# QuickTeX

> Rapidly render LaTeX in the menu bar. Created by AB (Khronos#7043).

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/quicktex](https://chrome-stats.com/d/quicktex)

## Overview

- **ID:** `quicktex`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Arman B
- **Category:** appearance,other
- **Daily users:** 89
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.8resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2018-01-19
- **Size:** 1.56 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/quicktex/)
- **Website:** [https://techtide.github.io/](https://techtide.github.io/)

## Description

QuickTeX is a Firefox add-on that enables users to easily render LaTeX in the menu bar. It provides features such as note-taking, saving snippets, viewing code errors, copying and pasting code, and exporting code to images. Please note that this add-on is in its early alpha stage, so feedback and bug reports are highly appreciated.

## Rankings

- #12,229 — Overall
- #78 — quick
- #114 — quiz
- #156 — x

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension website URL may be invalid

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/quicktex)