{"repo":"sile-typesetter/sile","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/sile-typesetter/sile","clone":"git clone https://github.com/sile-typesetter/sile.git","description":"The SILE Typesetter — Simon’s Improved Layout Engine","language":"Lua","stars":1782,"topics":["sile","typesetting","typesetting-system","publishing","pdf-generation","tex","pdf","lua"],"license":"MIT","category":"media-processing","readme_excerpt":"What is SILE? SILE is a [typesetting][typesetting] system; its job is to produce beautiful printed documents. Conceptually, SILE is similar to [TeX][tex]—from which it borrows some concepts and algorithms—but the similarities end there. Rather than being a derivative of the TeX family SILE is a new typesetting and layout engine written from the ground up using modern technologies and borrowing some ideas from graphical systems such as [InDesign][indesign]. Where does it run? SILE can be downloaded & installed to your system or run remotely as a CI job. What can I do with SILE (that I can’t do with TeX)? First, have a look at the [usage examples gallery][examples]. SILE allows you to: Produce complex document layouts using frames. Easily extend the typesetting system in a high-level programming language (Lua). Directly process XML to PDF without the use of XSL stylesheets. Typeset text on a grid. Download and Installation For macOS A formula is available for [Homebrew][brew] that can install either stable or head versions. For the latest prebuilt stable release: Or to build and install from the latest git commit: Note the Homebrew package does not automatically install the default font. The easiest way to install Gentium Plus is through the [Homebrew Fonts caskroom][brewfonts]: For Linux Arch Linux Arch Linux has a prebuilt [SILE package][arch-sile] in the official package repository: The official package uses LuaJIT. If you install LuaRocks for use with SILE via pacman , use ","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/sile-typesetter","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/sile-typesetter/sile/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}