Math to LaTeX
Math to LaTeX online — free. Convert handwritten or printed equations to clean LaTeX source code. Works with calculus, matrices, Greek letters.
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ScanRead's math to LaTeX tool uses AI OCR to convert equations from images into LaTeX source code. Photograph a handwritten or printed equation, upload it, and get output in about 2 seconds. Works with algebra, calculus, physics notation, matrices, and complex expressions. Free for 20 pages per day. Ideal for students, researchers, and educators writing papers in LaTeX.
How to use math to latex
Photograph or upload the equation
Take a clear photo of a handwritten equation or a screenshot of a printed one. Single equations or full pages both work.
Run the engine
The visual structure of the equation is analyzed and rendered as LaTeX source. Symbols like ∫, ∑, √, and matrices are recognized.
Copy the output
Paste into your LaTeX editor (Overleaf, TeXShop, VS Code). Review for accuracy — complex expressions may need minor manual fixes.
Common use cases
Scenarios where this tool saves time and delivers accurate, copyable text.
Academic paper writing
Researchers photograph equations from source materials and convert math to LaTeX for their own papers and presentations.
Homework digitization
Students turn handwritten math homework into source code to paste into digital assignments or share on forums like Stack Exchange.
Textbook annotations
Educators scan textbook equations and generate clean code for lecture slides and lesson materials.
Physics and engineering
Extract equations from technical papers where copying as text fails — you get editable source to modify, not static images.
Why ScanRead
AI-powered accuracy
We use PP-OCRv5, a state-of-the-art open-source model that matches Google Vision and Adobe Acrobat on printed text (95-99% accuracy) and outperforms both on Chinese, Japanese, and Korean documents.
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100+ languages
Works with 100+ languages including English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, and Russian. Automatic language detection.
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