Learn how to solve math problems with Math Solver in Microsoft Edge

[Shahina]

We are excited to announce that you can now use Math Solver in Microsoft Edge (version 91 or higher) to get help with a wide range of mathematical concepts–from elementary arithmetic and quadratic equations to calculus and statistics.

Math Solver in Microsoft Edge lets you to take picture of a math problem – be it handwritten or printed – and then provides an instant solution with step-by-step instructions to help you learn how to reach the solution on your own. It also comes ready with a mathematical keyboard so you can easily type math problems instead of hunting around a traditional keyboard for the characters you need. That’s not all. After solving your problem, Math Solver provides many options to continue learning with additional materials such as quizzes, worksheets, and video tutorials.            

Read on to learn how Microsoft Math Solver in Edge can help with your homework and help you gain confidence in a variety of concepts with.

Step 1: Open Math Solver in Edge

Use the Settings and more menu (...) in the top right corner of the browser, open More Tools and select Math Solver

Step 2: Select an equation

After opening Math Solver, you can use the selection tool to capture the math equation you want to solve. Make any adjustments to the selection window to make sure that your math problem is covered completely, and no other text is captured.

Alternatively, there is a section to type the problem statement by using the digital keyboard provided in the tool.

Step 3: Get solution and step-by-step guidance

After selecting the equation, click ‘Solve’ to get solution. provides instant solutions and goes a step beyond, with step-by-step guidance using various problem-solving methods. 

To view steps, select the problem-solving method and click ‘Show solution steps’

Step 4: Visualize the solution with interactive graphs 

Understanding equations becomes simpler with graphs. Scroll the math pane to view the graphs for your equation.

Step 5: Reinforce learning with additional resources

Math Solver also provides additional learning resources, such as video tutorials and similar worksheets, making it easier for students to dive deep into a topic and master it.

Click on ‘Show more learning content’ to get these additional learning resources. It’ll open Math Solver in a new tab page.

Send us feedback

We are excited for you to try this Edge feature with your kids, students or anyone who needs help in learning math. Please send us feedback if something isn’t working right or if there is anything you’d like to see added. We are listening! You can either leave us a Twitter post using #EdgeEDU, #EdgeMathSolver or within Edge go to “…” menu > Help and feedback > Send feedback to provide feedback. 

Thanks for being part of this early preview! We look forward to hearing your feedback.

- The Microsoft Edge Product team

[#2]

This is an excellent feature and one I'm happy to see in the browser.  

There have been some comments that this should have been made an extension rather than a feature within the browser, and I see their logic but don't share that conviction.  I very much see this as a part of an entire suite of tools that includes web capture, annotation, and read aloud that make information--and its meaning--more accessible to all.  The insight that is expressed by believing in an idea like this, developing it, and supporting it in a release is tremendous.

[#3]

@Shahina I get the menu option but when I open it, I only get a blank sidebar with no explanation to what's going on.

[#4]

@jonor Thanks for reaching out. Can you please tell me which Edge version you are using to access Math Solver. To check Edge version, select more menu ( three dots icon) > Help and Feedback > About Microsoft Edge.

Also, check if you see this issue now.

[#5]

@jonor  me too. Edge beta 91.0.864.11 on MacOS

[#6]

@MrBGMT Thanks for reaching out and sharing the details. Could you tell us more about the issue? do you see the issue consistently? Would you be able to share screenshot? you can also provide us feedback by going to, select more menu ( three dots icon) > Help and Feedback > send feedback. Do mention math solver in the feedback 🙂

[#7]

@Shahina Use of this feature extends well beyond purely educational. Photographers who print and custom frame their work could find this an excellent tool. This also applies to woodworkers/hobby modelers etc. where fractions could become a challenge. Personally I have been using various web apps to create my dimensions for printing/custom mounting photographs and woodworking and found that the Math Solver combines all into one nice package, with all the features I need and easy to access. On a final note: as someone who did most of my education on the metric system, this is truly a valuable tool. Thanks and great job for something I use daily. 

[#8]

If it is not downloaded / built-in by default, it sound to me it is more like 'extensions' with 'preset shortcut' to install it.

Then why don't just leave it as 'extensions'?
Now you make it built-in and then people ask for new group policy to disable it? there is better thing to spend your time on.

