MathType is the world's leading equation editor that allows you to write math notation as easily as you write text. Create and edit high-quality math equations in Google Docs™ and Google Slides™.
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Write math formulas as easily as you write text with MathType for Google Workspace™, the math equation editor for Google Docs™ and Google Slides™.

MathType offers a range of powerful features to enhance your mathematical and scientific content creation:

- Symbol coverage: MathType offers over 500 symbols, supporting matrices, multiline equations, and specialized symbols, ensuring you have everything needed for any mathematical or scientific formula. 

- Easy to use: Write equations with an interface that provides a user-friendly experience from day one. MathML native and LaTeX friendly.

- Handwriting Recognition: Converts handwritten formulas into clean, digital equations ready to be used in your documents. 

- High-quality output: It generates perfect, high-quality images for all your equations that can be exported in various formats such as SVG, PDF, and PNG.

- ChemType: Unlock a personalized toolbar equipped with special chemistry buttons tailored for editing inorganic chemistry formulas. 

- Accessibility: MathType is compliant with accessibility requirements and ensures software accessibility for people with disabilities.

- Customizable: You can customize formatting options to define the style settings required for your documents and configure how equation elements are displayed.


How it works? Just type or handwrite the equation that you need on your document within the MathType editor window, and it will be inserted into your document. Edit your equations as many times as you want just by clicking on them and going into MathType again.

Who is it for? MathType is a tool for creating high-quality mathematical and scientific content for students, educators, researchers, technical writers, editors, publishers, edtech companies, and chemists. 

FREE 30-DAY TRIAL
Take advantage of the 30-day free trial to explore MathType. Just install the add-on and start writing math equations easily!

ONE SUBSCRIPTION. ALL OFFICE TOOLS INCLUDED
MathType for Office Tools is available as a yearly subscription that includes MathType for Google Workspace™ (Google Docs™, Google Slides™), MathType for Windows, and MathType for Microsoft 365. Buy your subscription in our store: https://store.wiris.com

If you have any questions or comments about MathType, we would love to hear from you, reach us at support@wiris.com
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Kristin Yudt
September 6, 2025
I love MathType in Microsoft Word, but MathType is TERRIBLE in Google Docs. The inserted equations are not in line with text. The resultant product looks sloppy and unprofessional. I am embarrassed to share my work with my students & colleagues. MathType as an extension in Google Docs is wonky. It is slow. The equation sizing is off. Math Type in Microsoft Word is much, much better in terms of text alignment, sizing, & speed/efficiency. My school district wants to eliminate Microsoft Office in favor of Google Suite to save money, so I hope the Google / MathType extension make big improvements in the near future.
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RaeLynn Phillips
October 1, 2025
I think this is really hard to use. The inserted equations go behind the text boxes, so I have to remove or resize them every time. Most of the time other parts I have already typed or inserted go away when I insert a new equation. It seems like this product should be more user friendly. I think it was a bad use of my money. I only use Google slides and Google docs and this is not helpful at all.
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Boyd Clark
September 23, 2025
I have been using Mathtype for over ten years. I use it to build all my lectures in Physics and Calculus and Algebra. It has all the functions and notation I need. Mathtype works great in Microsoft office but not so good in Google Slides and Docs. All lectures are done in PowerPoint. Worth every penny and any hassle I went through to update. Thanks
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Chea Ratanak
March 24, 2025
It used to work so well and represent anything I needed brilliantly. Wiris what are you doing? It's become so difficult to use. I'm disappointed. The program was great and was a fantastic time saver, but now... Not only has it become harder to use and take more time to use, it doesn't format as well with a number of functions. Fix it Wiris, fix it..... or I'm done. Is this review helpful?
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Joel Nicholas
March 7, 2025
It used to work so well and represent anything I needed brilliantly. Wiris what are you doing? It's become so difficult to use. I'm disappointed. The program was great and was a fantastic time saver, but now... Not only has it become harder to use and take more time to use, it doesn't format as well with a number of functions. Fix it Wiris, fix it..... or I'm done.
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Michael Connolly
March 10, 2025
I am a University economist who has relied upon MathType for over ten years. It's tight integration with Microsoft Office and Google Suite take care of all my math needs. I have lecture slides from 2016 peppered with equations that I can revise at any time. The MathType platform is perfect for my needs. It is universal, equations can be inserted into virtually any document, then printed as PDFs without any loss of accuracy nor definition. It is also good value for money - the ratio of increase in productivity to cost is high. It has never failed me and I have not needed to update to other math software, none of which I have used were so powerful and versatile as MathType. The "free" ones are a huge waste of time.
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George X.
April 21, 2025
The feature itself is something that should already exist but is in an extension for some reason and that extension is only free for 30 days. I use this feature 2-3 times a week (8-12 a month) so the fact that I should pay money for it seems very stupid. To me it's incredibly money hungry and if you're wondering whether you should buy it, you're better of finding a free one.
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Andrew Skipsey
September 23, 2025
This works well enough, but the fact that you're asking for a paid subscription to keep using it after a month is disgraceful. Would not recommend.
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Kate Hulett
September 13, 2025
Could we please have a basic congruence symbol for high school math, please? similar sign with an equal under it, no dot above it
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Michael Lippincott
August 19, 2025
It seems very difficult to edit a "box" after it is inserted in the presentation. There has to be a way to do so, but I don't see one. I have been deleting the entire box and inserting a new one just to make a minor edit. There has to be an easier way, but it is not intuitive.
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