Free math tool now available for mobile phones. Even the most complex formulas can be converted into LaTeX by taking a photo

Qian Ming
reports from D902 Quantum Bit | Public Account QbitAI

I have the magic tool in my hand, LaTex.

Snip, a free tool that helps you quickly convert photos of mathematical formulas into LaTeX code, now has a mobile version that supports iOS and Android.

The operation is still very simple:

No matter how complicated the formula is, just take a photo and it will give you the LaTeX code, and it can also sync it to your computer.

You can then modify the code directly, copy and paste, and write your own formulas.

Furthermore, it not only works with printed formulas, but also with your own handwritten formulas.

It also works in all editors that support LaTeX, and there's no stress at all in MarkDown either.

After this tool was released, there was another "storm". There were sighs of usefulness and heartfelt thanks everywhere, because it was so useful.

Not just mobile version

This tool also has a desktop version, suitable for Mac, Windows, and Ubuntu systems. The operation method is screenshot recognition:

Use shortcut keys to take a screenshot of the math formula and it will give you the LaTeX code.

If you or your friends need this tool, please save the following portal:

Tool download address & usage guide:
https://mathpix.com/

On iOS, you can download it by searching for Mathpix Snip in the App Store.

Android users, please keep this apk file download address:

https://apkpure.com/snip/com.mathpix.snip

The developer said that an iPad version will be launched in the future.

Currently, this product can be used for free 50 times per month, and paid users need to pay $4.99 per month for unlimited use.

Who made this tool?

This tool comes from a company called Mathpix. In addition to this tool, they have also developed an API (MathpixOCR) that can help developers integrate OCR functions into their own applications.

In their introduction, Google and Microsoft are also customers.

There are also several "brazen" introductions on their official website.

They, Einstein, Newton, and Turing, gave comments on the tools they developed.

Einstein: If I had known about Mathpix earlier, perhaps I would have had enough time to study the Grand Unified Theory.

Newton: Mathpix helped me easily use the formulas in my new book "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy". Now I have more time to stand under the tree and be hit by apples.

Turing: Mathpix's AI definitely passes this Turing test!

So, what can you do with Mathpix?