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Isn't this a paid for app?
by ifh-hn 5mo ago
Isn't this a paid for app?
- trostaft 5mo agoThe upper tier features on the webapp are paid, but the local tools are all free. That includes local editor support. IIRC the compiler is apache 2.
- singpolyma3 5mo agoYou against paying for things?
- ifh-hn 5mo agoThat's your takeaway from my question?
- isatty 5mo agoYeah idk about all the typst HN shilling. Latex works great and is as free as it can get.
- maleldil 5mo agoYou can use Typst 100% for free, just like LaTeX. There's a CLI for compilation, there's an LSP, code formatter, etc. Complaining that the web app has a paid tier is like complaining that Overleaf is paid. As for why people shill Typst over LaTeX, it's just a better overall experience. Things that are annoying in LaTeX are easy in Typst. I've written plenty of LaTeX for academic papers and my Master's dissertation, but I'm now writing my PhD thesis in Typst. It's so much better. The only barrier to using it everywhere is that my colleagues still prefer to use Overleaf for collaboration, which forces me to use LaTeX for papers.
- tekne 5mo agoFellow Typst user for my PhD thesis, can concur.