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MathMagic

Software for editing mathematical equations

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MathMagic is a mathematical WYSIWYG equation editor.

01History

In June 2012, "MathMagic Lite Edition" was introduced for macOS platforms, with some limited features.

In 2013, Adobe bundled a custom version of MathMagic to Adobe Captivate 7 for both macOS and Windows.

In September 2014, "MathMagic Lite for Windows" was released.

In 2022, the 64-bit versions of MathMagic for macOS were released in Universal binary format for both Intel Macs and M1 Apple silicon Macs.

02Features

MathMagic supports MathML, LaTeX, Plain TeX, PDF, SVG, MathType equations, Equation to Speech, and others.

MathMagic does not support computation.

Its website supports the HTTP protocol, not the more secure HTTPS.

Watch videos about MathMagicExplainers and documentaries on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

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This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “MathMagic”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.

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