Folder Projects

Most of the time a single file is all you need: open a .typ or .md document, write, and export. For anything larger, papers with figures, multi-chapter reports, or documents that share a bibliography, Martypex lets you open a folder as a project so you can work across many files at once.

Single files vs. folder projects

A single file works exactly as you would expect: open it, edit it, preview it, export it. A folder project is the same editor and the same preview, but scoped to a whole directory instead of one document. Open any folder through the Files app and Martypex treats it as a project, with a file browser alongside the editor so you can move between the files that make it up.

Project Browser on iPhone, light mode

Project Browser on iPhone, dark mode

Project Browser on iPad, light mode

Project Browser on iPad, dark mode

Working across files

A project can span several .typ files, with one file pulling in another using Typst’s own #import and #include. Split a long document into chapters, factor out shared helper functions, or keep a title page separate from the body, then compile the whole thing from a single entry point. Images referenced from your source resolve relative to the project folder, so figures live alongside the files that use them.

Citations from a shared bibliography

Add a .bib file to the project and reference it from your Typst source to cite from it. Martypex reads the citation keys in that bibliography and feeds them into completion, so as you type a citation you get matching keys suggested without leaving the keyboard.

Completion in a project draws on every file Martypex can see, so labels and citation keys defined in one file are suggested while you write in another.

Where your files live

Projects are ordinary folders. Open them from anywhere the Files app can reach, including iCloud Drive, so the project syncs across your devices and stays under your control. Martypex does not copy files into a private store: you choose the folder, and your files stay exactly where you put them.

Autosave and recovery

Edits are autosaved as you type, in both single files and folder projects. If Martypex is interrupted, by a crash, a low-battery shutdown, or the app being closed mid-edit, recovery restores your unsaved changes the next time you open the file, so an interruption costs you nothing.