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MathMagic is a mathematical
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equation editor, available for Windows, macOS, Android and
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since its debut in 1998. MathMagic is known for its DTP quality equations and is widely used by Adobe
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users. MathMagic is a stand-alone multi-purpose equation editor application, allowing its equation to be used by most software, including word processors, presentation software, DTP layout software, and graphic software.


Product line

The MathMagic product line includes "MathMagic Personal Edition", "MathMagic Pro for Adobe InDesign", "MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress", and "MathMagic Prime Edition", depending on the configuration and their target market. In June 2012, "MathMagic Lite Edition", a free version, was introduced for Mac OS X and Android platforms, with some limited features according to thei
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In September 2014, "MathMagic Lite for Windows" was released.The Lite Edition is currently available on all Android OS, iOS, macOS, and Windows platforms.
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bundled a custom version of MathMagic to
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7 in 2013 for both macOS and Windows. MathMagic was integrated with Adobe Captivate since Captivate 7 and installed by the Captivate installer.


Features

MathMagic supports
MathML Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) is a mathematical markup language, an application of XML for describing mathematical notations and capturing both its structure and content. It aims at integrating mathematical formulae into World Wide Web ...
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, SVG, ASCIIMath, EPS, PDF, PICT, WMF, JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG, TIFF,
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equations, MS Equation Editor equations, MS Word 2007 equation, Google Docs equation, Zoho Writer equation, Math-To-Speech, and others. Some formats are platform specific. Although it is a WYSIWYG equation editor, MathMagic allows you type or paste LaTeX expressions directly into the editor window.
MathML Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) is a mathematical markup language, an application of XML for describing mathematical notations and capturing both its structure and content. It aims at integrating mathematical formulae into World Wide Web ...
, ASCIIMathML, and other formats can also be pasted in or copied out. It also supports
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to read out mathematical expressions via the OS built-in TTS engine or a few internet based remote TTS services. MathMagic understands a certain level of natural English expressions to convert spoken language based Math reading into equation. For example, pasting ''"y equals 3x plus 2a minus 2.5 squareroot b"'' will form :y = 3 x + 2 a - 2.5 \sqrt. MathMagic Pro comes with all the features of Personal Edition, plus extra features and fonts for high-end users, and Plug-ins or XTensions to work directly with Adobe InDesign or QuarkXPress. MathMagic Pro for Adobe InDesign works with InDesign CS ~ CS6 and CC ~ CC2022. MathMagic Pro for QuarkXPress works with QuarkXPress 6.x ~ 9.x. MathMagic equation can be pasted into MS Word 2007 or newer's document in MathML format because MS Word's new built-in Equation editor can display and edit
MathML Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) is a mathematical markup language, an application of XML for describing mathematical notations and capturing both its structure and content. It aims at integrating mathematical formulae into World Wide Web ...
. MathMagic does not support computation.


Competing software

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MathType MathType is a software application created by Design Science that allows the creation of mathematical notation for inclusion in desktop and web applications. After Design Science was acquired by Maths for More in 2017, their WIRIS web equation ...
* Microsoft Word 2007 equation editor


See also

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Formula editor A formula editor is a computer program that is used to typeset mathematical formulas and mathematical expressions. Formula editors typically serve two purposes: * They allow word processing and publication of technical content either for print ...
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MathML Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) is a mathematical markup language, an application of XML for describing mathematical notations and capturing both its structure and content. It aims at integrating mathematical formulae into World Wide Web ...
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LaTeX Latex is an emulsion (stable dispersion) of polymer microparticles in water. Latexes are found in nature, but synthetic latexes are common as well. In nature, latex is found as a milky fluid found in 10% of all flowering plants (angiosperms ...
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ASCIIMathML AsciiMath is a client-side mathematical markup language for displaying mathematical expressions in web browsers.. Using the JavaScript script ASCIIMathML.js, AsciiMath notation is converted to MathML at the time the page is loaded by the browser, ...


References


External links

* {{Official website, www.mathmagic.com Mathematical software Formula editors Science software Desktop publishing software