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CLUSTER LATEX-CODE-CONVERTS · 16 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2025-03-08

Math formula to LaTeX converters

This cluster consists of tools that convert images or handwritten math into LaTeX (and sometimes MathML) code, primarily as desktop or web apps with offline capabilities. Dated entries are sparse and irregular, appearing in 2020-05, 2022-11, 2024-12, 2025-03, and 2025-12, with no clear trend. On traction, formulaforge leads with 2 stars, followed by shishi-formula-ocr with 1 star and VibeScribe with 0 stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

MAY 2020: 1NOV 2022: 1DEC 2024: 1MAR 2025: 1DEC 2025: 1AUG 2026: 5SEP 2026: 3OCT 2026: 3
MAY 2020OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 ai-built · 2 hand-coded · 13 unlabelled

Operator · 8 hobby · 5 open source · 3 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 16 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01shishi-formula-ocr2★15 days—hobbyWindows desktop app that recognizes math formulas from screenshots offline, converts them to LaTeX or MathML, and supports editing before pasting into MathType.
  2. 02Formulens0★1 day—hobbyOffline desktop app that converts screenshots of formulas, text, or tables into LaTeX or Markdown on the user's machine.
  3. 03Inlign0★5 dayslivehobbyOffline mathematical notepad that computes values as the user types and cross-checks equations against the rest of a plain-text document.
  4. 04liuli2★1 mo—hobbymacOS utility that translates selected text, performs OCR, and converts math formulas to LaTeX via a hotkey-activated glass panel.
  5. 05equation-rescue0★13 dayslivehobbyBrowser-based tool that repairs LaTeX equations inside existing Word documents by letting users review candidates and convert selected formulas to native equation markup.
  6. 06freetex1★1 mo—hobbyDesktop app that captures formula screenshots or pasted images and converts them to LaTeX code offline.
  7. 07VibeScribe0★29 days—hobbyScreenshot utility that uses OCR and an AI model to convert formulas, code, and rich text into LaTeX or Markdown and copy them to the clipboard.
  8. 08formulaforge2★1 moliveDesktop app that composes LaTeX formulas by dragging and dropping elements and exports them as images or PDF.
  9. 09Hand TeX0★1 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceDesktop app that recognizes hand-drawn symbols and converts them into matching LaTeX code, working entirely offline for document writers.
  10. 10lmath-bin0★7 mostaleliveopen sourceNotebook application for writing, saving, and formatting mathematical text and formulas, used by students preparing for exams.
  11. 11rnote-latex-mod0★9 mostaleliveopen sourceDesktop application for sketching and handwritten note-taking that exports handwritten math into LaTeX using AI.
  12. 12python-jupyprint0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourcePrints Markdown and LaTeX equations from code cells in Jupyter notebooks for enhanced display.
  13. 13SimpleTex0★unknownliveLaTeX editor that recognizes math formulas from screenshots and handwriting, converting them into editable code with live preview.
  14. 14KLatexFormula0★6 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceDesktop application that converts LaTeX equations into images for use in documents and presentations.
  15. 15KaTeX Playground0★unknownlivehobbyWeb app for experimenting with KaTeX math typesetting.
  16. 16LaTeX Vision0★unknownliveai-builtWeb app that converts images of mathematical formulas into editable LaTeX code with preview and saving for students and researchers.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.