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100% my experience as well. I would love to have a quick way of having my handwritten equations rendered to latex (possibly with errors) and easily import into a markdown/latex document on my desktop.

What's your workflow to go from handwriting (on iPad?) to mathpix to desktop?

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I use notability which syncs through iCloud and shows up on my Mac. Sometimes it takes a second to sync but I don’t constantly write in real time and convert to latex so it works.

Sometimes I also copy with notability and paste on my Mac through iCloud clipboard sharing but that feature seems to work about 25-50% of the time.

I use mathpix for textbooks, websites and handwritten math but if I know beforehand I’m going to need it in latex I generally find it easier just to type.

You should check out Mathpix Snip apps. The iPad app lets you write equations that will then show up in the desktop app where you can copy and paste the generated latex.

Disclaimer: I work for Mathpix

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