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  • Comment: This draft is reasonably written, well structured and leaves nothing to be desired from a content policy perspective. However, the core problem is the referencing. A quick glimpse reveals that >12/21 footnotes refer to sources that are primary or non independent, which shouldn't be the case. We need secondary sources covering the core bits of Typst. If this wasn't Wikipedia, I'd give it a pass, but without significant coverage (WP:SIGCOV), this cannot be accepted. Best, --Johannes (Talk) (Contribs) (Articles) 13:05, 2 November 2025 (UTC)
Thanks Johannes. I've substantially restructured references and I think it's adequate now, will resubmit since it's in this process already. sverdrup (talk) 15:25, 2 November 2025 (UTC)
  • Comment: Better (secondary) sourcing is needed to establish notability of this software application. All sources cited are either tied to the subject, UGC (blogs, GitHub), or primary (theses), or some combination of the above. WeirdNAnnoyed (talk) 22:00, 26 December 2024 (UTC)



Typst
Original authorsMartin Haug, Laurenz Mädje[1]
DeveloperTypst GmbH
Initial releaseMarch 21, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-03-21)
Stable release
v0.14.0 / October 24, 2025; 17 days ago (2025-10-24)
Repositorygithub.com/typst/typst
Written inRust
PlatformCross-platform
TypeTypesetting
LicenseApache-2.0
Websitetypst.app

Typst (/taɪpst/) is an open-source typesetting system based on a markup language written in Rust.[2][3] The Typst compiler is free software and is distributed under the Apache License 2.0 license.[2]

The system is designed for writing and formatting scientific texts and mathematical formulas. Typst supports simple formatting for common formatting applications, customizable functions, an integrated scripting language, and mathematical typesetting. It is designed to be an alternative to LaTeX.[2][4][5]

The compiler is developed by Typst GmbH[6], which maintains and supports the software's development, and operates a proprietary[7] collaborative cloud-based editor, offering both free and paid services[5], in a manner similar to Overleaf, which allows users to preview their work while writing and includes a collaboration feature.[8]

History

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Typst was developed since 2019[2] and first published in 2022 by Laurenz Mädje and Martin Haug for their masters theses at Technische Universität Berlin.[9][10] In March 2023, the Typst compiler was released as open-source, and Typst simultaneously announced the beta version of its web app.[11] As of 2025, the app does not use the beta label anymore.

Typesetting system

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Typst is a markup language, similar to Markdown, "designed to be as powerful as LaTeX while being much easier to learn and use."[4] Its compiler is incremental for quick update of the document preview.[5][2]

Typst has three modes. By default, the user is in Markup mode, which can be used primarily for text. Math mode is applied to text enclosed between dollar signs ($) and is designed for writing mathematical formulas.[5][2] The scripting language is executed in code mode and marked with a hashtag (#) in front of the command.[12] Typst uses dedicated syntax for common formatting elements such as headings, strong emphasis and emphasis, while markup without dedicated syntax is accessed using functions in code mode.[2]

Unlike LaTeX, there are no minimum requirements for the structure of a document. Furthermore, packages frequently used in LaTeX do not need to be imported, as many functions are already implemented in the system.[5] For missing functions, Typst supports community-provided packages and templates.[2] Packages allow, among other things, integration with other programming languages and environments, such as generating illustrations with external tools.[13]

Compared with LaTeX, Typst has relatively fewer specialized packages available.[2] Linux Weekely News noted that "so far only one journal accepts manuscripts using [Typst's] markup language", in June 2025.[7]

Compatibility and converters

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Typst has native document export for PDF, PNG and SVG formats, with PDF/A[2] and PDF/UA-1 output available.[14]

Typst documents are written in a text editor and compiled to produce output files such as PDFs. A language server has been developed for Typst that can be installed as a plug-in for text editors such as VS Code, Neovim, enabling users to compile Typst documents directly within the editor.[8][15] Typst has also been integrated into other software, notably Quarto[16], and Pandoc.[2][17]

