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Adobe InDesign Desktop publishing software and online publisher 12-month Subscription with auto-renewal, billed monthly, PC/Mac by Adobe 2.9 out of 5 stars 2. Welcome to Scribus, a page layout program for Linux, FreeBSD, PC-BSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, OpenIndiana, Debian GNU/Hurd, Mac OS X, OS/2 Warp 4, eComStation, Haiku and Windows. Since its humble beginning in the spring of 2001, Scribus has evolved into one of. Microsoft has never released Publisher for Mac but here we’ve looked at the best paid and free alternatives to MS Publisher on macOS. MS Publisher is different from Microsoft Word because it focuses more on Desktop Publishing (DTP) than word processing software. The apps featured here are suitable for creating all types of print and online publications including newsletters, brochures.
The following is a list of major desktop publishing software. A wide range of related software tools exist in this field, including many plug-ins and tools related to the applications listed below.
Several software directories provide more comprehensive listings of desktop publishing software, including VersionTracker and Tucows.
Free software[edit]
This section lists free software which does desktop publishing. All of these are required to be open-source. While not required, the software listed in this section is available free of charge. (In principle, in rare cases, free software is sold without being distributed over the Internet.)
- Scribus, desktop publishing (DTP) application, based on the free Qt toolkit, initial release in 2003.
- LyX, an open source document processor based on top of the LaTeX typesetting system, initial release in 1995.
Proprietary[edit]
Desktop Publishing Software for Windows[edit]
- XEditpro Automated Publishing Tool - DiacriTech, 1997
- Adobe PageMaker, discontinued in 2004
- Corel Ventura, previously Ventura Publisher, originally developed by Xerox, now owned by Corel
- FrameMaker, now owned by Adobe
- InPage - DTP which works with English + Urdu, Arabic, Persian, Pashto etc.
- PageStream, formerly known as Publishing Partner
- Prince XML, by YesLogic
- Scenari, open source single-source publishing tool with support for chain publication
- Scribus, open source tool
Desktop Publishing Software for Mac[edit]
- Adobe PageMaker, discontinued in 2004
- iStudio Publisher - Desktop publishing and page layout software for Mac OS X
- Pages, by Apple, Inc.
- Scribus – page layout
- Print Shop, originally produced by Broderbund
Free Publishing Software For Mac
Online Desktop Publishing Software[edit]
- Lucidpress - Desktop publishing and page layout software that is web-based and collaborative.
Retired[edit]
Best Publishing Software For Windows
- AppleWorks for Mac and Windows
- Calamus - for AtariTOS-based computers
- geoPublish - for the Commodore 64
- Impression and Impression Publisher - for the Acorn Archimedes