Show HN: Ferrite – Markdown editor in Rust with native Mermaid diagram rendering

Re:Show HN: Ferrite – Markdown editor in Rust with native Me... by OlaProis on Sunday January 11, 2026 @07:41AM (#46575250)

LaTeX support is a reasonable request! It's not on the immediate roadmap, but here's my thinking:

Options considered: - KaTeX/MathJax-style rendering (would need a Rust math renderer or JS bridge) - Typst integration (Rust-native, modern alternative to LaTeX) - External tool pipeline (render via pandoc/LaTeX CLI)

Typst is interesting since it's also Rust-based and simpler than full LaTeX. Would inline math ($x^2$) and display math ($$...$$) cover your use case, or do you need full document features?

Added to the roadmap consideration list. Thanks for the feedback!

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Re:Show HN: Ferrite – Markdown editor in Rust with native Me... by bovermyer on Sunday January 11, 2026 @10:38AM (#46576631)

I only need inline+display math, I don't need the full document features.

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Re:Show HN: Ferrite – Markdown editor in Rust with native Me... by OlaProis on Sunday January 11, 2026 @02:36PM (#46579073)

Good to know! Inline + display math is a more tractable scope. Typst or a Rust KaTeX port could handle that without needing full LaTeX. Added to the consideration list with that clarification.

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