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General features | Formulator MathML Suite | ActiveX Control | API | MathML Weaver | Tarsia | MathML IE Performer | | availability | $ | $ | free | free | free | | to run as a standalone application | | | + | + | | | to develop a new software | + | + | | | | | to explicitly support learning activities | | | | + | | | plug-in (need third party software) | | | | | + | Developing a new software | Formulator MathML Suite | ActiveX Control | API | | windowless control | | + | | import from MathML text | + | + | | import from MathML tree | + | | | export to MathML | + | + | | export to raster images | + | + | | export to vector images | + | + | | manage appearance of the control | + | + | | control operations with the Clipboard | + | | | automate styles & sizes | + | + | | control zoom & nesting feature | + | + | | emulate user pressing a button | + | | Basic editing features | Formulator MathML Suite | ActiveX Control | API | MathML Weaver | Tarsia | MathML IE Performer | | rendering mathematical expressions | + | + | + | + | + | | editing mathematical expressions | + | | + | + | | | font styles | + | + | + | + | + | | font sizes | + | + | + | + | + | | keyboard shortcuts | + | | + | + | | | printing formulas | + | + | + | + | | Advanced editing features | Formulator MathML Suite | ActiveX Control | MathML Weaver | Tarsia | | zoom | + | + | + | | nested view | + | + | + | | on-the-fly editing of MathML node properties | + | + | | | MathML Tree editing mode | + | + | | | hints on MathML tags, attributes and values | + | + | | | MathML Text editing mode | + | + | | | XHTML editing mode | + | + | | | visual editing of Presentation Markup | + | + | + | | visual editing of Content Markup | + | + | | | visual editing of Mixed Markup | + | + | | Import/Export | Formulator MathML Suite | ActiveX Control | API | MathML Weaver | Tarsia | MathML IE Performer | | import from MathML text | + | + | + | + | + | | import from MathML tree | + |
| + | | | | export to MathML | + | + | + | + | + | | export to raster images | + | + | + | | | | export to vector images | + | + | + | + | | | publishing mathematics on web | + | + | + | | | | inserting images into documents | + | | + | + | |
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