Mathpix Snipping Tool

If you are working on a project that entails adding mathematic or academic scientific documentation in general, then you are probably aware of how hard it is to add the equations into a standard editor.

Mathpix Snipping Tool is a lightweight utility that enables you to convert images – snapshots that you take of any area of your screen – to LaTeX. The tool is specially designed to take snapshots of complex equations and convert them into fully editable text.

The installation is a quick and straightforward operation that does not require any special attention from your part. Upon the first launch, the app brings forth the Settings window where you can preview the default hotkeys for recording the hotkeys. As you probably hinted, you can record another combination of keys if the default one is already used by other programs installed.

Grabbing the equation or formula is a relatively simple process that entails following four simple steps. Start the application by entering the default hotkeys or the one you designated; you can tell the app is open as your desktop color becomes darker. The second step entails you capture the desired inputs using click and drag.

At this point a window with your caption should appear and hence, the third step implies reviewing and editing, if necessary, the text. The last step is a simple operation of pasting the LaTeX text into the compatible editor.

Regardless of the project you are working on, attempting to add complex equations into a text editor using the standard way can be a frustrating experience. Employing an advanced optical character recognition technology, Mathpix Snipping Tool can simplify grabbing equations, formulas and other similar data and converting them into a text you can easily edit.