A writing environment for pros
LaTeX quality.
No LaTeX code.
MATCHA is a visual text editor with the full power of LaTeX behind it to generate professionally typeset documents. Don't worry, you won't have to write a single line of code (and if you want to, the AI assistant will help you achieve what you want with custom code). It's both the simplest and the most powerful editor out there for academic usage.
Explore the features
In detail
How each feature works.
What each feature does, its options, and what it requires.
Rich, Semantic Editing
- MATCHA offers rich text editing, including tables, figures, footnotes, references, various text styles, and an easy, visual, LaTeX-compatible math mode.
- At the same time, it is a content editor, not a typesetting system.
- MATCHA leaves typesetting to LaTeX, the uncontested winner in this area.
- In instructor-led projects, basic text formatting parameters such as line spacing and font family are set by the instructor rather than the student, helping to standardize the look of submitted essays.
Managed Cross-References
- Create references to figures, tables, sections, and other numbered items without hand-editing labels.
- Cross-references stay connected to their targets as the document changes, and numbering is automatic.
- A time-saving feature for large documents with many cross-references.
LaTeX Input/Output
- For publication or printing, MATCHA offers seamless, code-free LaTeX output and rendering.
- Using the built-in LaTeX engine, you don't even have to have a LaTeX distribution on your computer (but you can bring your own).
- The LaTeX Preview pane allows you to see exactly what the rendered document will look like.
- MATCHA can also import LaTeX documents, converting commands for labels, citations, tables, footnotes, figures and more. MATCHA is not a typesetting application, so it only interprets core semantic commands, but it preserves and passes through all uninterpreted commands for LaTeX rendering.
Snapshots and Rollback
- MATCHA is by nature a history-preserving text editor.
- It allows users to create named snapshots before making big changes so they can easily come back to the named version at a later point.
- Soon, a feature will also be added to roll back to any previous point in time.
Certified .docx
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MATCHA outputs signed
.docxfiles that can be read by all major word processors and verified as having been produced by MATCHA with specific settings. - The .docx files produced for instructor-managed activities contain a cover page showing which integrity settings were enabled for the project, extensive editing statistics with a time/location graph, and, when Complete Work History is enabled, a reading analysis showing how much of cited and other works was read.
- A .docx file's authenticity can be checked using the verification tool in the MATCHA instructor menu.