What is it ?

TexMaths is a LaTeX equation editor for LibreOffice. It is derived from OOoLatex, originally developed by Geoffroy Piroux (see here).

As its predecessor, TexMaths is a LibreOffice extension that allows you to enter and edit LaTeX equations directly into LibreOffice documents. All you need is a working LaTeX installation, at least one of the two programs dvipng or dvisvgm and of course the TexMaths LibreOffice extension.

TexMaths is multiplatform extension and should work under Windows, Linux and MacOS X systems.

News

20/02/2012 - Version 0.34 released

This release fixes some bugs and adds compatibility with ooolatex equations. The external program paths are now auto-detected.

Please note there is a bug in LibreOffice version 3.4.4 and above that slightly corrupts SVG images in Impress and Draw. I have sent a bug report to the LibreOffice team. Note that LibreOffice 3.4.3 is not affected by this bug.

15/11/2011 - Version 0.33 released

This release improves the equation selection usability. It also adds a Text to LaTeX feature for Writer and buttons to resize the main dialog. The number equation feature was also improved and some critical bugs were fixed.

Please note you should uninstall the previous version before installing this new one.

16/10/2011 - Version 0.31 released

This release fixes the problem of the wrong equation generation on Linux systems.

Why LaTeX equations under LibreOffice ?

As you know, LibreOffice has its own equation editor called Maths. It works quite well but has the following limitations:

Equations are not very nice
Some math symbols are missing
The language used is quite different from LaTeX
Equations can't be easily exported to MS Word documents

On the contrary, TexMaths brings the power of LaTeX to your LibreOffice documents: equations are very nice, there is a plethora of mathematics symbols and the LaTeX language is a de facto standard in the scientific world, with a large community of users.

With TexMaths, you can write an equation in the LaTeX language using an intuitive GUI, then instantly generate an image (PNG or SVG format) of the equation and automatically insert it in your LibreOffice document. After that, you can close your document, reopen it, modify your equation and regenerate it in a second!

In addition, you can export your documents to MS Office and you will see your equations without artefacts under MS Word or Powerpoint.

If you use the SVG format, you can even resize your equations without any resolution loss.

With TexMaths, you get the power of LaTeX at your fingertips within LibreOffice!

Features

Simple installation and configuration
Multiplatform (Windows, Linux, MacOS X)
Available in Writer, Impress and Draw documents
Equations are inserted as PNG or SVG images
Numbered equations
Relies on LaTeX to produce equations
Suppports Display, Inline Display and any other LaTeX environment
Equations can be directly exported to MS Office documents
Compatibility with ooolatex equations
Allows direct edition of equations through a simple GUI
Resizable dialog
Allows direct Text to LaTeX conversion
Toolbar buttons
Configurable keyboard shortcuts
Fully localized

License

TexMaths is free. It is released under the GNU GPL v2 license.

Acknowledgement

Many thanks to Geoffroy Piroux for his ooolatex code and also to Martin Gieseking who accepted to modify his dvisvgm code to suit some of my needs.