# mathquill/mathquill

Easily type math in your webapp

Repository: https://github.com/mathquill/mathquill
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mathquill
Homepage: http://mathquill.com
Language: TypeScript
License: MPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: javascript, formula, equation, expression, math, editor
Last push: 2025-06-02T21:51:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 34/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 24, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5992, "days_push": 457, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2865, forks 750 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:26.568266+00:00)

## What it is
MathQuill is an open-source web formula editor library that lets users easily type and render mathematical notation in a webapp, with LaTeX as its input/output format. It provides a configurable JavaScript API for embedding editable math fields into any HTML page.

## Use cases
- add a math input field to a webapp
- let students type equations in an online learning platform
- render and edit LaTeX formulas in the browser
- build a collaborative editor with math support
- capture math expressions as LaTeX from user input

## When to choose
- you need interactive, editable math input in a browser
- you want LaTeX round-tripping (render and read back)
- you're building educational or math-heavy web software

## When to avoid
- you only need to render static math (use KaTeX or MathJax)
- you need a full document editor rather than a formula field
- you need server-side or non-web math typesetting

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: editor, ui-components, math
- domain: web-development, frontend, education, mathematics
- platform: browser
- tags: latex, formula-editor, wysiwyg, math-input, typescript, javascript, web-server

## Member repositories
- mathquill/mathquill (main) score 34

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:26.568266+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:36:14.162237+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mathquill/mathquill (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:26.568266+00:00, sha f43f633be0a7)
  - homepage: http://mathquill.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:52:12.441072+00:00, sha b3acd70708cb)
  - site_page: http://docs.mathquill.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:52:12.450251+00:00, sha addfc6ad694a)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/mathquill (fetched 2026-08-29T09:52:12.452047+00:00, sha b8d79761d6b9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.