Guides

Learn Typst, compare it with LaTeX, move your projects over, and write it anywhere, your phone included.

• Kern guide

  What Is Typst? A Practical Introduction

  Typst is a modern typesetting system and LaTeX alternative. Learn what it is, how its markup, math and scripting work, and where you can write it, phone included.

• Kern guide

  Typst vs LaTeX: Differences and When to Use Which

  An honest comparison of Typst and LaTeX: syntax, compile speed, errors, math, packages, journals and collaboration, with side-by-side examples and a verdict.

• Kern guide

  How to Convert a LaTeX Project to Typst

  Convert LaTeX documents to Typst: the command-by-command mapping, tools that automate it, and what to fix by hand (macros, tables, TikZ, bibliographies).

• Kern guide

  How to Write Typst on Android with Live Preview

  Write and compile Typst on an Android phone or tablet with a live preview, offline: set up Kern, use packages and fonts, export PDF, PNG or SVG, and sync with Git.

• Kern guide

  Typst Math Cheat Sheet, with LaTeX Equivalents

  Typst math syntax in one page, next to the LaTeX you already know: fractions, sums, integrals, Greek letters, symbols, accents, matrices, cases and alignment.