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Projektlinks

• Homepage
• Repository
• Upstream-Dokumentation
• Paketmanager-Seite

Befehle und Aliase

• typst

Projektgeschichte

The public Typst compiler repository was created in September 2019. The official README describes Typst as a markup-based typesetting system intended to be as powerful as LaTeX while being easier to learn and use, with built-in markup, scripting, math typesetting, bibliography management, and incremental compilation.

Typst opened its public beta and made the compiler open source on March 21, 2023, after a closed preview period. The launch post positioned the compiler as the foundation of the web app and emphasized that open sourcing it meant users could always compile their documents locally.

The 0.1.0 changelog followed on April 4, 2023 and already treated the command-line interface as a first-class surface, documenting `typst compile`, `typst watch`, `typst fonts`, error exit behavior, standard output/input improvements, and direct PDF opening. By 0.15.0 in June 2026, the official changelog covered language, compiler, CLI, HTML, PDF, SVG, PNG, bundle export, fonts, and migration changes.

Adoptionsgeschichte

Typst's adoption path combined a hosted collaborative editor with a standalone open-source compiler. The README points users to official release binaries, `typst update`, Homebrew, winget, Cargo, Nix, Docker, and Repology-tracked distribution packages; the batch package facts also show packaging across Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, winget, apk, and openSUSE-related metadata.

For package users, the important adoption milestone was not only that Typst existed as a web app, but that the compiler became a normal local executable. That let editors, CI jobs, document templates, and package managers standardize on `typst compile` and `typst watch` without depending on the hosted service.

Wie es verwendet wird

Typical local use is to run `typst compile file.typ` to produce a PDF, or `typst watch file.typ` during editing for incremental recompilation. The README also documents font discovery, custom font paths, environment-variable font paths, and the `typst fonts` command, all of which matter for reproducible builds.

In the package-nerd niche, Typst is often treated as a build tool: install the compiler with the system package manager, pin it in Nix or CI, compile `.typ` sources, and optionally use the Typst Universe ecosystem for templates and packages.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Typst matters to package maintainers because it is a young document tool that quickly acquired the distribution surface of an established CLI: official binaries, Rust crates, Homebrew, winget, Nix, containers, and distro packages. It also created a small ecosystem of adjacent tools, including formatters, language-server integrations, GitHub Actions, and template/package distribution.

Zeitleiste

• 2019: Public typst/typst GitHub repository created.
• 2023-03-21: Typst public beta launched and the compiler was open-sourced.
• 2023-04-04: Typst 0.1.0 changelog documented the new subcommand-based CLI.
• 2026-06-15: Typst 0.15.0 released with broader export, CLI, language, and migration changes.

Related projects

• LaTeX is the main historical comparison point named by Typst's README.
• Tinymist is the community language-server/editor integration named by the Typst README.
• Typstyle is an adjacent formatter for Typst source code.

Quellen

• https://api.github.com/repos/typst/typst
• https://github.com/typst/typst
• https://typst.app/blog/2023/beta-oss-launch/
• https://typst.app/docs/changelog/0.1.0/
• https://typst.app/docs/changelog/0.15.0/
• source_facts.package-manager