MathType Office Tools release notes

MathType Add-on for Google Workspace 2.5.1 - October 2026

Improvements

• Improved telemetry data collection through PostHog.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where the cursor was incorrectly positioned after inserting an image.

MathType for Windows 7.12.3 - September 2026

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where a pane was missing when saving an Equation Preferences file.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.27.2 - September 2026

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where images could resize unexpectedly in Office Online.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.27.1 - September 2026

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue affecting the handwriting button in the Microsoft Office ribbon.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.27.0 - August 2026

Improvements

• Improved telemetry data collection to provide more accurate information about Add-in usage.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where font size changes made in LaTeX mode were not preserved when inserting equations into Word.

MathType Add-on for Google Workspace 2.5.0 - August 2026

New features

Introduced telemetry using PostHog to collect license validation and user interaction events.

MathType for Windows 7.12.2.466 - July 2026

Improvements

• Added a left navigation pane in Windows File Explorer.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue affecting copy-and-paste keyboard shortcuts.

MathType Add-on for Google Workspace 2.4.0 - June 2026

Improvements

• Improved accessibility to better align with VPAT requirements.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.26.0 - June 2026

New features

• Introduced a redesigned task pane with a more modern and streamlined interface.

Improvements

• Improved accessibility across the Add-in.

MathType Add-on for Google Workspace 2.3.0 - March 2026

New features

• Added a Help us to improve button to the task pane.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.23.0 - March 2026

New features

• Added a dedicated MathType Add-in tab to the Word ribbon, providing quick access to MathType features even when the task pane is closed.
• Added an Insert Equation button to Word's Insert tab.
• Added advanced ribbon tools: Convert from MathType 7, Open LaTeX, and Open MathML.

Improvements

• Changed the conversion of MathType 7 equations into Add-in equations to a manual action to improve performance.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.22.0 - February 2026

Improvements

• Improved overall performance.
• Updated the MathType editor.
• Improved telemetry by including task pane loading time information.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue affecting the conversion of MathType 7 equations into MathType Add-in equations.

MathType for Windows 7.11.1.462 - February 2026

Improvements

• Added compatibility with the 64-bit version of WPS.

Bug fixes

• Fixed several installation errors.
• Fixed an issue where Word could crash when using the Convert Equations tool.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.21.0 - January 2026

Improvements

• Improved the equation editing workflow in PowerPoint Desktop.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.20.1 - January 2026

Improvements

• Added compatibility with MathType editor version 0.5.4.
• Introduced minor user interface improvements.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.20 - November 2025

Improvements

• Updated the links to the user feedback forms.

MathType for Windows 7.10.1 - November 2025

Improvements

• Updated the list of countries to include Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Bug fixes

• Fixed issues affecting Japanese and Chinese character encoding.
• Corrected an inaccurate Japanese translation.

MathType for Windows 7.9.1 - September 2025

Improvements

• Added an option for users to provide their country information.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where closing a NovaCheck notification could unexpectedly open an external webpage.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.19 - August 2025

Improvements

• Improved performance when detecting OLE equations in Word documents.
• Extended availability of the new MathType editor to Word Desktop on macOS.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.18 - May 2025

Improvements

• Added support for the new MathType editor for users with Office set to English.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an accessibility issue by correctly setting the HTML document's lang attribute.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.17.2 - April 2025

Improvements

• Improved telemetry data collection by including additional information when inserting equations.

Bug fixes

• Fixed incorrect telemetry events related to switching between MathType editors.
• Removed a deprecated telemetry event.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.17.1 - April 2025

New features

• Introduced early access to a new MathType editor for eligible users running Word on Windows, with Office set to Spanish and an active MathType subscription.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.17 - April 2025

New features

• Introduced a beta version of the redesigned MathType editor.

Improvements

• Updated the SDK used to manage the MathType editor and its services.
• Updated project dependencies.

MathType for Windows 7.8.2 - January 2025

Improvements

• Updated the End User License Agreement (EULA) reference to link to the documentation.
• Updated product references from Design Science to Maths for More.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue preventing licenses from being validated correctly.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.15 - December 2024

Improvements

• Added support for editing MathType equations inserted as floating images in Word Desktop.
• Added the Ctrl + Enter keyboard shortcut to insert or update equations directly from the MathType editor.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where blue lines appeared in the MathType editor when resizing the window.

MathType for Windows 7.8.0 - February 2024

Improvements

• Renewed the software's digital certificate, extending its validity until 2027.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.14 - January 2024

New features

• Added Simplified and Traditional Chinese translations, automatically displayed according to the user's Office language settings.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue preventing users from editing equations converted from MathType for Windows in Office Online.

MathType Add-on for Google Workspace 2.1.3 - January 2024

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue preventing users from editing existing equations in Google Slides.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.13.1 - January 2024

Bug fixes

• Fixed a sign-in issue affecting macOS users of the desktop Add-in.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.12.2 - January 2024

Improvements

• Improved the design of the Unable to load error page.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue preventing users from signing in to the MathType Add-in in Microsoft Office Online.

MathType for Windows 7.7.1 - November 2023

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where unrelated applications running in the background could prevent MathType from being installed.
• Fixed a certificate issue that caused Microsoft Word to display a macro security warning.

