MathMagic Personal Edition overview

MathMagic Personal Edition is an equation editor. It helps you to create and edit complex mathematical expressions using a point-and-click user interface as well as keyboard shortcuts. Use the equations with other software by drag-and-drop, copy-and-paste, and export-and-import. Now, it also serves you as a WYSIWYG MathML editor.

What's new in version 10.5

Added

Function names can now be enabled or disabled, or added or deleted by user to handle automatic applying of 'Function' style while typing, from Style -> Function Names... dialog.
A left-button click on the ruler works the same as a right-button click, showing up the pop-up contextual menu for the Ruler.
File -> Convert dialog supports some old MSWord .doc files for extracting equations out of the documents as a batch conversion. Newer .docx files and documents saved by MSWord Windows versions may not be supported.

Changed

The shape of Square root and Reverse Square root frames are more sharply displayed on the screen.
1000% and 2000% view rates are added to the View menu, replacing 600% and 1600%.

Fixed

File - Convert... dialog did not save in PNG and JPG formats for batch conversion on macOS 13 or newer.
Line thickness fixed for the lines added by "Line Between Boxes".
Sub-box location fixed for multiple Integrals when the Gap for Integral symbols assigned.
Sub-box location matched for both Fixed height Integrals and Variable height Integrals.
When View -> "Remember Last View rate" is turned on, the default View rate for New window, specified in the Preferences -> Misc, did not apply to new equation windows. Last opened equation's view rate was applied instead.

3.9

(16 Reviews of MathMagic Personal Edition)

Comments
User Ratings

piquadratpi2

Dec 31, 2022

9.82

5.0

Version: 9.82

A real very very good equation editor. Since version 9.8 I can use it in Catalina and Big Sur without any problem. Installation is easy and the usage too. It handles very complex formulas and therefore I thank the developers very much.

Stickman67

Feb 23, 2012

8.0

4.5

Version: 8.0

As a teacher of English and history who somehow seems to end up teaching a maths class (Australian, so not "math", but not big deal), I find MathMagic a lifesaver. Equations in MS Word are not awful in my experience, but MM is the next step up. It's flexible and very powerful, and I have always managed to come up with the expressions or equations I've needed when writing information sheets, or setting class work or assessment tasks. Not the cheapest, but when you consider the cost of the fonts alone if you bought similar separately it suddenly seems to represent pretty good value indeed. Highly recommended.

J-Lester

Dec 19, 2011

7.53

Version: 7.53

Very nice math equation editor overall. No installer. Drag and drop install type app but their fonts should be installed separately so there is one more step. Does not come with the latest Mac OS X features such as QuickLook, Spotlight, Lion's auto save, .... but not a big deal. Does not run after the free trial period, while MathType still works in a simplified version.

John83

Jan 19, 2011

7.2.1

Version: 7.2.1

This must be the best equation editor for the rest of us. Actually too much feature. Though I can still remember some TeX expressions for some commonly used symbols, I feel more comfortable with this kind of UI assisted equation editor when I need a few equations from time to time. Good thing is that I can just drag equations(mostly worked well but some equations needed some retouching) from wiki web pages on to math magic window. This saved me a lot of time. Text-to-speech for equation is an interesting try. Needs more work for this TTS - their math reading syntax is not like natural math notation, variables are read by char. Their default fonts are not my type but it lets me use my own fonts. Applying color was easy - equations look nice in Keynote. Overall, great app. Definitely worth a try, if you do not have a LaTeX package already installed.

Utrunn

Jan 6, 2011

0.0

One word: LaTeX. Free to install. Free to use. Comes with a great equation editor.