How to insert LaTeX formulas in LibreOffice?

Please don't abandon LibreOffice just for this. You can insert LaTeX formulas directly using the TexMaths extension.

Installation:

1. Download the extension at https://extensions.libreoffice.org/extensions/texmaths-1

2. Open LibreOffice Writer, go to Tools -> Extension Manager, and select the file (*.oxt) just downloaded.

3. Close all instances of LibreOffice and start it again.

You'll see a new toolbar:

Configuration:

TexMaths supports two image formats, PNG and SVG. In practice, PNG resolution is quite poor, you need to install the dvisvgm converter for SVG.

On Ubuntu, it's as simple as:

$ sudo apt-get install texlive-extra-utils

and on Fedora, it's:

$ sudo dnf install texlive-dvisvgm

After you install it, go to TexMaths system configuration and provide the paths for latex, dvipng and dvisvgm. See the screenshot below for reference:

Finally, set the preferences to use SVG by default.

Usage:

The new toolbar is pretty simple, discover it by yourself. There are a few tips I would like to share to improve productivity though.

• To edit a previously inserted formula, click on the image and on the correspondent toolbar button.
• Define shortcuts in the Shortcuts tab of the TexMaths system configuration, I'd suggest Ctrl+h and Ctrl+k since there is no predefined shortcut for this keyboard combination in LibreOffice.