typst/typst
A markup-based typesetting system that is powerful and easy to learn.
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Where it stands
Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.
Ranks #38 among Backend repositories tracked this week, and #4 over the last 30 days; #87 of 1,950 repositories GStars tracks this week (top 4%).
1 release in the last 90 days, the latest 82 days ago, with 449 contributors on GitHub.
Peaked at #25 in the weekly ranking the week of Oct 19, its best in the past year.
Use Cases & Benefits
- A markup-based typesetting system that combines powerful features with ease of learning and use.
- Offers fast incremental compilation and friendly error messages for efficient and user-friendly document creation.
- Use for creating complex scientific documents with integrated math typesetting and bibliography management.
- Use for developers needing a flexible scripting system embedded in a typesetting workflow for custom document automation.
- Use for writers seeking a LaTeX-level powerful but simpler alternative for producing professional-quality PDFs locally or collaboratively online.
Should you depend on it?
License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.
License
Apache 2.0
Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.
Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
Watch-outs
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From the README
Typst is a new markup-based typesetting system that is designed to be as powerful as LaTeX while being much easier to learn and use. Typst has:
This repository contains the Typst compiler and its CLI, which is everything you need to compile Typst documents locally. For the best writing experience, consider signing up to our collaborative online editor for free.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
+1,659 stars over 90 days across 10 snapshot days; best day +14 on Sep 20.
Forks
1.7K+99
Open issues
1.3K+7
Compared with peers in Backend
Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Oct 11, by 7-day star growth
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| DuarteSantos8/openGym | 11.1K | +5.4K | 60 | 3 days ago |
| anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins | 29.5K | +3.2K | 75 | — |
| 666ghj/MiroFish | 79.0K | +2.2K | 23 | 220 days ago |
| microsoft/mxc | 2.8K | +1.4K | 65 | 6 days ago |
| danyuchn/asd-ste100-skill | 4.7K | +1.0K | 75 | — |
| typst/typst | 56.5K | +0 | 56 | 82 days ago |
| Category median | 11.1K | +2.2K | 65 | — |
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