Zerodha adopted Typst for generating transactions records citing its ease of use and performance, transitioning from LuaLaTeX.[18] Scientists working on SciPy conference proceedings adopted Typst for PDF generation.[19]

Example

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The example below shows the input to Typst and the corresponding output from the system:

Input (Source code) Output 
#set page(paper: "a4")
#set text(lang: "de")
#set par(justify: true)

= Fibonacci-Folge

Die Fibonacci-Folge ist die unendliche Folge natürlicher Zahlen, die mit zweimal der Zahl 1 beginnt und bei der jede weitere Zahl die Summe der beiden ihr vorangehenden Zahlen ist. @wikipedia

// Comments are introduced by a double backslash
$ F_n = floor(1 / sqrt(5) phi.alt^n), quad
  phi.alt = (1 + sqrt(5)) / 2 $

#let count = 14
#let nums = range(1, count + 1)
#let fib(n) = (
  if n <= 2 { 1 }
  else { fib(n - 1) + fib(n - 2) }
)

Die ersten #count Zahlen der Folge sind:

#align(center, table(
  columns: count,
  ..nums.map(n => $F_#n$),
  ..nums.map(n => str(fib(n))),
))

_Das Beispiel wurde von der Webseite GNU/Linux.ch übernommen._ @gnulinux

#bibliography("quellen.bib")
Beispiel eines Typst-Dokuments

References

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  1. ^ "Typst: About us". Typst. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Phillips, Lee (2025-09-17). "Typst: a possible LaTeX replacement". LWN.net. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
  3. ^ Corbi, Alberto (April–June 2024). "Manuscritos digitales en Física" [Digital Manuscripts in Physics]. Revista Española de Física (in Spanish). 38 (2). Madrid: Real Sociedad Española de Física. ISSN 0213-862X. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  4. ^ a b Lisse, Eberhard W. (2023-07-14). "Introduction to Typst". TUGboat. 44 (2): 315–316. doi:10.47397/tb/44-2/tb137abstracts. ISSN 0896-3207.
  5. ^ a b c d e Pardue, David (November 2024). "Exploring Typst: A LaTeX Alternative". The PCLinuxOS Magazine (214): 8.
  6. ^ "Typst: Legal information". Typst. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  7. ^ a b Phillips, Lee (2025-06-04). "The importance of free software to science". LWN.net. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
  8. ^ a b Barth, Gregor (2024-10-13). "Typst – Ein Next-Gen-Textsatzsystem?" [Typst – A Next-Gen Typesetting System? - Teuderun] (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  9. ^ Haug, Martin (June 2022). Fast Typesetting with Incremental Compilation (Thesis). doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.15606.88642.
  10. ^ Mädje, Laurenz. Typst A Programmable Markup Language for Typesetting (PDF) (Thesis). Archived from the original on 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2024-04-27.{{cite thesis}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ "Typst starts its public beta test and goes open source". 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  12. ^ Hersel, Ralf (2023-03-22). "Typst ist einfacher als LaTeX" [Typst is easier than LaTeX] (in German). Verein GNU/Linux.ch. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  13. ^ Kröpelin, Andreas (2024-07-12). "Jlyfish: Reproducible documents with Julia and Typst". Juliacon 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
  14. ^ "Typst 0.14: Now accessible". typst.app. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
  15. ^ Myriad-Dreamin (2024-12-09), Myriad-Dreamin/tinymist, retrieved 2024-12-09
  16. ^ Wickham, Charlotte (2024-01-24). "Quarto 1.4". Quarto. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  17. ^ MacFarlane, John (2023-03-23). "Release pandoc 3.1.2 · jgm/pandoc". GitHub. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  18. ^ Chandra, Sarat; Sharma, Karan (2024-02-14). "1.5+ million PDFs in 25 minutes". Zerodha Tech Blog. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  19. ^ Cockett, Rowan; Koch, Franklin; Purves, Steve (2025-07-10). SciPy Proceedings: An Exemplar for Publishing Computational Open Science. 24th Python in Science Conference. doi:10.25080/frwc3537.
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