Alternatives

Products that do what Open-Source LaTeX OCR, Alternative to Mathpix/SimpleTex does

1. 1OB
   OCR Buddy: local browser OCR for code, formulas (LaTeX) and tables▲9

   Jul 2026 · github.com

2. 2OO
   OpenScan – open-source document scanner app▲200

   2021 · github.com

3. 3AA
   Avremu – An 8-Bit Microcontroller in Pure LaTeX▲122

   2014 · gitlab.brokenpipe.de

4. 4OS
   Open source non-linear notepad app▲222

   2018 · getmicropad.com

5. 5CA
   CalcuLaTeX, a pretty-printing calculator language▲230

   2021 · mkhan45.github.io

6. 6OP
   Open Paperless – Scan, index, and archive paper documents▲285

   2017 · github.com

7. 7RA
   RinohType – A modern LaTeX in 6500 lines of Python▲153

   2013 · mos6581.org

8. 8PA
   PreTeX, a LaTeX preprocessor to make math typesetting easier▲31

   2014 · github.com

9. 9TA
   TeXnique – A LaTeX Typesetting Game▲170

   2019 · texnique.xyz

10. 10LB
    LaTeX Boilerplates – Plain-Text Document Production System▲104

    2015 · mrzool.cc

11. 11MC
    Mathematics Chalkboard with LaTeX and Markdown Support▲89

    2021 · github.com

12. 12PL
    Paperman – LaTeX editor with a Markdown feel▲120

    2014 · paperman.patricklorio.com

13. 13CA
    Caoutchouc - A LaTeX alternative based on markdown and asciimath▲6

    2019 · github.com

14. 14TS
    TeXMe – Self-Rendering Markdown and LaTeX Documents▲209

    2018 · github.com

15. 15TD
    TeXMe Demo – Self-Rendering Markdown and LaTeX Documents▲213

    2019 · opendocs.github.io

16. 16RE
    Retool: Excel-like, with higher order primitives▲190

    2017 · retool.in

17. 17PI
    Paperd.ink – Open-source e-paper development board▲232

    2021 · paperd.ink

18. 18IC
    Interactive Calculus via LaTeX▲114

    2018 · ximera.osu.edu

19. 19SR
    SugarTeX – readable LaTeX language extension and transcompiler to LaTeX▲53

    2018 · github.com

20. 20TA
    tesserocr – A Python wrapper for the tesseract-ocr API▲78

    2016 · github.com

21. 21GA
    Glean, a tiny bitmap font for programming▲66

    2016 · github.com

22. 22AA
    AlexCalc, a scientific calculator with LaTeX equation display▲58

    2022 · alexbarry.github.io

23. 23MA
    Monodraw, an ASCII Art Editor for Mac▲141

    2015 · monodraw.com

24. 24IB
    Invoice Boilerplate – Simple automated LaTeX invoicing system▲72

    2015 · github.com

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