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LibreOffice Math vs Platen: catalog facts
LibreOffice Math	Platen
Free Free and open source, developed by The Document Foundation and community contributors.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Free formula editor that works offline Formulas can be inserted into other LibreOffice documents	Typst input with LaTeX translation Pasteback recovers the formula from pasted equations
Installed with the whole LibreOffice suite rather than on its own Narrow focus on formulas rather than full documents	Linux only, distributed through Flathub Google Slides export is experimental
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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