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Vivliostyle vs Tectonic: catalog facts
Vivliostyle	Tectonic
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Web, Command line	Command line
Book layout written in standard CSS Browser viewer and command-line PDF export	No full TeX distribution needed Fetches missing LaTeX packages automatically
Requires familiarity with HTML and CSS Vivliostyle Pub is still in alpha	Needs network access to fetch support files it has not cached Built on XeTeX, so documents relying on other engines may need changes
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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