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A markup-based typesetting system that is powerful and easy to learn.

85 mentions on Hacker News by 70 people: 4 stories, 81 comments · first 2023-03-21 · latest 2026-08-21

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  1. Typst is neither markdown nor proprietary, and can use any font you have installed. https://github.com/typst/typst/blob/main/LICENSE
    comment by yencabulator · 2026-08-21 · in Rewriting in Rust
  2. …with one notable exception: it really doesn't handle footnotes well. Specifically, see: https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/8147 Discursive footnotes do not really work when including bibliography references. I've also hit other issues,…
    comment by room271 · 2026-06-15 · in Typst 0.15.0
  3. …or as they mention in their blog about the new update they also have a PDF export of the docs now ( https://github.com/typst/typst/releases/download/v0.15.0/typ... ). The docs are very good, and I suspect older training data plus Typst’s…
    comment by wtb04 · 2026-06-15 · in Typst 0.15.0
  4. …better! Mathematical equations are now automatically exported to MathML (thanks to @mkorje)[1] [1]: https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/7436
    comment by thomascountz · 2026-06-15 · in Typst 0.15.0
  5. Seems you're right and there is an open issue https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/5225
    comment by raybb · 2026-05-28 · in I built a Git-tracked book production pipeline
  6. You want Typst: https://github.com/typst/typst It's like the JSX of Latex: markup in a programming language, not a programming language pretends to be markup.
    comment by magnio · 2026-05-07 · in RaTeX: KaTeX-compatible LaTeX rendering engine in pure Rust
  7. …you plan to use a clean yet expandable syntax, look at Typst. One of its core design principles ( https://github.com/typst/typst?tab=readme-ov-file#design-pri... ) is: > Simplicity through Consistency: If you know how to do one thing in…
    comment by stared · 2026-04-03 · in Why are we still using Markdown?
  8. https://github.com/typst/typst is an interesting competitor to ConTeXt. It's not even TeX, but somehow I tried (and liked) it before I tried CoTeXt. TeX syntax is not something I ever enjoyed in LaTeX. How much more compatible with LaTeX…
    comment by ilyagr · 2026-03-06 · in TeX Live 2026 is available for download now
  9. …offers collaborative editing similar to what Overleaf provides which is incredibly useful. See https://github.com/typst/typst for the CLI version There is a page with pre-compiled binaries as well and on Macs, you can install using…
    comment by ted_dunning · 2026-01-07 · in LaTeX Coffee Stains (2021) [pdf]
  10. The financial aspect of the project is the service they sell, core is open: https://github.com/typst/typst What the core lacks is the web service that offers e.g. collaborative editing.
    comment by _flux · 2026-01-07 · in LaTeX Coffee Stains (2021) [pdf]
  11. …like typst's [1] syntax, personally. I can't wait for their html rendering to be stable. [1]: https://github.com/typst/typst
    comment by lionkor · 2025-11-16 · in AsciiMath
  12. The newest pull request is: https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/7137 from what I can tell. The commits look two days old so work looks on going. I do not understand the current set of preferences laid out in:…
    comment by davorak · 2025-10-30 · in Typst's Math Mode Problem
  13. I find https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/7072#issuecomment-338580... more enlightening about what's going on. Specifically the difference between these three: 1/2(x + y) 1/x(x + y) 1/2^x(x + y) With a programming language background,…
    comment by fweimer · 2025-10-30 · in Typst's Math Mode Problem
  14. …new old design [2]. As far as I can see, there hasn't been any further progress on this, sadly. [1] https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/6442 [2] https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/7084
    comment by nightskyblue · 2025-10-30 · in Typst's Math Mode Problem
  15. …much faster than LaTeX, and way easier. I am looking forward to see it to become more common. 1) https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/1093
    comment by AAAAaccountAAAA · 2025-10-24 · in Typst 0.14
  16. …of the original element. [1] https://latex3.github.io/tagging-project/documentation/usage... [2] https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/7206 [3] https://latex3.github.io/tagging-project/tagging-status/
