---
name: "mimetex"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mimetex"
version: "1.76-2"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mimetex"
---

# mimetex(1)

LaTeX math expressions to anti-aliased GIF images converter

## NAME

mimetex - LaTeX math expressions to anti-aliased GIF images converter

## SYNOPSIS

**mimetex** *\[options\]* *\[expression\]*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **mimetex** command. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**mimetex** is a program that parses LaTeX math expressions emitting directly anti-aliased GIF images without intermediate dvi-to-gif conversion.

- **-d**

  dump gif image on stdout \[default\]

- **-e export\_file**

  write gif image to export\_file

- **-f input\_file**

  read expression from input\_file

- **-m msglevel**

  verbosity of debugging output

- **-o**

  render image with opaque background

- **-s fontsize**

  default fontsize, 0-5

- **-m 0-99**

  controls verbosity level for debugging output (usually used only while testing code).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Isaac Clerencia \<isaac@sindominio.net\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).