Typst Templates

A collection of Typst templates for various document types.

What is Typst?

Typst is a modern markup-based typesetting system designed to be an alternative to LaTeX. It offers a cleaner syntax, faster compilation, and better error messages while maintaining powerful typesetting capabilities.

Installing Typst

Windows

Option 1: Using winget (recommended)

winget install --id Typst.Typst

Option 2: Using Scoop

scoop install typst

Option 3: Manual installation

1. Download the latest release from Typst releases
2. Extract the archive and add the binary to your PATH

macOS

Option 1: Using Homebrew (recommended)

brew install typst

Option 2: Manual installation

1. Download the latest release from Typst releases
2. Extract the archive and move the binary to /usr/local/bin

Linux

Option 1: Using package manager

For Arch Linux:

pacman -S typst

For Ubuntu/Debian (if available in repos):

apt install typst

Option 2: Using Cargo (Rust package manager)

cargo install --git https://github.com/typst/typst --locked typst-cli

Option 3: Manual installation

1. Download the latest release from Typst releases
2. Extract the archive and move the binary to /usr/local/bin or ~/.local/bin
3. Make it executable: chmod +x typst

Fonts

The examples in this repository use the Inter font family, which provides excellent readability.

Installing the Inter Font

Download Inter:

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/rsms/inter
• Or download directly from Google Fonts

Font Installation by Operating System

Windows:

1. Download and extract the font files
2. Select all .ttf or .otf files
3. Right-click and select "Install" or "Install for all users"
4. Alternatively, copy font files to C:\Windows\Fonts

macOS:

1. Download and extract the font files
2. Double-click each font file
3. Click "Install Font" in the Font Book preview
4. Alternatively, copy font files to ~/Library/Fonts (user) or /Library/Fonts (system-wide)

Linux:

1. Download and extract the font files
2. Copy font files to ~/.local/share/fonts (user) or /usr/share/fonts (system-wide)
3. Run fc-cache -fv to refresh the font cache

Compiling Documents

To compile a Typst document to PDF:

typst compile input.typ output.pdf

To watch a file and automatically recompile on changes:

typst watch input.typ output.pdf

To compile with a specific output format:

typst compile input.typ output.png  # PNG image
typst compile input.typ output.svg  # SVG image

Example Usage

# Compile a checklist
cd aviation
typst compile checklist-example.typ checklist-example.pdf

# Watch and auto-compile
typst watch checklist-example.typ checklist-example.pdf