MathMagic

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MathMagic Developer(s) InfoLogic, Inc.
Stable release 6.4 for Mac, 4.2 for Windows / July 2009
Operating system Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows
Type Desktop publishing, Technical writing
License Proprietary
Website MathMagic.com

MathMagic, with its text form logotype [Math+Magic], is an equation editor for Windows and Mac OS including Mac OS X. MathMagic is a bit similar with MathType in terms of user interface but it seems to focus more on high quality printing - targeting publishing market, and higher productivity with easier interface and various faster input methods via keyboard shortcuts, palettes, macros, and clips.
MathMagic Pro Edition for InDesign, MathMagic Pro Edition for QuarkXPress, MathMagic Personal Edition for many other word processors such as Microsoft Word, Pages, Nisus Writer, Mellel, and presentation software such as PowerPoint and Keynote are available.
They come with many free mathematical symbol fonts in TrueType and OpenType format.

MathMagic was first released in 1998 at Seybold Expo San Francisco for Macintosh Desktop Publishing market, as an XTension for QuarkXPress 3.3x.
Later, InfoLogic introduced its stand-alone application version of MathMagic Personal Edition, MathMagic Pro Editions, and MathMagic Prime Editions, for various markets.

MathMagic supports MathML and TeX including Plain TeX, LaTeX, AMS LaTeX, MediaWIKI TeXvc, via copy and paste, import and export, or just dragging the files onto MathMagic application. So, MathMagic is widely used as a front-end WYSIWYG equation editor for MathML users and LaTeX users.
TeX expressions can also be typed directly in MathMagic editor window and equations can be copied out to clipboard in various TeX format. This helps TeX novice learn and practice his or her TeX skill.

Equation from Wiki pages can be drag and dropped, or copied and pasted into MathMagic window via right-button click and Copy Image command from the web page.