JP the Cat vs LaTeX2SVG

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JP the Cat compared with LaTeX2SVG
Detail	JP the Cat	LaTeX2SVG
What it does	Track token usage and costs for AI coding agents on your Mac	Convert LaTeX equations, TikZ diagrams, tables, and formulas to SVG, PNG, or PDF online
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Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Pricing	$12.99 one-time for one Mac; $9.99 per additional Mac. Includes free updates. 7-day free trial with no card required. After trial, the menu-bar cost total stays free; a license unlocks the full dashboard, widget, and alerts.	Monthly: $3/month (billed monthly). Quarterly: $8 every 3 months ($2.67 monthly equivalent). Annual: $29 per year ($2.42 monthly equivalent). All plans include unlimited renders with SVG, PDF, and PNG output.
Key features	Real-time menu bar cost display with cache-aware deduplication for Claude Official 5-hour and weekly limit percentages for Codex, Claude, and Grok macOS widget in small, medium, and large sizes 24 themes including Sunlit light and Midnight dark modes Per-provider and per-model cost breakdown dashboard Configurable 7, 14, 30, or 90-day time windows 80% usage alert with native macOS banner and optional meow sound Notarized by Apple and Developer ID signed Local-first design with no data upload to servers	LaTeX to SVG export LaTeX to PDF export Transparent PNG export TikZ diagram rendering Equation rendering Table and algorithm presets Saved render pages API access Real TeX engine compilation
What makes it different	Accurate real-dollar costs for Claude with cache awareness, unlike free tools that misprice cache tokens Native Swift app with no Electron, designed for performance and minimal menu bar footprint One-time purchase with free updates, no subscription or account required Completely local data privacy—no prompts, code, or tokens ever leave your Mac	Uses a real TeX engine for accurate compilation matching LaTeX documents exactly Supports complete technical content beyond just equations with dedicated presets Outputs SVG, PNG and PDF from a single render without recompilation Produces vector graphics that remain sharp at any zoom level
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Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	5 no change since last check	8 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	1	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	20	18
Referring domains (Majestic)	29	9

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