Photo to LaTeX

Take a photo of handwritten maths and get compilable LaTeX.

You do not need a scanner. If you can photograph a page of handwritten maths, LatexNotes can turn it into clean, compilable LaTeX: equations become proper display maths, hand-drawn graphs are recreated as editable TikZ and pgfplots, and you get a real compiled PDF back. It works on a photo of your notebook, a worked example on paper, or a whiteboard after a lecture.

How to convert a photo of maths to LaTeX

Take a clear photo. Lay the page flat, fill the frame, and shoot straight on in good light. On the desktop app you can also snap it with your phone and it appears on your computer automatically.
Upload the photo. Drop the image straight in (JPG, PNG, HEIC and more) - no need to convert it to a PDF first. Try one page free with no account, or sign up for a monthly page allowance at no cost.
Get typeset LaTeX. The page is transcribed into compilable LaTeX with any hand-drawn plots redrawn as editable TikZ, not a screenshot of your photo.
Edit, compile, or export. Refine the source in the built-in editor, recompile to a PDF in the browser, or open it straight in Overleaf.

Tips for a photo that transcribes well

Shoot straight down, not at an angle, so lines and fractions stay square.
Even, bright light with no shadow across the page, and dark ink on plain paper.
Fill the frame with the maths, and keep the camera steady so the equations are sharp.
One topic per photo keeps the resulting LaTeX clean. Always check a page before you rely on it.

Photo, image, or PDF?

A single photo is perfect for one page or one worked example. If you have several pages, a PDF of your notes converts every page in one go. For any handwriting from any source, see handwriting to LaTeX, and for a single equation try the free equation editor.

Turn a photo of maths into LaTeX