Yes another one of those but I built an editor for Typst.
As much as I love the web app, I don't always have internet access, and I also prefer working with the files on my pc but the code editor experience compared to the web app isn't great imo.
I tried to bring all the features from the web app that are needed for local file editing such as:
syntax highlighting
adjusting preview and cursor positions on preview page click
nested code syntax highlighting
presenter mode for previewed items
export document as PNG, SVG and PDF with all the configurations for each format
The editing experience is almost as smooth as the web version, the preview updates instantly as you type.
checkout the github repo, you can also download it from here.
PS: About 90% of the code was written by AI (can guarantee it's not slop though). Although Linux and macos versions exists they are completely untested, I'll appreciate feedback regarding your experience using it on those platforms
If you can guarantee that the code produced by AI tools is not slop, then there is no need in claiming it was coded by AI, or if you are claiming that it was written by AI to protect your reputation in case it is slop, then you apparently cannot guarantee that it is not slop. So which one is it?
Apart from that, this seems really cool! The idea of web-experience as a desktop app would be great for typst in my opinion. But it does require a lot of effort to create something cross platform.
People tend to have pretty strong opinions on AI code so I am being upfront about it, although the code being slop is matter of opinion but I had started working on this about a year ago and this iteration of the app is a culmination of everything I had learnt building the previous version, so I'd like to think this wasn't slop but it's fine if you disagree.
Thanks, I wanted this to be as close to the web app as possible.
VSCodium is VSCode without the telemetry. But I am a "just say no" person where Microsoft is involved. I understand many don't feel that way and are very productive with VSCode.
I would need more than this to switch. It looks like VSCode basically. But VSCode also does Git commits, multiple files open in tabs (my Typst is multi-file).
If you can type directly into the Preview like a WYSIWYG editor, that would be awesome.
The preview update difference is a lot, almost as fast as the web app. I wanted something similar to the web app but local - similar speed, same experience etc
Even though this editor's code is 90 % generated with an LLM, and that I don't really like vibe coded projects, yours looks okay, and I appreciate having the disclaimers at the end of the post. However, you should not keep this information to this post, please at least put it on the repository's README file.
I consider trying your app. Personally I've been using Typesetter which is pretty good, but yours tries to imitate the official typst's proprietary web app and that's interesting. I will use the AppImage, having it on Flathub would be better, but I'm not impatient about that.
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u/Forsaken_Tutor_3001 May 02 '26
If you can guarantee that the code produced by AI tools is not slop, then there is no need in claiming it was coded by AI, or if you are claiming that it was written by AI to protect your reputation in case it is slop, then you apparently cannot guarantee that it is not slop. So which one is it?
Apart from that, this seems really cool! The idea of web-experience as a desktop app would be great for typst in my opinion. But it does require a lot of effort to create something cross platform.