MathVoice for OneNote
Dictate equations by voice into OneNote on the web today, with a Windows desktop add-in in development.
Two ways to use MathVoice with OneNote
OneNote on the web — available now in the Chrome extension
The MathVoice Chrome extension supports OneNote notebooks in the browser (onenote.com, the office.com notebook app, and notebooks opened from OneDrive). Shipped in v1.6.3.
- Open your notebook, open the MathVoice side panel, and speak or type
- Insert delivers the equation to the OneNote page canvas; if OneNote declines the paste, the LaTeX is on your clipboard for a manual Ctrl/⌘+V
- Universal copies also available: LaTeX, MathML, and UnicodeMath
Limitation: OneNote's web canvas has no equation API, so equations are inserted as LaTeX text rather than native OneNote equation objects, and MathVoice cannot read equations back out of the page.
OneNote desktop (Windows) — in development
An Office task pane add-in for the OneNote desktop app is in development. It inserts equations as rendered images with a LaTeX fallback. There is no download yet — this page will link the listing when it ships.
How the web flow works
- Install the MathVoice extension from the Chrome Web Store
- Open any notebook in the browser
- Click the MathVoice icon to open the sidebar
- Click the microphone and speak, or type LaTeX
- Click Apply — the equation is pasted into the page