office	7.7

Compare MathType (WIRIS Editor) with any math equation editor

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