Sowiso LaTeX Helper

Tiny Chrome extension made to speed up writing math in Sowiso.

Language: English – Nederlands

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What It Does

• Opens as a side panel in Chrome.
• Lets you paste or type LaTeX.
• Shows a live preview.
• Inserts the formula into the currently active Sowiso input.
• Supports 3 insert modes:
  • Raw LaTeX
  • Inline ($...$)
  • Block ($$...$$)
• Optional conversion to Sowiso linear input.
• Theme switcher: Auto, Light, Dark.
• Includes a debug log (with copy/clear buttons) for quick troubleshooting.

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Supported Pages

• All regular website tabs (http://, https://, and file:// when Chrome file access is enabled).
• Sowiso pages get the specialized MathDox insertion flow.
• Other sites fall back to normal text input and contenteditable insertion.

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Install (Unpacked)

1. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions.
2. Enable Developer mode (top right).
3. Click Load unpacked.
4. Select: chrome-extension
5. (Optional) pin the extension in your toolbar.

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How To Use

1. Open the page where you want to insert the formula.
2. Click once in the answer field you want to fill.
3. Open the extension side panel.
4. Enter your LaTeX.
5. Pick insert mode.
6. (Optional) enable Convert LaTeX to Sowiso linear input.
7. Click Insert into page or click the preview block.

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Notes

• Preview rendering uses CodeCogs (https://latex.codecogs.com) and needs internet access.
• The extension uses Chrome's activeTab access model, so it only gets temporary access to the page you explicitly open/use it on.
• Browser-internal pages such as chrome:// are restricted by Chrome and cannot be scripted.
• If insertion fails, click the answer field again and retry.
• The extension tries multiple insertion strategies and frame contexts.

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Privacy

• No backend server for this extension.
• Settings are stored locally via chrome.storage.local (theme mode, etc.).
• Your formula is used locally for insertion and sent to CodeCogs only for preview image rendering.

See more: Privacy Policy

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Development

Project structure:

• chrome-extension/ - extension source (manifest, popup, background, content script)
• public/ - logos and design assets

Run locally:

1. Load chrome-extension as unpacked extension.
2. Make code changes.
3. Reload extension in chrome://extensions.

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Links

• Sponsor: Study-Track
• GitHub: flodlol/Sowiso-LaTeX-Helper

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License

MIT — do whatever you want with it.

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