Scribus Alternatives

Scribus is described as 'Open-source DTP tool with flexible layouts, typesetting, CMYK support, and interactive PDFs, ideal for creating newspapers and brochures' and is a very popular desktop publisher in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Scribus for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best Scribus alternative is Affinity, which is free. Other great apps like Scribus are Affinity Publisher, Adobe InDesign, Pages and Microsoft Publisher.

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Scribus alternatives are mainly Desktop Publishers, but if you're looking for Word Processors or Color Picker Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include iPad and Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Scribus.
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  1. PageStream icon
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    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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    imPRESSion and imPRESSion Lite are affordable desktop publishing applications that combine powerful vector graphics drawing with a range of text handling functions.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    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
     
  4. PrintMaster icon
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    Plan, create and share amazing custom-tailored designs with PrintMaster. Whether you are capturing a memory or adding a splash of creativity to your life, PrintMaster has everything you need and more. From greeting cards, to invitations and party supplies, to scrapbooks and...

    3 PrintMaster alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    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
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    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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Create beautiful professional looking flyers in minutes! Easily add objects and apply formatting using the incredibly simple drag and drop editor. Anyone can create professional flyers, even those without any graphic design or technical backgrounds.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    A DTP app that stands out with: 1 - One click export of fixed-layout eBooks in two popular formats: EPUB3 and Amazon KF8 (Mobi) formats. 2 - Styling modeled after CSS3. 3 - Superior multiple-page viewing capability. 4. Intuitive and easy to use UI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • 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
     
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