[#9]

Here's the problem. Most organizations block extensions, so making it an extension wouldn't be a very good idea.

For example, my organization is... shall I say... very horrible at their ability to manage their devices and does not respond to anything. They block random things and even if someone asks about it, they don't do anything about it. They don't even open the message.

Microsoft Edge team, please don't decouple the Math Solver. There is absolutely no good reason to. It's already an optional feature. It's just a matter of turning it on and off in Settings.

[#10]

@HotCakeX personally, I like how it is a part of the core browser, and not an extension, because it reminds us all that math is a core part of life, not some extension that you only need occasionally.

[#11]

@Shahina  This feature does not seem to work in MS Edge on my PC, I am using version 92.0.902.62 (64-bit). What are the requirements i.e. browser version, OS etc.?

[#12]

Hey @JourneymanMC thanks for trying out the feature and sharing your feedback. Math solver should work on Edge 92. Can you please help us with filing feedback from Edge Settings > Help and Feedback > Send feedback? 

We get the all the necessary info that can help us diagnose the problem. 

[#13]

@aditya10 Thanks for your reply, so I've send the feedback hopefully they'll be able to solve it.

[#14]

Really an amazing resource, especially for me engineering student will help a lot ...

[#15]

@aditya10 So the issue is fixed, and math solver works just great. I believe the issue was due to language settings.

[#16]

@HotCakeX 

I think you are forgetting that huge part of the World revolves around technology, and this will only increase with time. Why do students learn Mathematics? because it is in constant use in many academic work and is require for learning more advanced fields.

There are a huge amount of people in the World using mathematics daily as part of their work, hobby or learning projects. Especially growing future fields where this is true are machine learning, software  & data engineering and deep neural network engineering.

Every one of us have had to use Mathematics extensively during our time on this Planet, so a feature which makes it easier to use, learn and notate seems like an amazing feature. Just because you are personally past your time using it for studying, nor are in a hobby or a job that benefits from its use, there is still a huge proportion of people who gain benefits from it.

If the feature would be hidden deep into an extension library, hardly anyone would use it. By making it core part of the browser experience, people will be more likely than not to use it on a whim, accident or find it not too big of a trouble to turn on. I know I did find it by just such accident.

Notation, syntax, markup are a core part of browsers, and making it easier to import and export math notation in and out of the browser, is surely a task fit for a browser looking into the future

[#17]

Great addition to Edge.  I read all the other responses to its addition and saw the criticism and suggestions that is should be an extension.  If we were still computing on the IBM PC 5150 pulling DOS off a floppy, stuck with a 640KB ram limit, and still trying to process with an 8-bit Intel 8088 (I still have one of those) then the criticism would be justified.  But I think today's systems can handle the marginal overhead.  I love it! @Shahina 

[#18]

Thanks for post!

[#19]

@David_Morebold Nowaday we talk about security and unnecessary/unwanted functionality should not be installed by default, no matter how 'minimal' it is.

[#20]

If someone need a calculator and want to find one, I cannot see why he couldn't find it and use it even if it is in 'extension library'.

[#21]

@kamfung There are tons of reasons. You have to remember that most OS installations are not personal installations and not for people who understand how to install extensions.

Most are actually company, school and other organization owned installations where modification of the original installation is not allowed. Also, it is an administrative nightmare whenever people are not using the default or mainstream applications for tasks, since there are no easy one solution fits the all solutions, and conflicting extensions can cause issues normal users are not able to resolve or identify and non-default extensions are also not part of the official update/feature test package, so when the OS/application is updated in a significant way, there is an extremely high risk those extensions start malfunctioning

Also, when features are part of the core kit, people can find them by exploration, recommendation by other users and you know that whatever computer with that OS you use, it should have those core features, so you can expect the users to have access to them during Helpdesking or when compiling courses etc.

This is just the tip of the iceberg, and the main reason Linux OS distros have and never will seriously compete with Windows and OSX OSs. It isn't that the kernel isn't better, more extensible and moddbale for professional users for their specific needs, but that the afore mentioned OSs include these "complete" unified core features that work from the get-go and everyone knows how to troubleshoot and use

If you have ever participated in software/networking/programming classes, administration or Helpdesk; these reasons should be more than familiar to you. 50% of the time is wasted on making stuff work when people are using their own machines, own builds and own tailored custom solutions