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Wdorf··on Show HN: TeXbrain, a LaTeX editor that runs pdfTeX in the browser via WASM
Thank you very much for the feedback - I've added support for the current LMTX format.
Wdorf··on Show HN: TeXbrain, a LaTeX editor that runs pdfTeX in the browser via WASM
My project https://latex.to supports ConTeXt (plus all other TeX Live engines). Click + then New from showcase then ConTeXt to try it.
Wdorf··on [dead]
Hi HN, please join us for our fourth event in 2026.

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Location: The Masque Haunt (Wetherspoon) 168–172 Old Street, London, UK

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Wdorf··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
Making it possible to share a deck in my flashcard app https://texeditor.com
Wdorf··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)
I'm working on the ios version of my flashcard app https://texeditor.com
Wdorf··on Hacker News London Meetup #7
Hi HN, please join us for our second event in 2026.

This is a space where Hacker News readers can come along and discuss technology, science, and business.

Location: The Masque Haunt (Wetherspoon) 168–172 Old Street, London, UK

Time: Tuesday, March 24, 6pm - 9pm

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Wdorf··on Hacker News London Meetup #6
Hi HN, please join us for our first event in 2026.

This is a space where Hacker News readers can come along and discuss technology, science, and business.

Location: The Masque Haunt (Wetherspoon) 168–172 Old Street, London, UK

Time: Tuesday, January 27, 6pm - 9pm

Meetup (65 attendees so far): https://www.meetup.com/hackernewslondon/events/312720206

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Wdorf··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
Support for bigger group sizes (5 - 8 users) for https://catchup.rocks
Wdorf··on MathB.in Is Shutting Down
In case anyone is looking for an alternative - I've launched https://latex.to here on HN last year. Since then I've added the option to save formulas in your browser via IndexedDB.
Wdorf··on Show HN: Latex.to – LaTeX to image converter running in the browser
I will design a proper favicon! I think I implemented the current placeholder according to https://stackoverflow.com/a/13416784
Wdorf··on Show HN: Latex.to – LaTeX to image converter running in the browser
Thank you, I wasn't aware of these extensions.
Wdorf··on Show HN: Latex.to – LaTeX to image converter running in the browser
This looks really interesting! I will definitely have a look.
Wdorf··on Show HN: Latex.to – LaTeX to image converter running in the browser
Thank you, those are both very good suggestions I will look into!
Wdorf··on Show HN: Latex.to – LaTeX to image converter running in the browser
I could add a GPT based pdf to latex functionality in the future.
Wdorf··on Show HN: Latex.to – LaTeX to image converter running in the browser
Thank you for your feedback.

I've just added the links to both projects in the info modal.

I will look into adding HTML and MathML exports in the next version.

Wdorf··on Show HN: Latex.to – LaTeX to image converter running in the browser
KaTeX has a build in MathML feature, but I haven't yet looked into it for rendering.

The "Share text" functionality of the website uses KaTeX's MathML feature as an intermediate step.

Wdorf··on Show HN: Latex.to – LaTeX to image converter running in the browser
Thank you for your positive feedback.

KaTeX does not support all LaTeX features but initializes very quickly.

LaTeX via WebAssembly supports more features but might need longer to initialize.

There's an existing WebAssembly project: https://www.swiftlatex.com

Wdorf··on Show HN: Latex.to – LaTeX to image converter running in the browser
LaTeX: https://katex.org

Image generation: https://github.com/bubkoo/html-to-image

Wdorf··on Show HN: Latex.to – LaTeX to image converter running in the browser
Thank you very much for your feedback, I will look into adding more keyboard buttons like "\sqrt{}"