A CV you can update in minutes.
Add a new position and everything else moves into place – columns, spacing and page breaks included.
Personal documentsOpen source. Local-first. Plain text.
Just write.
Sqritto does the typesetting.
The plain-text alternative to Word for technically minded people: write letters, invoices, CVs, reports and manuals in Markdown or Typst – and watch them turn into perfectly typeset PDFs as you type. Free, open source and entirely on your computer.
Windows, macOS and Linux · Apache-2.0 · Works offline
Ready for the window envelope.DIN 5008 layout, fold marks included.
Open source (Apache-2.0)
Print-perfect PDFs via Typst
Plain text, plain folders
Versions built in
One app for all your documents
From a quick letter
to a 300-page manual.
Letters, invoices and CVs, reports and handbooks – all with the same calm workflow: write, preview, done.
Letters
DIN 5008 letters with an address field for window envelopes, reference block, fold marks and signature – from a few lines of text.
Learn moreInvoices
List the line items – net amount, VAT and total are calculated for you. Bank details and payment terms included.
Learn moreCVs & personal documents
Design your CV once and keep it up to date in minutes – no more fighting with tables and text boxes.
Learn moreReports & manuals
Write in Markdown and get a cover page, table of contents, numbered chapters and cross-references.
Learn moreLive PDF preview
Every change appears in the finished PDF while you type. Click in the preview to jump to the source.
Learn moreWebsite export
Publish documentation as a fast, searchable website – from the same sources as the PDF.
Learn moreWhy plain text?
Less fiddling.
Better documents.
Word processors mix content and formatting – until every document looks slightly different. Sqritto keeps them apart: you write the content, the template takes care of the layout.
Consistent by design
Fonts, spacing, letterhead and numbering come from the template. No stray formatting, no headings that are suddenly a different blue.
Typography you can see
Typst sets your text with proper hyphenation, ligatures, kerning and balanced spacing – the quality of professional typesetting.
Files that last
Plain text you can open with any editor, today and in twenty years. No proprietary format, no compatibility mode.
Versions, not final_v3.docx
Every version is kept with a short note. Compare any two states side by side and restore with one click.
Numbers that add up
Variables and calculations are built in: an invoice totals its own line items, and Typst documents can read tables straight from CSV or JSON.
Private by default
No account, no subscription, no cloud. Your letters, invoices and CVs stay on your computer.
Still need Word? If you exchange editable .docx files or track changes with colleagues, Word remains the right tool for that. For everything you write yourself and send as PDF, Sqritto is the calmer choice.
Invoices
Invoices
that add up.
Enter quantity and price for each line item – Sqritto calculates the net amount, the VAT for every rate and the total, and adds the due date and your bank details.
- Several VAT rates and the small-business exemption
- Number, currency and date formats in English or German
- Your letterhead and footer, the same on every invoice
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Personal and professional
Your CV. Your reports.
Always in shape.
Design a layout once and reuse it for years – the content changes, the look stays.
Reports and manuals with structure.
Write in Markdown; cover page, table of contents, numbered chapters and running headers are added automatically.
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Documentation, too
One source.
PDF and website.
For documentation, Sqritto also publishes your text as a website – with navigation, full-text search and the page you are editing in the live preview.
- Landing page with chapter overview and reading times
- Search that works even from
file:// - Light and dark mode, print view, optional PDF download
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Independence is built in
Plain files.
Open formats.
Your tools.
Sqritto keeps your documents as plain text in ordinary folders. No database, no proprietary format, no account – and the source code is open.
Sqritto on GitHub Plain text, plain folders
Markdown, Typst and TOML files you can open, compare and edit with any editor – today and in twenty years.
Open source
Apache-2.0 for the app, MIT-0 for templates and elements. Use it, study it, change it – commercially, too.
Local-first
Everything runs on your computer and works offline. Your documents never leave it unless you sync them.
Get started
Three steps to your first document.
Pick your package.
Installer or portable ZIP for Windows, archives for macOS and Linux. Everything is on the download page.
Letter, invoice, report …
Every template comes with sample content. Replace it with your own – the layout is already done.
Send it.
Export the PDF with one click. For documentation, publish the website too – or let sqritto build do it in your pipeline.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions.
Can Sqritto replace Word?
For the documents you write yourself and share as PDF – letters, invoices, CVs, reports, manuals – yes, and most people find it calmer. Sqritto does not open or save .docx files and has no track changes, so if you need to exchange editable Word files with others, keep Word for that.
Do I have to learn a markup language?
A little – about as much as for writing a good email. Letters and invoices are a short list of details plus your text; reports use Markdown. Every template comes with sample content that shows how it works, and the editor completes and checks what you type.
Are the letters really DIN 5008 compliant?
The letter template follows DIN 5008 forms A and B: address field for window envelopes, reference block, fold and punch marks, all measured from the edge of the sheet. Labels, date format and greeting are available in English and German.
Is Sqritto really free?
Yes. Sqritto is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and free to use – privately and commercially. Templates, elements and the website runtime are released under MIT-0, so the documents you create are entirely yours, without attribution requirements.
Where are my documents stored?
On your computer, as plain folders in your workspace (by default Documents/Sqritto). Every document is a set of text files plus your images, which you can open with any editor, back up like any other folder and keep in Git.
Can I use Sqritto for documentation in a team or in CI?
Yes. sqritto build builds PDFs and websites without a window, for example in GitHub Actions, and sqritto serve runs the same interface as a server in your network, protected by an access token.
Which systems does Sqritto run on?
Windows (x64) as installer or portable ZIP, Macs with Apple silicon and Linux (x86_64). On Windows and macOS Sqritto opens in its own window, on Linux in your browser. All packages are on the download page.
Ready when you are
Just write.
We’ll do the typesetting.
Download Sqritto, pick a template and see your first letter, invoice or report take shape as you type.
Version 0.9.0 for Windows, macOS and Linux · Open source · No account needed