MathType Reviews & Product Details

MathType is the world's leading equation editor that allows you to write math notation as easily as you write text. From simple equations to complex mathematical expressions, MathType offers an intuitive interface with a toolbar offering over 500 symbols, including support for matrix, multiline equations, and elementary mathematical symbols. In addition to its powerful mathematical capabilities, MathType simplifies the writing of chemical notation with ChemType. This includes a customized toolbar equipped with the periodic table and other chemistry-related symbols, making it easy to create inorganic chemistry notation. MathType is compatible with Microsoft 365, WPS, and Google Workspace. As one of the most powerful mathematical editors on the market, MathType seamlessly integrates with various LMS and text editors, including Moodle, Canvas, Schoology, TinyMCE, and CKEditor. Trusted by educators and EdTech companies globally, MathType offers: · Symbol coverage: With over 500 symbols, MathType supports matrices, multiline equations, and a comprehensive range of specialized symbols, ensuring you have everything needed for any mathematical or scientific notation. · Easy to use: Write equations with an interface that provides a user-friendly experience from day one. MathML native and LaTeX friendly. · AI-Powered Handwriting Recognition: Converts handwritten expressions into clean, digital equations ready to be used in your documents. · ChemType: Unlock a personalized toolbar equipped with specialized chemistry buttons tailored for editing inorganic chemistry notation. · Accessibility: MathType is compliant with accessibility requirements and ensures software accessibility for people with disabilities. · High-quality output: It generates perfect, high-quality images for all your equations that can be exported in various formats such as SVG, PDF, and PNG. · Customizable: You can customize formatting options to define the style settings required for your documents and configure how equation elements are displayed. · Smooth integration: Easily integrate MathType with the platform and technology that best suits you: LMS, HTML, XML, and CMS editors.

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Hannah N.

Data Entry Specialist

Research

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/19/2019

"MathType Review."

4.5/5

What do you like best about MathType?

Why i like most about the MathType is that it comes with many useful characters and symbols that are useful in typing a mathematical or statistical equation. Another thing is that MathType is an easy to use software as all you need to do is to click insert and you feed the equation using the right symbols and characters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MathType?

For all the time that i have used the MathType there is nothing that i dislike about the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering MathType:

If you are typing a statistical or scientific equation that involves writing equations, let MathType helps you out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is MathType solving and how is that benefiting you?

We were using the MathType to type documents that involve expression and mathematical and statistical equations. Typing mathematical equation can be tiresome but with MathType it has become more easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Konstantin T.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/25/2019

"Good math extention for adding formulas in MS Office documents"

4/5

What do you like best about MathType?

With this extension became pretty easy to add specific symbols like summation, deriviation and limits and adding formulas Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MathType?

Pretty bad implementation of TEX code recognition, need to manualy highlight what do you want to transform in formulas Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering MathType:

Very good if you are using Ms Office and are dealing with a lot of equations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is MathType solving and how is that benefiting you?

When i have to work in MS Office, it`s so much faster to add equations and formulas in my projects with Mathtype then without it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kevin D.

Teacher

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/17/2019

"Functions Well, Not The Prettiest"

4.5/5

What do you like best about MathType?

It has an option for every mathematical function I have needed. All of it is available with relatively minimal clicking/searching. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MathType?

It's definitely not the best looking software I have seen. Also, it would have been great to have the freedom to pick my own categories for things since many functions are not located where I would have put them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering MathType:

Look for a trial first. I have coworkers that were very frustrated with the setup (but they regularly complain). Just be sure it is working the way you need it to. I do believe it worked well for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is MathType solving and how is that benefiting you?

When needing to create problems or formulas, it has helped me create them to include in notes, worksheets, handouts, assignments and assessments. I have tried other products, and this one worked very well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/16/2019

"MathType User Experience"

3/5

What do you like best about MathType?

I like that it has the ability to cross over into other platforms as well. It is good for visualization purposes when I want to get certain equations on the screen and it does it in an easy to learn and efficient manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MathType?

