Image to Typst

Image to Typst turns a screenshot or photo into source you can revise, style, and compile. It is a practical starting point for notes on a whiteboard, a photographed derivation, or a small table that needs to join a Typst document.

When it helps

Use it when the image contains content you want to edit. If the image itself is the artifact, place it in the project as a figure. For a complete selectable PDF, use PDF to Typst instead.

Transcribe the image

1. Open Image to Typst, or run /image-to-typst.
2. Drop a PNG, JPEG, or WebP image into the input area.
3. Choose Convert.
4. Review the returned Typst source.
5. Copy it, save transcription.typ, or create a Typst project.

The tool asks the model for Tools, a local Ollama model unless you pick another, to preserve visible wording, equations, tables, and reading order. It is instructed not to invent missing text or silently rewrite the prose.

Review the result

Compare the source and its compiled preview with the image. Check:

• equation grouping, symbols, and limits;
• the order of columns or handwritten branches;
• headings and list levels;
• units, punctuation, and proper names.

Typst and LaTeX express some structures differently. If the final destination is a LaTeX submission, transcribe with Image to LaTeX instead of adding another conversion step.

Vision model required

Images must be PNG, JPEG, or WebP and smaller than 20 MB. You need a model that reads images. With a local Ollama model the file stays on your computer. With a hosted model or Mathpix it goes to that service. Accuracy still depends on image quality and the model.

The tool recovers visible content. It does not validate a calculation or decide what an unclear handwritten mark was meant to say.