Affinity Publisher Alternatives for Linux

Affinity Publisher is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Scribus, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Affinity Publisher and seven of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Affinity Publisher are VivaDesigner, pagination.com, PageStream and BroadVision QuickSilver.

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  1. Scribus icon

    Scribus

     418 likes

    Open-source desktop publishing software offering flexible layouts and typesetting, professional image setting, CMYK support, interactive PDFs, vector tools, and wide format support, perfect for creating newspapers, brochures, and more on Mac, Windows, Linux, and BSD.

    27 Scribus alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Oracle Solaris
    • Flatpak
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    Scribus vs Affinity Publisher Comments
    Pedro Trujillo
    Positive
    1

    It's the only real free alternative to Adobe InDesign and Affinity Publisher

    Rasheed AZ
    Positive
    0

    open source, linux support

    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Full-featured layout program and absolutely free.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Scribus is Free and Open SourceAffinity Publisher is Paid and Proprietary
    • Scribus is Lightweight and Privacy focusedAffinity Publisher is not according to our users
  2. VivaDesigner icon

    VivaDesigner

     9 likes

    This economically priced high end DTP program is extremely powerful and still very easy to use. With its innovative concepts, you can decisively improve your working processes and document management. With VivaDesigner, all collaborations between end customers, corporations and...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. pagination.com icon

    pagination.com

     1 like

    Pagination lets you connect data from any source with custom InDesign layouts, and automatically create beautiful catalogs and price lists.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  5. PageStream icon

    PageStream

     6 likes

    Pagestream is a proprietary desktop publishing program for Linux, Windows, Macintosh, and Amiga. It was originally released under the name Publishing Partner in 1986.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AmigaOS
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  6. BroadVision QuickSilver icon

    BroadVision QuickSilver

     Like

    BroadVision QuickSilver enables businesses to create and publish lengthy, complex documents in virtually any language and any format.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Laidout icon

    Laidout

     5 likes

    Laidout is desktop publishing software, particularly for multipage, cut and folded booklets, with page sizes that don't even have to be rectangular. The whole page view can be rotated to any angle. Warping is implemented.

    16 Laidout alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. Passepartout icon

    Passepartout

     4 likes

    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
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