If you want to obtain a long-term copy of Mathtype, an academic license is available at $57 per person. You can download a free MathType 30-day trial at: However, you will not be able to edit existing equations that were inserted using Equation Editor 3.0 in that manner.Īlternatively, the third-party app MathType enables you to edit Equation Editor 3.0 equations without security issues. For more information about inserting and editing equations, see Write, insert, or change an equation. You can insert and edit new equations using the editor built into Office version 2007 or later.