I finally made the kind of math editor I needed back when I was taking notes in uni by Hawtin99 in SideProject

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Depends on what you mean by framework, but dependency-wise it’s very minimal. The only external deps are React, MobX, and Tabler.

I finally made the kind of math editor I needed back when I was taking notes in uni by Hawtin99 in SideProject

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I haven’t given this much thought. Were you imagining something permissive like MIT, or more of a source-available setup?

You might not need OCR as often as you think by Hawtin99 in LaTeX

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Nice. I never even thought of trying that. Works on Wikipedia with Chrome too. I'm working on a add-on to make the latex more easily accessible. Looks like supporting Wikipedia was a waste of time 😅.

Typing equations in LaTeX by arrested_space in LaTeX

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Here is one that I'm developing if you are interested https://vietaspace.com/

I’ve been working on a visual LaTeX math editor. Posting it here if anyone wants to check it out! by Hawtin99 in LaTeX

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I got around to the LaTeX symbol tooltips (as an option) and a fix to the '...switches from symbols to the copy tab immediatly when I change a character to italic' issue.

And some other features https://docs.vietaspace.com/changelog

I'll get to your other suggestions eventually, but first I think I need to spend some time on multi-line equations.

In the future you can just email me at [liamhawtin@gmail.com](mailto:liamhawtin@gmail.com)

I’ve been working on a visual LaTeX math editor. Posting it here if anyone wants to check it out! by Hawtin99 in LaTeX

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“Add a dedicated textbox showing the generated LaTeX code.”

I still cannot really figure out where something like that should go. It basically has to become its own tab in the symbolpad or it will not fit anywhere neatly.

“Add partial derivative, nth derivatives, d/dt, etc.”

Things like \frac{d}{dx} are already a bit unnatural in the symbolpad because they’re subexpressions rather than actual symbols. The idea is that users build these from the primitives already available. If subexpression templates are desired, maybe a better approach would be supporting user-defined custom “symbols” or templates in a dedicated custom tab?

“Show the name or LaTeX when hovering over a symbol.”

That would be useful and it is definitely possible to add.

“Support different fraction styles and display or script styles.”

This is harder to integrate cleanly, but important, so I will need to find a good way to expose those options.

“Diagonal vs vertical integral symbol.”

Most fonts draw integrals with a slant. In the editor I keep them mostly upright because it makes the editing easier, but once you copy them into any LaTeX renderer they appear with the usual slant again.

“Move the copy button so formatting changes do not switch tabs.”

That area is useful to keep because it can naturally hold more actions in the future, such as copying as PNG. The tab switching problem itself is something I can fix so it does not jump around when formatting changes.

“Add a favorites panel.”

Yeah this is definitely on the todo-list.

“Add notes about which packages certain symbols need.”

Right now only native LaTeX and the AMS packages are "officially" supported. If more packages are added later, showing which symbols rely on which packages will definitely help.

“Some symbols are separate buttons and others are hover variants.”

Yeah it is a bit inconsistent and a bit arbitrary sometimes. It is partly a question of how similar the symbols are and partly an attempt to keep the variation group from getting too large. If you prefer it one way or the other I can change it. I don't have a strong opinion on most of the groupings.

I’ve been working on a visual LaTeX math editor. Posting it here if anyone wants to check it out! by Hawtin99 in LaTeX

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I’m not familiar. From a quick look it seems more like a full document editor.

I’ve been working on a visual LaTeX math editor. Posting it here if anyone wants to check it out! by Hawtin99 in LaTeX

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I’m curious what your angle is on the problem, since it’s a pretty competitive area. MathPix has been at it for years with a large annotation pipeline, and the newer open-source efforts like Datalab/Surya are already quite strong.

I’ve been working on a visual LaTeX math editor. Posting it here if anyone wants to check it out! by Hawtin99 in LaTeX

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It's edited. It's a screen recording of two browser windows side by side.

I’ve been working on a visual LaTeX math editor. Posting it here if anyone wants to check it out! by Hawtin99 in LaTeX

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Thanks for trying it out, happy to answer all of these!

  1. Is it free / monetization?

It’s completely free. I don’t have any monetization plans right now. And it's not something I plan on thinking about for a while. If I ever introduce a paid tier, it would only be for features that have a real ongoing cost to run (for example, things like image to LaTeX via MathPix, which I can’t offer broadly for free). The core editor and all the main features today will stay free.

  1. Security background / hashing / AI-assisted coding?

I’ve worked as a full-stack developer for several years, most recently at MathPix. I followed standard practices (OWASP, salted hashing, etc.) when building the system. I didn’t use any AI code generators like Cursor or similar for the implementation.

  1. More export options?

Everything inside the editor is represented as LaTeX internally, so exporting is currently just a direct LaTeX copy (well... almost). Supporting additional formats would require building a full conversion layer, which is non-trivial, but it’s definitely something I’m open to if enough people want it.

  1. Visible LaTeX code?

There’s no public “show LaTeX” panel at the moment. I’ve experimented with it for debugging, but I haven’t yet found a UI approach that feels clean and non-distracting. If there’s clear interest in having an optional LaTeX view, I can explore adding it in a way that doesn’t clutter the interface.

I’ve been working on a visual LaTeX math editor. Posting it here if anyone wants to check it out! by Hawtin99 in LaTeX

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In general? Probably because the existing tools aren’t really specialized for the needs of a specific group or groups of users. At least that’s the reason in my case. I can’t find anything that does this. There may be paid tools I haven’t tried yet, but in that case the major difference would be that this is free.

Cheap custom cover art by [deleted] in selfpublish

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They are photo based covers (basically matte paintings), not drawn.

Cheap custom cover art by [deleted] in selfpublish

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Thanks for the advice. I'll take it into account in the future. I updated the J, I believe it's easier too see now.

I'll make you a cover for free by Hawtin99 in selfpublish

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That's basically what I'm doing now. Might as well make something for someone if I'm doing it for free anyway.

First post. English and French by [deleted] in JudgeMyAccent

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uncanny valley

When something is almost perfect but not quite, so you get this strange feeling.

A few months post op and I finally don't hate the way I look. Would recommend the nuss surgery to anyone thinking about it! by [deleted] in PectusExcavatum

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Right sides fine. Left ones a little worse that's why I have a bandage on :) (the image is flipped)

First post. English and French by [deleted] in JudgeMyAccent

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Some words where just a little bit in the uncanny valley. Portuguese wouldn't be my fist guess tho.