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Photo Math Solver that reads before it solves
Paste a screenshot on any laptop or Chromebook, or snap a photo on your phone. We show you exactly what we read, so you can fix it before we solve it step by step.
- Steps
- Shows what we read
- Checked where possible
Try it
Snap it. Fix what we misread.
Handwriting becomes maths you can check and edit — the step where photo solvers usually go wrong. Tap the highlighted part to correct it.
- 1ReadAI reads the maths in your photo — up to three questions.
- 2ConfirmYou check what was read and fix a misread before solving.
- 3Solve & checkSteps you can follow, ending with a check.
Tip: photograph just the question — crop close, keep the page flat. Names and faces are never copied into the read-back.
Choose Q3, Q4 or Q5, then fix the highlighted symbol to solve it. Replay runs the scan again.
Why this photo math solver is different
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You confirm what we read
Before anything is solved you see the problem we read from your photo, ready to edit — so a misread digit or a lost minus sign never turns into a wrong answer.
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Built for screenshots too
On a computer, paste a screenshot with Ctrl+V or drag an image onto the box. On a phone, the camera opens straight from the page — no app to install.
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Steps, not just answers
Every solution shows its working and ends with a check. Reveal it one step at a time, and ask Why? on any line you don't follow.
What is a photo math solver?
A photo math solver lets you take a picture of a maths question instead of typing it. That matters most for questions that are slow to type: fractions inside fractions, powers and roots, integrals, matrices, a geometry diagram, or a long word problem copied from a textbook.
Here is exactly what happens. An AI vision model reads the maths in your image — up to three questions — and turns it into text and a typeset formula. You see that read-back and can edit it, because reading is where photo solvers usually go wrong. Then you pick a question and it is solved with full working, ending in a check.
We are upfront about who does what. Photos are read by AI, and AI-written solutions are labelled as AI solutions. When the question you confirm is standard maths — an equation, a derivative, a fraction sum — it can go to our own step-by-step engine instead, which checks its answers independently and stamps them Verified. If AI help is unavailable, type the question into the maths calculator: the engine works without AI.
How to use the photo math solver
- 1Tap the camera icon in the box, paste a screenshot with Ctrl+V, or drag an image file onto the box.
- 2Frame just the question you need — crop close, keep the page flat and the light even. Neat handwriting works; printed text works best.
- 3Check the read-back under We read this. Fix any misread symbol (a 5 that should be an s, a missing power) and press Solve next to the question you want.
- 4Read the steps. Switch to One step at a time to test yourself, and tap Why? on any step to ask the tutor.
- 5For an extra check on a standard calculation, paste the question into the maths calculator — the engine solves it independently and marks it Verified.
How the photo math solver reads your picture
Reading a photo is harder than solving it. These are the rules the reader follows — and you stay in control of the result:
Handwriting read in context
Look-alike symbols are decided by the maths around them: a small raised digit is a power, a bar with numbers above and below is a fraction. Numbers are never invented to make a question "work".
Several questions, crossed-out work
Up to three questions are read in order, circled or highlighted ones first, and parts (a), (b) keep the information they share. Crossed-out lines, your own working, ticks and marks are ignored — only the question is read.
Diagrams become givens
A geometry figure is written out as the measurements marked on it, then the question. Nothing is assumed from how the picture looks, because diagrams are rarely drawn to scale.
Units and personal details
Units and currencies are kept exactly as written. Names, school details and faces in the photo are never copied into the read-back or the solution.
Confirm, then solve and check
You correct the read-back and choose a question. The solution shows each step and ends with a check, such as substituting the answer back.
Photo math solver worked example: a quadratic from a worksheet
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Read. The photo is read back as `2x^2 - 5x - 3 = 0`. It matches the page, so press Solve.
2x^2 - 5x - 3 = 0 - 02
Find two numbers that multiply to 2 × (-3) = -6 and add to -5: they are -6 and 1. Split the middle term.
2x^2 - 6x + x - 3 = 0 - 03
Factorise in pairs.
2x(x - 3) + 1(x - 3) = (2x + 1)(x - 3) = 0 - 04
A product is zero only when one factor is zero.
x = -1/2 quador x = 3 - 05
Check both answers in the original equation.
2(3)^2 - 5(3) - 3 = 0 checkmark , 2(1/4) + 5/2 - 3 = 0 checkmark
Photo tips: avoid these mistakes
A whole page in one shot
We read up to three questions per photo. For a full worksheet, photograph one question (or one small group) at a time so the read-back stays accurate.
Skipping the read-back
Look for the classic misreads: x vs ×, 5 vs s, a power that became a normal digit (x2 instead of x^2), or a minus sign lost at the start of a line.
Blur, shadows and tilt
Hold the phone parallel to the page, avoid your own shadow, and tap to focus. A sharp, flat photo is read far more reliably than a dim, angled one.
Ambiguous handwriting
Draw fraction bars clearly, keep powers small and raised, and close your brackets. If something is ambiguous on paper, it will be ambiguous to the reader too — just fix it in the read-back.
Photo math solver FAQ
Is the photo math solver free?+
You get a few free photo and AI solves every day — a few more when you sign in — and a photo you have just read counts as one solve, not two. The typed calculators on the site, which run on our own engine, are free to use as often as you like. There are no adverts.
Can it read handwriting?+
Neat handwriting, yes. Printed questions and screenshots are read most reliably. The reader uses the maths around a symbol to tell look-alikes apart, and whatever you upload, you see the read-back and can correct any symbol before anything is solved.
Can I use it on a laptop or desktop?+
Yes — that is one of the main reasons it exists. Take a screenshot of the question, click in the box and press Ctrl+V (or ⌘V on a Mac), or drag the image file onto the box. On a phone, the camera opens from the page.
Which topics can it solve?+
Arithmetic and fractions, algebra and equations, quadratics, simultaneous equations, trigonometry, calculus (derivatives, integrals, limits), statistics, matrices, geometry diagrams and word problems — school and early university maths. JPG, PNG, WebP and HEIC photos work; for a PDF, take a screenshot of the page.
How accurate is it?+
Reading is the step most likely to go wrong, which is why you confirm it first. AI solutions are labelled as AI and end with a check you can follow. For standard maths, paste the question into the maths calculator: our engine solves it independently and marks the answer Verified only after a separate check.
What happens to my photo?+
It is resized and re-encoded in your browser first (which removes camera metadata such as location), then sent to the AI model to read the maths, and it is not stored. Photograph only the question — leave names, faces and anything personal out of the frame.
Is it OK to use for homework?+
Use it to learn, not to copy: try the question first, then compare your working with ours one step at a time and ask the tutor about the step that tripped you up. It will not help during a test that is being marked.
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