9 Best Free Online LaTeX Equation Editor Websites

Check out these best free online LaTeX Equation Editor websites. LaTeX is s typing system. It is used for making technical and scientific documentation. This system is opposite to WYSIWYG tools where you type in as per a proper format. Instead, it uses plain text with a specific syntax for formatting. It is easy to type mathematical equations and formulas using LaTeX which is otherwise not possible in a regular word processor.

If you want to add just equations in your document, you can use a LaTeX equation editor for that. Such an editor takes LaTeX code and renders the equation as an image or document file. It can be a JPG, PNG, PDF, SVG, or even a URL. Then you can easily embed that into your document and include the equation correctly.

This post covers 9 free websites with a LaTeX equation editor. These editors come with a catalog of various types of inputs for maths, Greek, symbols, arrows, functions, relations, etc. You can simply pick the character you want to use and it adds the LaTeX code of that into the editor. This way, you can make the equations and then render those to get the output.

My Favorite Online LaTeX Equation Editor

TutorialsPoint.com is my favorite website on this list to edit LaTeX equations online. It is simple and easy to use for anyone. It has a well-organized catalog of symbols, operators, functions, formulas, etc. Also, it shows the LaTeX and equation rendering side by side in real time. This is convenient for rendering equations from scratch.

You can also check out our other lists of the best free online LaTeX Editors, LaTeX Editors For windows, and online Math Equation Solver websites.

Overview Table:

Websites	Character Catalogue	Color Options	Font Options	Export
TutorialsPoint.com	Yes	Yes	Yes	PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG, PDF
LatexEditor.lagrida.com	Yes	Yes	Yes	PNG, PDF
Latex.codecogs.com	Yes	Yes	Yes	GIF, PNG, PDF, SVG
Latex4Technics.com	Yes	Yes	No	PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG, PDF, MathML
HostMath.com	Yes	Yes	No	URL, Embed, MathML
Sciweavers.org	Yes	Yes	Yes	JPG, PNG, GIF, TIF, BMP, PBM, PGM, PPM, FIG, PS, Embed
AtomURL.net	Yes	Yes	No	HTML Code
Aspose.app	Yes	Yes	No	PNG
Arachnoid.com	Yes	No	No	URL

TutorialsPoint.com

TutorialsPoint.com offers a collection of tutorials and tools for various programming languages. It has LaTeX Equation Editor. This is an easy-to-use editor where one side shows the LaTeX and the other shows the equation. Below that, it has a catalog of characters, equations, and symbols. The catalog is nicely organized into 10 tabs. The first 8 tabs cover the Basic, Maths, Formulas, Arrows, Alphabets, Symbols, Operators, and Functions. The last two tabs are for Fonts and Colors. From these two tabs, you can change text color, font, and size. And, you can use the other 8 tabs to render the equations. Once done, you can export the output. It offers 5 export options covering PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG & PDF. You can save the LaTeX equation render in any of these file formats.

Highlights:

• Catalog: Large and nicely organized into tabs.
• Formatting: Font and Text Size options.
• Color Options: 34 color options for text.
• Export: PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG & PDF.

LatexEditor.lagrida.com

LatexEditor.lagrida.com is an online LaTeX equation editor. It is a simple and functional editor that has a catalog of various types of input at the top. Various symbols, functions, etc. are listed under dropdowns. You can select an input to add that to the editor. There are two dropdowns of functions as well. Alongside that, you get options to change the color and size of the text. This editor has a few special features. It offers templates for physics and chemistry. You can copy the LaTeX code from the template and use that to make your equation or reaction. Also, it has a background feature where you can add a color highlight, frame box, color box, and other enclosures to the text. After editing the LaTeX equation, this editor lets you save the output as PDF and PNG. You can export that in the desired file format.

Highlights:

• Catalog: Large dropdown-style catalog with templates for Physics & Chemistry.
• Formatting: Text Size options.
• Color Options: 15 color options for text.
• Other Options: Background options to highlight, frame box and color box output render.
• Export: PNG & PDF.

Latex.codecogs.com

Latex.codecogs.com is another free online LaTeC equation editor website. This editor has a similar approach to LatexEditor.lagrida.com. It has an editor in the middle with a catalog of input characters at the top. There are dozens of characters and you can hover over a character to access more. With the characters, you can render LaTeX equations in 17 different text colors. You can change font and text size and also add a background color if you like. In the end, you can pick the output format and export the rendered equation to GIF, PNG, PDF, or SVG.

