# Riot/Element KaTeX

> Renders formulas on Riot chats using KaTeX.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `riot-katex`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Valentin Boettcher
- **Category:** appearance,other
- **Daily users:** 14
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-07-19
- **First published:** 2020-04-09
- **Size:** 420 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/riot-katex/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/vale981/riot-katex/issues](https://github.com/vale981/riot-katex/issues)

## Description

Riot/Element KaTeX is a Firefox add-on that injects KaTeX into the Riot chat client for matrix, enabling the rendering of LaTeX expressions. It supports both math block style ($$$x^2$$$) and math inline style ($$x^2$$) in Riot chats.

## Rankings

- #28,881 — Overall
- #46 — element

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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