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Right now the workflow is based on images rather than drawing input. You upload a photo or PDF of handwritten notes, and Axiom tries to recover the mathematica
by mrajatnath 8mo ago
Right now the workflow is based on images rather than drawing input.
You upload a photo or PDF of handwritten notes, and Axiom tries to recover the mathematical structure from that page — things like aligned equations, multi-step derivations, numbered problems, and tables — and return it as structured Markdown + LaTeX.
Most OCR tools already recognize the characters reasonably well, but they tend to lose the layout that makes math readable (for example aligned `=` signs or derivation steps). The main focus here is preserving that structure.
I’m planning to add a few example pages on the site so people can see typical input → output results.
Regarding something like Detexify: not yet. Detexify is more about recognizing individual symbols drawn in a canvas, while Axiom currently works on full handwritten pages.
That said, a browser canvas mode for sketching equations is something I’ve been thinking about for the future, especially for quick LaTeX generation.
- gus_massa 8mo agoYes, I was wondering about a Detextify for equations, like \int_2^7 x sin(x+1) dx