Sometimes the buttons are a bit faulty and then the program needs to be refreshed which gets rid of the initial equation, but that rarely happens. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering MathType:

It is good for academic papers and reports as well if you want equations to appear in your screen. In addition it can be easily taught to even beginners and because it is an Office product it has high quality performance too. It constantly has upgrades so you do not have to worry about its status and as for variety, the equation editor has it all. Insertion has all the Math symbols necessary and the equations are all there too. You can use it in all subjects such as Chemistry, Algebra, or even college level work and it is good for those who have handwritten work but want to have it online as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is MathType solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is good for connecting many subjects together and it is a good teaching skill as well. It can be used anywhere, even in classrooms and reaches a wide audience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/15/2019

"MathType 5"

4.5/5

What do you like best about MathType?

MathType 5 delivers web magic. The new version 5 focuses on some web capabilities that provide what is, for now, the smoothest and most elegant way to display math on the web. For anyone else, especially those creating mathematical documents in Word or producing mathematically rich web pages, MathType is an essential tool. The lifetime technical support is also great. MathType is also a treasure that lets me make and edit custom quizzes, tests, worksheets. I also use it in typesetting mathematical formulas in PowerPoint talks for research presentations. I am extremely impressed with the results. It converts to many formats for using it on othe softwares. I consider it to be the easiest-to-use math typing tool on the market, and with professional appearance. Overall I am very happy with it.

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What do you dislike about MathType?

A bit difficult to understand the arrangement of the symbols. Use of ctrl along with the spacebar hinders the typing speed. Matrices have over-extended brackets -- makes it look like there are extra blank rows. Matrix bodies are sometimes unaligned vertically with extra blank rows below the body. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering MathType:

The MathType web site: http://www.dessci.com, includes Equation Editor Tips & Tricks to help get the most out of the junior version of MathType. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is MathType solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use MathType as software for my tutoring. It can do my job faster and cleaner. It is also very helpful for my students for them to learn how to write math equations in a proper manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in E-Learning

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/23/2019

"Wonderful for my students!"

5/5

What do you like best about MathType?

I really like that Math Type is accessible from anywhere and doesn't require the use of a graphing calculator! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MathType?

There is most definitely a learning curve associated with Math Type. The black, white, and gray graphics makes it difficult to find what you are looking for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering MathType:

I would recommend that others try the trial version first to ensure it will meet the company's needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is MathType solving and how is that benefiting you?

Students often forget to bring calculators with them to class. By using MathType, the benefit of a "classroom calculator" is realized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mugdha J.

Student

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/17/2019

"Nice, keep it up!"

4/5

What do you like best about MathType?

This tool helps in adding so much rigor in all the math objectives. This gives a chance to the teachers to be over the table creative and data driven and makes work easy for them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MathType?

It kepps disabling sometimes and goes blank and you just loose all your data at once. It is also showing compatibility issues with other operation systems. Normally its 50$/month but using an academia discount one can get it at 40$/month. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Medical Devices

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/17/2019

"More streamlined way for inserting equations in Word"

5/5

What do you like best about MathType?

MathType is really easy to use especially for users familiar with TeX formats. I previously used to rely on Word Equations, but ever since I switched to MathType, inserting and formatting equations has been really easy and straightforward. The software is very intuitive especially for users familiar with LaTex Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MathType?

Nothing per se. I use MathType very often and really like it. I guess the one downside could be that MathType requires familiarity with TeX formatting, but for experienced researchers, it is truly great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering MathType:

I would recommend having prior knowledge of how to format equations in LaTex or other professional formatting platforms (such as Mathematica). Otherwise, the product is super user-friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is MathType solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use MathType to format and insert equations in Word. I have realized that it is very easy to use, and the best part is that when you convert Word to Pdf, the equations get converted correctly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nathaniel Q.

Credit Specialist

Medical Practice

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/18/2019

"Perfect for every situation"

5/5

What do you like best about MathType?

MathType is a remarkably easy and straightforward application designed to help you type out questions from simple algebra to differential equations.Whether it be adding an equation to a grade school paper or compiling a proof for a doctoral thesis, MathType will make it easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MathType?

It is a wonderful application for transcribing math into documents, but sadly it is not open source and can not be edited or added to, which is something I view as a major con. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Design

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/17/2019

"Mathtype review"

3.5/5

What do you like best about MathType?

Mathtype is a great software for building equations. This works well if you are in school or if you need to create mathematical formulas for calculus or advanced functions. Use is to make the equations on your homework or papers look organized and professional. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MathType?

The system could be a little slow to use. Mathtype requires you to select each individual element usually, minus the few shortcuts on your keyboard. There should be more customization to the functions you use often so that it is easier to type it out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.