Adobe InDesign Alternatives

Adobe InDesign is described as 'Industry-standard software for print and digital design with advanced typographic controls and integration in the Adobe Creative Suite' and is a very popular desktop publisher in the ai tools & services category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Adobe InDesign for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Mac, SaaS and Linux apps. The best Adobe InDesign alternative is Scribus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Adobe InDesign are Affinity Publisher, Affinity, Canva and QuarkXPress.

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Adobe InDesign alternatives are mainly Desktop Publishers, but if you're looking for Graphic Design Tools or Vector Graphic Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Free, Linux, Mac, Android, Chrome OS and iPad. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Adobe InDesign.
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  1. BroadVision QuickSilver enables businesses to create and publish lengthy, complex documents in virtually any language and any format.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. iStudio Publisher, the new page layout and design application for Mac OS X has arrived.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Easy to use, all the basic features are there.

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    • iStudio Publisher is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe InDesign is also Paid and Proprietary
  3. IDMarkz icon
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    IDMarkz standalone app lets you preview, export & open Adobe InDesign documents in many other file formats & apps. Export InDesign to QuarkXPress, Affinity Publisher, older InDesign versions, Acrobat, Illustrator, IDML, PDF, TIFF, PNG, JPEG, GIF, ...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. SketchWow icon
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    SketchWow is the perfect creative companion - so you can quickly condense and communicate your ideas, concepts and stories (in a clear and casual way)…. using a fresh & engaging, hand drawn look.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  5. Outfit icon
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    Outfit is a brand management platform for large organisations. Transform your company’s style guide into a set of flexible repurposable templates and empower your team to produce more marketing material in less time, without compromising your brand.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Content Stadium empowers teams to create images, animations and videos within seconds. Content according to your brand guidelines, for all digital channels.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Evercopy icon
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    Evercopy is a Plug & Play AI Marketing Team for businesses to activate marketing with ease and flexibility. We leverage AI to:

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Aigli icon
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    Aigli is an all-in-one iPhone photo and video editor with layered design tools, fine-tuning controls, multi-track video editing, blur/mosaic tracking masks, and 4K export with instant sharing.

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    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. Enhanced edition designed for digital enthusiasts and scrapbookers with powerful tools to easily create senior portraits, scrapbooks, collages and more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. Passepartout icon
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    Passepartout is a desktop publishing system that is based on the idea of automatic typesetting of streams of XML based text documents.The project was started back in 2002 to facilitate a particular task — creating a newspaper. These days the project is somewhat dormant.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. LingoScreen icon
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    LingoScreen is an AI-powered image localization tool that automatically translates text within images while perfectly preserving the original design and background.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. Protoply icon
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    Protoply uses templates and reuse assets, colors, and variables to simplify creating visual assets. Upload an asset once and use it across multiple templates, generating numerous images efficiently.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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