A native, open source Typst editor for macOS with a live preview.
brew install --cask bierdav/tap/typewrightUpdate with brew upgrade --cask typewright.
Want alpha and release-candidate builds? Install bierdav/tap/typewright@beta instead.
Typewright needs macOS 26 or newer. On first launch it downloads the official Typst compiler. You can switch between Typst versions in Settings.
bierdav.github.io/typewright runs Typewright in the browser. Spaces stay in the browser's storage and sync with your Mac through the same passkey.
Every release also carries the desktop app, the web app in its own window: Typewright-<version>-win-x64.exe (and arm64), .AppImage, .deb and .rpm for Linux, and .dmg for Macs before macOS 26. Download them from Releases. Spaces stay on the device; sign in with your account key (Settings › Devices) to sync, since passkeys only work on the website and in the Mac app.
The Mac app also runs headlessly with Typewright.app/Contents/MacOS/Typewright --cli. Opening the app creates a wrapper at .jj/typewright/bin/typewright in the library root:
./.jj/typewright/bin/typewright info "Space/document.typ" --json
./.jj/typewright/bin/typewright check "Space/document.typ" --json
./.jj/typewright/bin/typewright compile "Space/document.typ" /tmp/document.pdf
./.jj/typewright/bin/typewright compile "Space/document.typ" /tmp/document.html --darkThe CLI uses the bundled compiler, package cache and configured font folders, and reads saved files from disk. It infers the space root; use --root DIR for another root. --format html also checks HTML without writing output. --dark forces dark browser appearance, including adaptive CSS, independently of the system theme; fixed document colors remain unchanged. HTML exports embed preview images and custom fonts. Run --help for options and exit codes.
Install Rust (cargo), then open macApp/Typewright.xcodeproj in Xcode and run the Typewright scheme.
Debug builds use Apple Development signing with team G5K3D2J5Y9 and the data protection keychain, so rebuilding preserves account access without repeated keychain prompts. Sign in to the team in Xcode Settings > Accounts; scripts/run-macApp.sh registers the Mac and manages development provisioning automatically. An existing account may require one final keychain approval to migrate.
To build without a developer account, use xcodebuild -project macApp/Typewright.xcodeproj -scheme Typewright -derivedDataPath .build CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY=- CODE_SIGN_STYLE=Manual TYPEWRIGHT_DEBUG_ENTITLEMENTS= build. Ad-hoc builds use the legacy keychain and may prompt again after rebuilding.
For the web app, also install Bun and Homebrew's llvm, then:
scripts/build-webApp-wasm.sh
cd webApp && bun install && bun run devThe cross-platform desktop app uses Tauri and stores spaces and history in the native filesystem. It runs with scripts/run-desktopApp.sh; scripts/build-desktopApp.sh <version> builds its installers for the current platform. Linux builds require WebKitGTK 4.1, Ayatana AppIndicator and librsvg development packages. macOS builds require Xcode. Existing desktop libraries are reused; sign in again and set preferences after migrating from Electron.