# WYSIWYG LaTeX editor for maths

I am fascinated by the Maths SE using MathJAX for expressing maths equations. However writing the equations takes some time and searching for a newbie, so I am looking for a WYSIWYG editor that allows to write equations easily without the need to type the TeX code.

Maple allows me to do that by pressing buttons, but unfortunately I don't have access to it at home, so I am basically looking for an alternative.

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You will find some online equation editors at Compiling documents online. Specifically, the equation editor has a button-press interface that might be of help. For offline editors, see LaTeX Editors/IDEs and find the one you're after. –  Werner May 23 '12 at 15:31
As Werner wrote, the equation editor is a very usable tool. Try it! –  uzsolt May 23 '12 at 16:12
The output of a TeX/LaTeX/etc file cannot be made fully wysiwyg. Even programs such as Scientific Workplace can, at best, offer at most only an approximation of the final output. –  Mico May 23 '12 at 16:21
Another helpful application might be EqualX. It is similar to the equation editor mentioned by Werner, but it's an offline utility that requires a working LaTeX environment installed. –  Martin May 23 '12 at 20:42
@Martin EqualX is really nice, but the output is really small and hard to see any ideas on how to fix that? –  Panayiotis May 24 '12 at 6:35

As already mentioned in my comment above, EqualX is a nice equation editor available for Linux, Windows, and Mac. It requires a working TeX Live or MiKTeX installation available.

The generated images can be directly dragged and dropped into other applications. The properties bar (activate with Window > Properties Bar) between image and source area allows to change color, transparency, and size of the generated images.

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Nice and easy to use, thanks. –  Panayiotis May 24 '12 at 10:51