Due to a School project we have to use the typst application, however after downloading it over the powershell via chocolatey, after starting the .exe file i get a cmd window telling me to press enter to continue… when I enter in the window, it disappears and nothing happens. Any ideas what went wrong?
What is the exact command you’re running? What does the error message say?
My guess is that nothing has gone wrong technically. The typst.exe you probably ran does not open a window to allow you to edit documents. It simply takes a text file (usually ending in .typ) that you give it, compiles the document and writes a new file with the generated document (by default in .pdf format).
The main Typst GitHub page has some more details. An excerpt of two common uses:
# Creates `file.pdf` in working directory.
typst compile file.typ
# Creates PDF file at the desired path.
typst compile path/to/source.typ path/to/output.pdf
Using this method to generate documents has a lot of flexibility. There are other options of using Typst that are less flexible but have other strengths.
- Typst web app - The easiest way to use Typst, but it is in the cloud so it requires an internet connection and it sounds like you have been given an assignment and the web app is not part of that assignment
- tinymist - Can be installed as a plugin for many text editors / IDEs. This provides a similar experience to the web app - source document on the left, generated document on the right
A list of two items is pretty weak. Maybe others have suggestions of how to use Typst.
Good luck on your Typst journey and be sure to look here at the forum, or the Typst docs if you have questions. If you can’t find anything that answers your question post it in the questions category. When you do post questions please use the recommendations here: How to post in the Questions category
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there is no error when i execute the typst.exe file it says that i have to press enter to continue, however after pressing nothing happens
Just like @gezepi is saying, there is nothing wrong with the described behavior.
You should not double click the typst.exe, because it is not like any other Windows application. There is no user interface in the typst.exe which you could use to write your documents. The typst.exe is just like a translator which you use to convert a .typ file to a .pdf file. But you need a different application to write your .typ file.
It’s a good idea to read the post from @gezepi again, I guess. 
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Hi @Mert_Karavin, welcome and thank you for your post! I have moved it to the Questions category as that category is better suited for topics that are seeking support because it also means that you can select an answer. And since in that category we prefer questions as post titles, I have renamed your topic.
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