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Installation

How to install NeoMath, NeoChem and NeoConverter on Windows, Linux and macOS, and what each installer puts on your computer.

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Neo apps are standalone desktop programs. Each one has its own installer, and all of them can be installed side by side on the same computer. Everything runs on the computer itself, including NeoCR; the internet is only used now and then to confirm the license and check for updates.

What gets installed#

Product Executable What it is for
NeoMath NeoMath equation editor, export, Word, OCR, NeoScript and the local API
NeoChem NeoChem chemical structures, reactions and formulas
NeoConverter NeoConverter conversion of equations, chemistry and preferences, one file or in batch

NeoMath also installs the command-line tools (neomath, neoscript), the MCP server (neomath-mcp) and the NeoScript documentation as PDF, HTML and Markdown, in the docs/ folder next to the executable.

Install#

Windows

The installer is a single file, NeoMath-Setup-<version>.exe (or NeoChem-Setup-…), in Portuguese, English and Spanish, and it does not require administrator rights.

  1. Double-click the installer.
  2. Pick the options: Desktop shortcut, Start menu shortcut, pin to the taskbar and use as the default program (.eps in NeoMath, .neochem in NeoChem).
  3. In NeoMath, keep Start the local API with Windows on if you will use the InDesign plugin or scripts that talk to the app.
  4. Click Install. The program goes to %LocalAppData%\Programs\NeoMath and shows up in Installed apps, with its own uninstaller.

To pin to the taskbar, Windows shows the “Do you want to pin…?” question the first time the app opens; confirm it. Windows also does not let a program make itself the default for a type that already has an owner (such as .eps): the option opens Settings › Default apps already on the product.

Linux

There are two packages for each app:

  • NeoMath-<version>-linux-amd64.deb: installs system-wide in /usr/lib/neomath, with the neomath command, the menu entry, icons and file types.
  • .tar.gz with instalar.sh: installs for your user only, without sudo.
Terminal
sudo apt install ./NeoMath-0.2.0-linux-amd64.deb
Terminal
tar xzf NeoMath-0.2.0-linux.tar.gz
./instalar.sh
./instalar.sh --padrao

NeoMath EPS files are recognized by the system, without changing the icon of other EPS files. The .deb and instalar.sh also start the local API with your session (autostart).

macOS

Open NeoMath-<version>-macos.dmg and drag the app to Applications. The package is for Macs with Apple Silicon.

On first launch, Gatekeeper may ask for confirmation: open System Settings › Privacy & Security and choose Open Anyway.

On macOS the local API does not start by itself yet; run NeoMath --servidor when you use InDesign or scripts.

Silent installation#

To install on many computers (labs, newsrooms), the Windows installer accepts command-line options:

Option What it does
--silencioso installs without a window, with Desktop and Start menu shortcuts
--sem-abrir does not open the program at the end
--sem-api does not start the local API at login
--desinstalar removes the program
PowerShell
NeoMath-Setup-0.2.0.exe --silencioso --sem-abrir

Updates#

With the license activated, the app looks for new versions when it opens and every 6 hours, downloads in the background and installs when you close the program. Shortcuts, the local API, the Word integration and the file associations you chose are kept.

Uninstall#

  • Windows: Settings › Installed apps › NeoMath › Uninstall, or NeoMath-Desinstalar.exe in the program folder.
  • Linux: sudo apt remove neomath for the .deb package.
  • macOS: drag the app to the Trash.

Your data (settings, scripts, shortcuts and styles) stays in the user data folder and is not deleted. See where in File formats.