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Insert math formulas

With Scibly, you can easily add mathematical formulas to your worksheets — ideal for equations, calculations, and scientific notation. Scibly uses KaTeX, a proven technology for writing formulas in LaTeX. KaTeX supports a large subset of expressions. See the KaTeX docs for details.

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Inline equations

Inline equations are shorter formulas inside running text — useful for units or quick calculations. You can insert them in two ways:
  • via the / menu with /inlinegleichung
  • directly in text with $...$ followed by a space

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Block equations

Block equations appear as standalone sections and are useful for longer or more complex formulas. You can also insert them in two ways:
  • via the / menu with /blockgleichung
  • directly in text with $$...$$ followed by a space

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Mermaid diagrams

Mermaid diagrams help you visualize processes, structures, and relationships without a drawing tool. They are especially useful when visual explanations work better than plain text. Typical classroom use cases:
  • Flowcharts for cause-effect relationships (e.g. biology, history, politics)
  • Structure diagrams for class diagrams in computer science or inheritance hierarchies in biology
  • Process diagrams for programming logic, lab workflows, or decision trees
  • Mind maps and org charts for topic overviews, projects, or organizations
Insert a Mermaid diagram from the / menu using /mermaid.
New to Mermaid? No problem. Tools like ChatGPT can help you generate Mermaid code — just describe what you want to visualize and paste the result into Scibly. You can also use the Mermaid documentation.
At the top right of a Mermaid block, click the middle button to switch between three views:
  • Split: Diagram and code shown together
  • Code: Source code only
  • Preview: Diagram only

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Tables

Use tables to display data in a structured way. When you select a table cell, buttons appear at row and column edges so you can add or remove rows and columns. Insert a table through the / menu using /tabelle. Inside tables, you still have access to the / menu and the selection menu. Keep in mind these are simplified versions in table cells, because some content types (like images or interactive blocks such as crosswords) are too large for cells.

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Columns

Columns let you place content side by side — ideal for visual structure or comparisons. Unlike tables, columns support nearly all block types except tables. When you select a column block, a small menu appears above it with three controls to adjust column width ratios. Insert columns via the / menu using /spalten.

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Group blocks

Group blocks let you bundle several blocks into one unit. This is especially useful when exporting to PDF, so grouped content stays together on one page where possible. Another benefit: click the notepad icon to add remarks to question blocks inside the group. Students can see these remarks in solution view. Remarks appear like this in student solution view: Every group block has a title. You can change it from the menu in the top-right corner of the block.
Group blocks themselves are not visible to students and are not rendered in PDFs — their content is.