Scribus Alternatives

Apps similar to Scribus include Affinity, which has a free version. Other options are Adobe InDesign, Pages, QuarkXPress and VivaDesigner. You're spoiled for choice with Desktop Publishers like Scribus: we list more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and iPhone.

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Scribus alternatives page was last updated Jun 24, 2026

Layup
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Layup is your technical partner, and preferred tool, while creating unique experiences on the web. Web design is now in the hands of the designer. Creatives are free to be independant from developers, with a new design tool, new advanced features and a sophisticated HTML5 output...
Cost / License
Free Personal
Proprietary
Platforms
Online
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PDFrizator
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PDFrizator is a Freeware tool to create PDF presentations, with the possibility to setup the PDF page transition effect, page advance time, and background music. This can be done for already existing PDF's, or from the various file type formats supported, that can all be...
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Origin
Portugal
EU
Platforms
Windows
Portugal
EU
+2
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exportPDF
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A script for Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW that batch-exports personalized, print-ready PDFs from one template and a CSV file.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Origin
Czechia
EU
Platforms
Adobe Illustrator
CorelDRAW
Czechia
EU
+2
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