    comment by cbolton · 2025-10-24 · in Typst 0.14
  17. …The Typst online editor is proprietary: https://typst.app - The Typst compiler/CLI is open source: https://github.com/typst/typst I hear that the online editor is quite good, but personally I've only ever used the CLI. I originally picked…
    comment by optionalsquid · 2025-10-24 · in Typst 0.14
  18. …. It is used by typst for pdf image[1]. Although it might not be as mature as mupdf. [1]: https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/6623
    comment by mgt19937 · 2025-10-16 · in Acrobat is intrusive, slow and non-customizable
  19. …fraction. BTW, I notice that both of your complaints will be addressed in the next version: https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/6672 https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/6442 , see also https://laurmaedje.github.io/posts/math-mode-problem/
    comment by hkmaxpro · 2025-09-27 · in Typst: A Possible LaTeX Replacement
  20. …[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36947004 [2] https://doi.org/10.25593/open-fau-1825 [3] https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/5512
    comment by tkw01536 · 2025-09-27 · in Typst: A Possible LaTeX Replacement
  21. Typst is open source. It can be used as a cli tool https://github.com/typst/typst
    comment by aeve890 · 2025-09-27 · in Typst: A Possible LaTeX Replacement
  22. …PRs for accessible PDFs [^1] and their associated documentation [^2] are landing next week. [^1]: https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/6619 [^2]: https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/6905
    comment by reknih · 2025-09-27 · in Typst: A Possible LaTeX Replacement
  23. Typst will support PDF/UA-1 with the upcoming version 0.14. Pull with the current progress: https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/6619
    comment by flokl · 2025-09-27 · in Typst: A Possible LaTeX Replacement
  24. …but there is a lot of work going on now because of the new EU legistlation. LaTeX is closer. E.g https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/133 https://www.latex-project.org/news/2024/03/27/PDFUA2-example...…
    comment by nicce · 2025-09-27 · in Typst: A Possible LaTeX Replacement
  25. Straight forward if you ask me: > /taɪpst/. "Ty" like in Typesetting and "pst" like in Hipster. https://github.com/typst/typst?tab=readme-ov-file#pronunciat...
    comment by tcfhgj · 2025-09-27 · in Typst: A Possible LaTeX Replacement
  26. Typst does already support some microtype fetures out of the box and more are coming: https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/6161 I'd also not overemphasize the significance of microtype features. They might help with narrow columns but on…
    comment by Paapaa · 2025-06-23 · in I wrote my PhD Thesis in Typst
  27. …another funny example see typstify, a paid typst editor not affiliated with the company. [2] [1]: https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/145#issuecomment-17531... [2]: https://typstify.com/purchase/
    comment by cAtte_ · 2025-06-23 · in I wrote my PhD Thesis in Typst
  28. …support for form fields, so it seems like a matter of time until it is implemented in Typst). [1] https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/1765
    comment by andy12_ · 2025-06-03 · in Quarkdown: A modern Markdown-based typesetting system
  29. Looks like you can compile files as shown here: https://github.com/typst/typst?tab=readme-ov-file#usage
    comment by ouked · 2025-06-03 · in Quarkdown: A modern Markdown-based typesetting system
  30. Yes, there is a standalone compiler for typst that you can use offline for free. Source code is here https://github.com/typst/typst/
    comment by enkursigilo · 2025-06-03 · in Quarkdown: A modern Markdown-based typesetting system
  31. …Typst's PDF export [1], which decreases file sizes further, and brings many further benefits. [1]: https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/4373 [2]: https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/5420
    comment by laurmaedje · 2025-05-06 · in Modern LaTeX
  32. Typst doesn't (yet) have one of the features that make LaTex stand out: microtypography. See https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/4693
    comment by croemer · 2025-05-05 · in Modern LaTeX
  33. …in trying to follow AsciiMath (at least in the beginning). EDTI: A link to typst math module - https://github.com/typst/typst/blob/main/crates/typst-librar...
