Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 27, 2026
Alternatives to typst
Short answerThe closest alternatives to typst on crates.io data are textwrap (692K real downloads a day), num-traits (2.9M real downloads a day), num-integer (2M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is num-traits, and 5 shipped a release in the last year. typst itself gets 17,880 a day with 179 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs typst | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| textwrap Established | 691,978 | 38.70x | 750 | 41d | keyword "typesetting" | compare |
| num-traits Widely used | 2,894,023 | 161.86x | 7,561 | 2.5y | category Science | compare |
| num-integer Established | 2,011,508 | 112.50x | 701 | 2mo | category Science | compare |
| num-bigint Widely used | 1,899,489 | 106.24x | 2,449 | 4mo | category Science | compare |
| ordered-float Widely used | 1,379,318 | 77.14x | 1,143 | 2mo | category Science | compare |
| num-complex Widely used | 1,201,013 | 67.17x | 1,140 | 21mo | category Science | compare |
| num-iter Pulled in | 1,144,112 | 63.99x | 32 | 4mo | category Science | compare |
| num-rational Established | 1,035,328 | 57.90x | 456 | 21mo | category Science | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with typst; read its description before you swap.
- More dependents means more answered questions and a smaller chance it disappears.
- Check the last release against how fast you need fixes. For typst: is it still maintained?
Rules
Alternatives = tracked crates (top 1000 by downloads) that share a specific crates.io category (2 points each) or keyword (3 points each) with typst, most similar first; its own parts (same name prefix) and crates it depends on or that depend on it are left out, because those are companions, not substitutes. Real downloads = quiet-day median, crates.io data Oct 27, 2026. Built when we find 3 or more.
Up next
The closest alternative: Established and steady. 691,978 real downloads a day.textwrapRust crate. Library for word wrapping, indenting, and dedenting strings. Has optional support for Unicode and emojis as well as machine hyphenation. Real use: 692K...Read it next →Also worth your time
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