MathType is an efficient software for creating and editing mathematical equations. The graphical editor allows you to put your equations in a clear and legible form. With this software, long computations are easy to run. Windows Mac; Windows 7 and newer, including Windows 10: Mac OS X El Capitan and newer, including macOS Mojave (Catalina users see warning below): If using MathType with Pages (et.al.) on macOS 10.14 Mojave, please make sure that you are using Pages 7.3, Keynote 8.3, and Numbers 5.3 or later. MathType works with your word processor, presentation program, page layout program, HTML-authoring tool and other types of software, to create equations for research papers, teaching materials, essays and dissertations, Web pages, slide presentations, journal articles and books. MathType is the Professional Version of Equation Editor. Download macOS Catalina 10.15.5 Combo Update. MacOS Catalina 10.15.5 introduces battery health management in the Energy Saver settings for notebooks, an option to control automatic prominence of video tiles on Group FaceTime calls, and controls to fine-tune the built-in calibration of your Pro Display XDR.
The limited version of MathType to which I believe you refer is the OMML equation editor. In other words, it is not a limited version of MathType. If, like me, you are professional scientist or engineer, the Microsoft version is not good enough. I still have a Mac running Mojave so that I don't lose MathType. Wiris do update Mathtype. It was updated last year to support Sandboxing in more recent versions of Office. (A year ago MathType was not working on the most recent version of Mac Office.) They really should not be charging subscriptions until they have sorted out Catalina. It is the only software that I use that does not work in Catalina and not just that but it seems to spend more time being incompatible with the latest Mac OS and Office combination than it does being compatible.
Apr 23, 2020 9:16 AM
MathType Editor's Review
Mathtype 8 Catalina Installer
Construct complex mathematical equations for your documents with this easy to use Windows tool.
One of the biggest problems I remember having way back in the day was writing papers for either my math or physics classes. Back when I was in college, Windows wasn't around. Windows didn't really become Windows until well after I graduated from college. I had access to word processors and such, but they were DOS based, and at the time, most people hand crafted complex mathematical expressions in their documents. It was just easier, and a lot more affordable than any programmatic alternative. This is why I like MathType. It constructs mathematical expressions on your Windows PC.
MathType allows you to enter mathematical equations as easily as you would write math with paper and pencil. The app makes use of Windows 7's built-in handwriting recognition, though you'll need a PC with a touch screen in order to use this feature. You can also use its point and click editing features. With Automatic Formatting, you can create equations quickly by choosing templates from MathType's palettes and plugging and chugging data into its empty slots. MathType applies mathematical spacing rules automatically as you type.
If you don't have a TabletPC or Windows PC with a touch screen, the app also supports customizable keyboard shortcuts. If you already know the TeX typesetting language, you can enter equations directly into MathType or Microsoft Word documents. TeX editing can also be mixed with point-and-click editing. You can even paste in equations from existing TeX documents. Existing expressions can be saved to the MathType toolbar for repeated use later.
App Pro’s: Supports TabletPC and touch features, supports TeX or LaTeX, Supports every version of Office from Office XP forward
App Con’s: limited scope and use, pricey for such a scope-limited application
Mathtype 8 Macos Catalina
Conclusion: If you need to compose complex mathematical expressions for your Office documents, there's no better tool than MathType. The app is easy to use, supports Windows 7's TabletPC extensions and touch enabled hardware. With support for Office XP forward, it's going to work with the version of MS Office you already own. The only issue with the software is its limited scope and target audience.