    comment by runarberg · 2025-03-23 · in Mathup: Easy MathML authoring tool with a quick to write syntax
  34. I thought we were talking about justification, there it is using it: https://github.com/typst/typst/discussions/626 If I weren't on mobile I'd link you to the line in the source code. Just search the repo for Knuth-Plass.
    comment by mr_mitm · 2025-02-21 · in Typst 0.13 is out now
  35. Waiting for text-wrapping around images to be supported. https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/5181
    comment by anovick · 2025-02-19 · in Typst 0.13 is out now
  36. …Honestly a better first step would be getting inserting another pdf plot to work, but seems hard https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/145
    comment by moelf · 2025-02-19 · in Typst 0.13 is out now
  37. …post appears to be by the same person who is the overwhelmingly primary contributor to Typst: See https://github.com/typst/typst/graphs/contributors
    comment by zellyn · 2025-02-14 · in TeX and Typst: Layout Models (2024)
  38. …tad late, but typst does have a compiler you can use locally with your favorite local text editor. https://github.com/typst/typst/releases
    comment by marko_oktabyr · 2025-01-10 · in Laid off for the first time in my career, and twice in one year
  39. …images (there are currently issues with SVG too). They also have no plans to support PDF graphics ( https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/145 ).
    comment by daedac · 2024-10-13 · in Exploring Typst, a new typesetting system similar to LaTeX
  40. https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/4224 This issue and others like it are dealbreakers for me. There are numerous related issues, but the developers are stubbornly sticking to their interpretation—using the older definition of leading…
    comment by suvadivian · 2024-10-13 · in Exploring Typst, a new typesetting system similar to LaTeX
  41. …the authors have refused/ignored their requests. I would be using it a lot more except for this. https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/1669
    comment by knuckleheads · 2024-10-13 · in Exploring Typst, a new typesetting system similar to LaTeX
  42. For anyone who is interested in speeding up Typst, I can recommend taking a look at this issue: https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/1733 TL;DR - Profile-Guided Optimization (PGO) can improve Typst's performance for 10%+
    comment by zamazan4ik · 2024-10-13 · in Exploring Typst, a new typesetting system similar to LaTeX
  43. …isn't this just HTML with extra steps? Not to mention that Typst doesn't support HTML export https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/188#issuecomment-14933... , which is a major impediment to vision-impaired accessibility in the academic…
    comment by mbo · 2024-10-13 · in Exploring Typst, a new typesetting system similar to LaTeX
  44. …can't insert PDF as figure[1], this makes a lot of scientific publication workflow impossible. [1]: https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/145
    comment by moelf · 2024-10-12 · in Exploring Typst, a new typesetting system similar to LaTeX
  45. Both are on the roadmap, apparently. https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/188#issuecomment-14933...
    comment by njkleiner · 2024-10-12 · in Exploring Typst, a new typesetting system similar to LaTeX
  46. …- Long-form, print-friendly report generation, including data visualization, tables and images [0] https://github.com/typst/typst
    comment by pbronez · 2024-08-22 · in Quarkdown: Markdown with Superpowers
  47. I somehow didn't know about https://github.com/typst/typst . This is a really cool project, going to dig in further. At first glance, this seems particularly useful for scientific-style notebooks, which aren't our primary focus. If the…
    comment by nichochar · 2024-08-20 · in Show HN: Srcbook – A TypeScript notebook for rapid prototyping
  48. …typst like this: https://github.com/Myriad-Dreamin/typst.ts Also see this jupyter notebook request https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/962
    comment by fsiefken · 2024-08-20 · in Show HN: Srcbook – A TypeScript notebook for rapid prototyping
  49. https://github.com/typst/typst
    comment by yencabulator · 2024-08-03 · in I prefer rST to Markdown
  50. …as TeX. [1] One problem we had was over-eager hyphenation. We've addressed that recently. [2] [1]: https://github.com/typst/typst/blob/9b001e21121ab7b5645aa36f... [2]: https://github.com/typst/typst/pull/4584
    comment by laurmaedje · 2024-07-21 · in Typst: An easy to learn alternative for LaTex