Frequently asked questions

MathTypeX is an equation editor that runs in your web browser. You build a formula by clicking buttons or typing, see it drawn the way it is printed, and download it as a PNG image to use in documents, slides, worksheets or websites.

Yes. Using MathTypeX in your browser is free: no sign-up, no payment and no trial period.

No. Open the page and start typing. There is nothing to install and no sign-up. It works in current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, on computers, tablets and phones.

Yes – this is one of the main features. MathTypeX writes right to left, has a fully translated Arabic interface, Arabic-Indic digits, Arabic fonts, and a palette of Arabic mathematical letters with derivative marks. See the Arabic math editor page.

Open the Arabic version of the editor for a fully Arabic interface. If you are already using the English editor, click the “Right to left editing” button in the General tab. The guide shows exactly where the buttons are.

Build the equation, open the PNG tab under the editor and click Download. You get a PNG image with a white background that you can paste into Word, Google Docs, PowerPoint or any web page.

No. The editor and the image export run inside your browser, so your formulas are not sent to a server.

Yes. On small screens the editor switches to a touch layout with larger buttons, an on-screen arrow pad and a slide-up export bar.

They are the letter shapes used in printed Arabic mathematics, such as the letter forms used for variables and functions. MathTypeX includes a palette of them, drawn as vector shapes, so they look the same on every device and in every exported image.

Yes. Select a letter, a mark or a group, open the contextual tab and use the four arrows – or press Ctrl + Shift + an arrow key. The position is saved inside the formula.

Yes. It is a small script that you add to a page. See for websites for the short version.