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Typesetter

Typesetter is a text editor, available on Linux: Markdown support.

Completely free
Linux
Open source

Overview

Typesetter is a text editor, available on Linux.

Features described in its Flathub listing: Markdown support.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Markdown with the power of LaTeX.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
“Syntax highlighting: Makes your documents easier to edit and read.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
“Document statistics: Easily calculate page, word, and character counts.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
“Typesetter es un editor de texto minimalista para crear bellos documentos con el lenguaje de marcado Typst.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Typesetter is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
Commercial use allowed

About

Typesetter is a minimalist editor for creating beautiful documents with the Typst markup language. Adaptive, user-friendly interface: Focus on writing. Great for papers, reports, slides, books, and any structured writing. Powered by Typst: A modern markup-based typesetting language, combining the simplicity of Markdown with the power of LaTeX. Fully local: Your files stay on your machine. No cloud lock-in. Secure by default: Keeps Typst projects isolated from unrelated files. Package management: Install, remove, and automatically fetch Typst packages from within the app. Bibliography management: Create and manage references through a built-in graphical interface. Templates: Create new documents from built‑in or user templates. Automatic preview: See your rendered document update as you write. Click-to-jump: Click on a part of the preview to jump to the corresponding position in the source file. Magnifier tool: Click and hold on the preview to inspect fine details. Accessibility checking: Simulate different forms of color blindness to check how your document looks to all readers. Centered scrolling: Keeps your writing visually anchored as you type. Syntax highlighting: Makes your documents easier to edit and read. Grammar suggestions: Automatically checks your writing for grammatical errors (currently English only). Document statistics: Easily calculate page, word, and character counts. Comment navigation: Browse your notes and other comments in one place, and jump directly to each one in the source. Fast and native: Built in Rust and GTK.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 9 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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