Katvan

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Katvan is a bare-bones editor for the Typst typesetting system, designed for working with documents whose primary language is written from right to left. Features include live previews, syntax highlighting, spell checking, auto-completion, forward/inverse search and more.

Katvan screenshot 1

Cost / License

Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)

Application type

Text Editor

Platforms

Mac
Windows
Linux
Flathub
Flatpak

Katvan screenshot 1

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Properties

Privacy focused

Features

Live Preview
Syntax Highlighting
No registration required
Spell Checking
Autocompletion
Ad-free
No Tracking
Dark Mode
Works Offline
Support for Right-to-Left

Tags

typst

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Recent activities

Paul added Katvan as alternative to Typesetter - Typst Editor
11 months ago

Katvan information

Developed by
Igor Khanin
Licensing
Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.
Written in
C++
Alternatives
3 alternatives listed
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Supported Languages
- English

AlternativeTo Category

Office & Productivity

GitHub repository

185 Stars
11 Forks
9 Open Issues
Updated Oct 4, 2026

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Katvan was added to AlternativeTo by Paul on Jun 4, 2025 and this page was last updated Jun 4, 2025.

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What is Katvan?

Katvan is a bare-bones editor for the Typst typesetting system, designed for working with documents whose primary language is written from right to left. Features include live previews, syntax highlighting, spell checking, auto-completion, forward/inverse search and more.

Features:

Reasonably good RTL editing
Live previews
Syntax highlighting
Syntax-aware spell checking
Autocomplete
Typical code editor niceties - auto indentation, bracket insertion, etc.
Forward and inverse search
Modelines
Supported on Linux and Windows 10/11.
Experimental support for macOS 12 ("Monterey") and above.