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Stefano Palazzo
Asked: 2011-04-03 14:17:44 +0800 CST

How to convert LaTeX equations to SVG?

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At the moment, I'm using mimetex to automatically convert a bunch of equations into gif-images.

The program is fast, but the images look pretty bad:

enter image description here

How can I (quickly) convert a LaTeX equation into an SVG image on the command line?

command-line

4 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    pdf2svg works quite well.

    Use \pagestyle{empty} to avoid page numbers and pdfcrop (package texlive-extra-utils) to remove empty space around the equations

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  2. A new option is to use mathjax-node from npm. Install a distribution of node, then use npm to install mathjax-node:

    $ npm install --global mathjax-node

    Edit: You now have to install mathjax-node-cli, however, mathjax-node-cli doesn't show up (yet), so I had to pass the github repo:

    $ npm install --global https://github.com/mathjax/mathjax-node-cli.git

    Once installed, you will be able to use tex2svg:

    $ /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mathjax-node-cli/bin/tex2svg \
'\sin^2{\theta} + \cos^2{\theta} = 1' > identity.svg

    And the result:

    result of tex2svg, rasterized at 300dpi

    The generated SVG file renders properly inside a browser but cannot be displayed using standard image tools.

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  3. Have you tried ekee? It's a clone of LatexIt for Mac, it's great! It's hosted on http://rlehy.free.fr/.

    enter image description here

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  4. dvisvgm works quickly and nicely in my experience. It's in TeX Live 2010.

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