Hello everyone,
I wanted to share a project that has been occupying many of my evenings and weekends over the last few months: DBV Typst Editor.
To be completely honest, this project started for a very simple reason:
I fell in love with Typst.
As a university professor, technical writer, and long-time LaTeX user, I was constantly looking for a better writing experience. When I discovered Typst, I immediately felt that it was something special. It combined many of the things I always wished LaTeX had: simplicity, speed, consistency, and a much more modern approach to document creation.
The more I used it, the more I wanted a desktop experience specifically designed around the Typst ecosystem.
That is why I started building DBV Typst Editor.
My goal is not to compete with Typst itself. Quite the opposite.
Typst provides the language, compiler, packages, templates, and ecosystem.
I want DBV Typst Editor to be a friendly desktop environment that helps more people discover and use everything that the Typst community has already created.
Some of the current features include:
- Native desktop application
- 100% offline workflow
- Live document preview
- Project explorer
- Typst Universe integration
- Template browser
- Package browser
- One-click template installation
- PDF export
- Local font management
- Academic writing workflows
A lot of the inspiration comes from asking a simple question:
What would happen if Typst had a desktop environment designed not only for developers, but also for researchers, students, teachers, authors, and technical writers?
The project is still under active development, and there is a lot of work ahead. One area I am especially interested in exploring is helping LaTeX and Overleaf users migrate more easily into the Typst ecosystem.
I would love to hear your thoughts:
- What features would you most like to see in a desktop Typst editor?
- Which parts of your workflow still feel difficult today?
- If you are coming from LaTeX, what would make the transition easier?
Thank you to the Typst team and the entire community for building such an amazing ecosystem. This project simply would not exist without it.
Looking forward to your feedback!
David Bueno Vallejo
Associate Professor
Universidad de Málaga