Tylax – A bidirectional LaTeX to Typst converter in Rust
Hi HN, author here. I built Tylax because I wanted to migrate my old LaTeX papers to Typst but found existing regex-based scripts too fragile for nested environments. Tylax parses LaTeX into an AST (using mitex-parser) and converts it to Typst code. It supports: - Full document structure (not just math snippets) - Complex math (matrices, integrals) - Experimental TikZ -> CeTZ graphics conversion - Runs in browser via WASM Repo: https://github.com/scipenai/tylax Web Demo: https://convert.silkyai.cn/ Happy to answer any questions!
Tylax – A bidirectional LaTeX to Typst converter in Rust launched on January 7, 2026 with 27 votes, #659 of 14,584 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Tylax is a bidirectional converter that transforms LaTeX documents into Typst code. Built in Rust, it parses LaTeX into an abstract syntax tree to handle complex nested structures reliably. The tool converts full document layouts, complex mathematics, and includes experimental support for converting TikZ graphics to CeTZ. It runs in web browsers via WebAssembly, offering both a GitHub repository and an online demo for users migrating between the two document formats.
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From the sources
A bi-directional converter between Typst and LaTeX. Available as both a CLI tool and a Web interface. - scipenai/tylax
Tylax is a high-performance tool written in Rust that converts mathematical formulas, tables, full documents, and TikZ graphics between LaTeX and Typst formats. It focuses on static analysis to preserve the document structure for manual editing and adjustment. Note : While Tylax covers most common LaTeX and Typst features, there are still uncovered edge cases. If you encounter any conversion issues, please open an issue with a minimal example. Your feedback helps improve the tool! Thankfrom github.com
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