poster Alternatives

poster is described as 'Use the Poster program to create a Poster from an EPS or PostScript file. This is the grand-daddy of all poster programs and still exists as a Linux package. It was written in by Jos van Eijndhoven in 1995. Pdfposter depends on it. it only works with ps and eps files' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to poster for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Linux and Python apps. The best poster alternative is Marq, which is free. Other great apps like poster are Rasterbator, Block Posters, Plakativ and pdfposter.

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  1. Marq icon
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    Marq, formerly Lucidpress, is a brand-templating platform that empowers everyone to build on-brand.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Marq is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to poster.

    • Marq is the most popular free alternative to poster.

    • Marq is Freemium and Proprietaryposter is Free and Open Source
  2. Rasterbator icon
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    The Rasterbator creates huge, rasterized images from any picture. Upload an image, print the resulting multi-page half-toned pdf file and assemble the pages into extremely cool looking poster up to 20 meters in size.

    15 Rasterbator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
     
    • Rasterbator is the most popular Windows alternative to poster.

    • Rasterbator is the most popular Open Source alternative to poster.

    • Rasterbator is Free and Open Sourceposter is also Free and Open Source
  3. Plakativ icon
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    This software allows one to stretch a PDF document or raster image across multiple pages that can then be printed on a common inkjet or laser printer, cut and glued together into a larger poster.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Python
     
    • Plakativ is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to poster.

    • Plakativ is Free and Open Sourceposter is also Free and Open Source
    • Plakativ is Lightweightposter is not according to our users
  4. pdfposter icon
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    This requires the installation of Python and pyPDF. Out of the gate, the script does not provide for image overlap, however there is a patch that does fix this. The patch requires replacing 5-6 lines in 3 files and adding 2-3 new ones, its very easy.

    13 pdfposter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    Versatile software for creating large banners and posters from pictures, photos, Word, or Excel files without special plotters. Use standard printers for big prints, incorporating scanners for direct output. Features inbuilt scaling, resolution settings, and a preview option.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • RonyaSoft Poster Printer is the most popular commercial alternative to poster.

    • RonyaSoft Poster Printer is Paid and Proprietaryposter is Free and Open Source
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    Print a PDF Page on Multiple Sheets of Paper.

    Print a single PDF page using multiple sheets of paper to create large banners and posters. Independently scale and center each page in a PDF document as you add or remove rows and columns. Visually preview results in the workspace.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    This very simple script requires the installation of Python, Python imaging and ImageMagick. Its crying out for a web front end and maybe generalization Perl and PHP versions as well as a front end.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    PosterGenius helps you create effective scientific posters easily, in less than 10 minutes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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