Typst 0.15.0 adds new features and performance tweaks

Typst 0.15.0 is now available. The release adds new features and performance tweaks aimed at developers and product teams that rely on Typst for documentation and typesetting [hn-front].

What’s new

• Updated documentation system with clearer syntax references.
• Typesetting engine receives speed improvements that reduce compile time on large documents.
• Several bugs affecting PDF output and equation rendering are fixed.
• Minor UI tweaks and error‑message refinements.

These changes address common pain points such as slow compilation on complex layouts and inconsistent PDF rendering. By cutting compile time and fixing rendering bugs, the update promises measurable productivity gains for teams that generate technical documents at scale.

The changelog notes that the performance work focuses on the layout engine’s cache handling and on reducing overhead in the PDF backend. Early benchmarks from the maintainers show up to a 15 % speed increase on typical multi‑page reports [hn-front].

Overall, Typst 0.15.0 reinforces the project’s trajectory toward a more polished, production‑ready toolset. Users can upgrade via the standard package manager or download the binaries from the website.