MathType for Windows 7.7.0 - August 2023

New features

• Added native integration with WPS Writer, removing the requirement to have Microsoft Office installed.

Improvements

• Updated the End User License Agreement (EULA).

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.12.0 - July 2023

Improvements

• Improved error handling to detect and display connectivity issues.
• Improved error handling for Microsoft sign-in issues.
• Improved performance when detecting OLE equations in Word documents.

MathType for Windows 7.6.0 - June 2023

Improvements

• Improved the trial registration process by collecting users' email addresses to support onboarding and customer assistance.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.9.1 - May 2023

Improvements

• Improved equation accessibility and compatibility with screen readers, including NVDA 2021 on Windows 11 and JAWS 2022.
• Improved error handling during product key validation.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue when converting MathType 7 equations containing the MathML mover element into MathType Add-in equations.

MathType Add-on for Google Workspace 6 - March 2023

Improvements

• Improved the management of user notifications.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.5.1 - February 2023

Improvements

• Improved the management of user notifications.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.5.0 - February 2023

Improvements

• Reduced the time required to open the MathType editor.
• Improved the equation history in PowerPoint to refresh whenever it is opened.
• Improved the appearance of alerts and their buttons.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.4.0 - November 2022

Improvements

• Improved the Insert/Edit button labels to reflect whether an editable equation is selected.
• Improved keyboard and screen reader accessibility for the My Equations dropdown in PowerPoint.
• Improved keyboard focus management in editable fields.
• Improved screen reader announcements for errors, warnings, and external links.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.1.0 - July 2022

New features

• Added support for creating and editing equations in Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Introduced the My Equations feature in PowerPoint, providing quick access to recently used equations.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue preventing users from closing the MathType editor while handwriting recognition was in progress.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.0.4 - July 2022

Improvements

• Added a splash screen to the task pane.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where startup error messages could appear prematurely on slow connections.
• Fixed an issue preventing Hotjar surveys from appearing.

MathType Add-on for Google Workspace 2.0.0 - June 2022

New features

• Introduced a redesigned interface with a sidebar to simplify creating and editing equations.
• Added compatibility between equations created with MathType in Google Docs and Microsoft Word.
• Added the ability to save preferred equation formatting settings as defaults for new equations.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.0.3 - June 2022

Improvements

• Added a notification when an expired license is detected after inserting an equation.
• Added alternative text to the loading animation to improve accessibility.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue causing equation image styles to overlap.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 3.0 - May 2022

New features

• Released MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 as a stable product, ending its beta period.
• Introduced paid licensing through the MathType for Office Tools subscription.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 2.2.4 - March 2022

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where screen readers could fail to read equation alternative text and display an error instead.
• Fixed issues affecting the verbosity of accessible equation text.
• Fixed an issue preventing the editor from opening in documents containing equations with corrupted accessible text.
• Fixed an issue preventing equations containing angle brackets from being inserted correctly.

MathType for Windows 7.4.10 - February 2022

Improvements

• Renewed the digital signature certificate used for PowerPoint integration.

Bug fixes

• Fixed issues affecting the Format and Convert commands in Microsoft Word.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 2.2.3 - January 2022

New features

• Introduced visual notifications containing images and GIFs to provide tips and guidance.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue affecting the editing of long equations.

MathType for Windows 7.17.1 - December 2021

Security fixes

• Improved protection against XML External Entity (XXE) attacks in .NET server components.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where applying multiple styles to an mfenced element could produce invalid MathML.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 2.2.2 - December 2021

New features

• Added support for converting Microsoft Equation Editor 3.0 equations into MathType Add-in equations.

Improvements

• Added detection of missing software components, with guidance to resolve compatibility issues.
• Improved security by updating dependencies.

Bug fixes

• Fixed issues editing MathType 7 equations containing greater-than, less-than, or ampersand symbols.
• Fixed an issue where images could interfere with bulk conversion of MathType 7 equations.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 2.2 - November 2021

New features

• Added compatibility with Microsoft Office 2021.
• Introduced single and bulk conversion of equations created with MathType 7 and earlier versions.

Improvements

• Added the ability to define default font and size settings for new equations.
• Improved performance when loading the task pane and MathType editor.

MathType for Windows 7.17.0 - August 2021

New features

• Added an experimental monospace conversion button to the Publishers tab.

Bug fixes

• Fixed various alignment and graphical interface issues.

MathType Add-on for Google Workspace 1.7.1 - August 2021

New features

• Released MathType for Google Slides following its beta period, making it available through the MathType for Office Tools subscription.

MathType for Windows 7.16.1 - June 2021

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where certain mathematical notations were incorrectly displayed in right-to-left (RTL) mode.

MathType Add-in for Microsoft 365 2.1 - July 2021

New features

• Added support for Microsoft Word Online.
• Introduced high-quality equation images displayed inline with text.
• Added accessible equation text for assistive technologies.
• Added support for right-to-left (RTL) languages.
• Added support for multiline equations, colors, and font customization.

Improvements

• Expanded the mathematical symbols available in the toolbar.
• Improved the user interface following Microsoft design guidelines.