Highlights:

• Catalog: Dropdown-style catalog for input.
• Formatting: Text Size and Font options.
• Color Options: 17 color options for text and 6 color options for text background.
• Export: GIF, PNG, PDF & SVG.

Latex4Technics.com

Latex4Technics.com has an online LaTeX equation editor. The editor is simple and renders the equations in real time. It has the LaTeX editor in the middle and renders the equations on the right side. The left is where you get the character catalog along with other options. It has multiple sections covering letters, arrows, functions, symbols, and more. It also offers options to add a border around the equation and pick colors for text, border, and background. After completing the equation, you can save it as a note. Or, you can export it to PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG, PDF, or MathML. While doing so, you get an option to set the DPI for the final output. Apart from that, this editor has a ‘Codesearch’ database. This database has a LaTeX code of user-submitted notes. You can get the LaTeX code from there and re-create the respective equation or note.

Highlights:

• Catalog: Section-wise catalog of letters, symbols, functions, shapes, etc.
• Formatting: Border options.
• Color Options: Various color options for text and background.
• Other Options: A ‘Codesearch’ database of LaTeX.
• Export: PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG, PDF & MathML.

HostMath.com

HostMath.com is another free website with an online LaTeX equation editor. You can input LaTeX, Tex, AMSmath, or ASCIIMath notation to make formulas. It has a decent collection of Math, Logic, Arrows, symbols, and other characters. You can use the collection to make the formula. As you add a character, it renders that on the screen. You can also change the font and color of the text. This editor does not support export to any file type. Instead, it has URL, Embed Code, and MathML Code options. You can choose any of these options and get the respective output.

Highlights:

• Catalog: Decent catalog organized into tabs.
• Formatting: Multiple font options.
• Color Options: Multiple color options for text.
• Export: URL, Embed Code, and MathML.

Sciweavers.org

Sciweavers.org offers a free online LaTeX equation editor. This editor is similar to the editors in terms of usage and functionality. It has a catalog of characters that are sorted into tabs. It covers Math, Greek, Relations, Logic, Symbols, and Arrows. It also has options to change the text font and text size along with text color and background. But it offers a bunch of file formats for export. You can select from JPG, PNG, GIF, TIF, BMP, PBM, PGM, PPM, FIG, and PS. On top of that, you can also get Embed Code for web pages, forums, Google Docs, Twitter, etc.

Highlights:

• Catalog: Decent catalog organized into tabs.
• Formatting: Multiple fonts and text size options.
• Color Options: Multiple color options for text and background.
• Export: JPG, PNG, GIF, TIF, BMP, PBM, PGM, PPM, FIG, PS & Embed Code.

AtomURL.net

AtomURL.net has a simple LaTeX equation editor. This editor has a minimal design where all the input characters are spread over the screen. You can simply select a character to add its LaTeX to the editor. Functions and other operations are under the dropdown below the editor. You can use those from there. On a side of the editor, you get options to change the text and background colors. You also get an option here to set the output. You can set to image to get JPG. Or, you can set it to HTML to get embedded code. The HTML version does not support the coloring of text and background.

Highlights:

• Catalog: Decent catalog spread over the page.
• Formatting: No option.
• Color Options: Option to change text and background color.
• Export: HTML & JPG.

Aspose.app

Aspose.app has an online LaTeX evaluation editor. When you can open this tool, it presents you with two options based on the output. The first option is for PNG output and the second option is for the SVG output. The editor in both these cases is the same. It lists the input characters in a dropdown by categories. When you select a category, it loads the symbols of that above the editor. From there, you can use those symbols to generate respective LaTeX codes. Apart from that, you can toggle to enable rendering options. This lets you change text color and background along with resolution and scale. In the end, you can render the equation by clicking the ‘View’ button and then download the output from there.

Highlights:

• Catalog: Large catalog sorted into categories.
• Formatting: No option.
• Color Options: Option to change text and background color.
• Other Options: Multiple Scale and Resolution options.
• Export: PNG or SVG.

Arachnoid.com

Arachnoid.com offers a free online interactive LaTeX editor. This is an editor for quickly rendering LaTeX. It supports CodeCogs, MathJax, and Google Chart rendering modes. The catalog is limited to symbols and Greek letters only. But it has a template collection covering popular equations. You can add the LaTeX code to the editor and render the equation. There is only one output option here which is URL. This editor might not be convenient to generate equations from scratch but it is good enough for editing LaTeX equations.

Highlights:

• Catalog: Only symbols and Greek.
• Formatting: No option.
• Color Options: No option.
• Export: URL.