Scribus Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Scribus for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is VivaDesigner. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try sK1 or Laidout. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Scribus and seven of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Scribus are PageStream, pagination.com, BroadVision QuickSilver and Passepartout.

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Scribus alternatives are mainly Desktop Publishers, but if you're looking for Image Editors or Vector Graphic Apps 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. VivaDesigner icon
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    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...

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    VivaDesigner vs Scribus Comments
    tuva-hayabi
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    VivaDesigner has similar features as Scribus, but I find it more intuitive to use.

    • VivaDesigner is Paid and ProprietaryScribus is Free and Open Source
  2. sK1 icon
     37 likes

    sK1 is an open source cross-platform vector graphics editor like CorelDRAW, Adobe Illustrator, or Freehand. The major feature of sK1 is a professional precise printing and prepress ready PDF output.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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    sK1 vs Scribus Comments
    Guest
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    Scribus is used for desktop pushing/page layout. sK1 is used for making/editing vector graphics

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • sK1 is Free and Open SourceScribus is also Free and Open Source
  3. PageStream icon
     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.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AmigaOS
     
  4. 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. 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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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Laidout icon
     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.

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    • Linux
     
  7. 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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
     
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