TeX for Gmail and Outlook Chrome Extension Analysis

Listing positioning

The product is positioned as a utility to enable LaTeX mathematical formula rendering within Gmail and Outlook online. It emphasizes that the rendering is universal, meaning recipients do not need the extension installed to view the formulas.

Inferred product pattern

Specialized LaTeX-to-image renderer for webmail productivity.

Review-backed pain points

Users report that equations often disappear or remain as raw code after the email is sent. There are also reports of significant lag during the conversion process and an inability to edit rendered formulas without re-typing them.

Observed feature gaps

Lack of a 'reverse' function to turn rendered images back into editable LaTeX code; unstable copy-paste functionality for formatted formulas.

Support

General frustration regarding unresolved glitches and a lack of developer explanation regarding new permission requests.

Reliability

Reports of the extension failing to load on certain pages and mathematical formulas disappearing upon sending.

Privacy

A user reported that a recent update requested permission to read browsing history, leading to suspicions about data selling.