Recorde

LaTeX equations in Word as vector pictures, with the source kept in the document so they stay editable.

Install

Needs Word for Microsoft 365 (Windows or Mac) or Word on the web; no admin rights. Vector equations and native field numbering are desktop features, the web inserts high-resolution raster pictures.

1. Download recorde-word-addin-<version>.zip from the releases page and extract it.
2. Either run the installer — install-windows.cmd, or sh install-mac.command in Terminal — and restart Word; or, in Word, Home → Add-ins → More Add-ins → My Add-ins → Upload My Add-in and choose manifest.xml (Word on the web: Home → Add-ins → More Settings → Upload My Add-in).
3. A Recorde button appears on the Home tab; it opens the task pane.

The zip's INSTALL.md has the details, updating and troubleshooting. Organisations can deploy the same manifest centrally through the Microsoft 365 admin centre (Integrated apps). Equations without Word: the recorde-mjx-docx-<version>.zip package on the same page (Node.js command-line tool + agent skill).

What it does

• Type LaTeX, see a live preview, insert inline or display equations; click an equation to edit it again.
• Six math fonts (Termes by default), colour, size matched to the text, numbering in three styles with renumbering, TeX-style spacing and alignment.
• A built-in macro preamble (operators, delimiters, derivatives, vectors, units, named colours) plus your own \newcommands per document.
• Works on Word for Windows and Mac (vector SVG) and Word on the web (high-resolution raster).

Privacy

Nothing leaves your document. The add-in loads only its own static files from this site; equations, their LaTeX and your settings are stored inside the .docx. No telemetry, no accounts.

Support

Questions and problems: open an issue on GitHub. Include the Word version (File → Account) and, if the pane shows a red notice, its text.

Licence: Apache 2.0 (LICENSE, NOTICE, third-party notices).