Software:Comparison of desktop publishing software
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The following is a comparison of major desktop publishing software.
Overview
This table provides general software information including the developer, latest stable version, the year in which the software was first released, and the license under which it is available.
| Desktop publishing software | Developer(s) | Latest stable version | Initial release | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache OpenOffice Writer | Apache Software Foundation and others | 4.1.1 (August 21, 2014) | 2002 | Apache License 2.0 (Apache OpenOffice 3.4 and later) |
| Collabora Online[1] | Collabora | 2016 [2] | MPL-2.0 and others | |
| CorelDRAW | Corel | X8 (18.0) (March 15, 2016) | 1989 | Commercial, proprietary |
| Fatpaint (Cloud-based) | Mersica Inc. | 1.98 (August 19, 2011) | 2010 | Freeware |
| Flare | MadCap Software | 2019 (March 29, 2019) | 2006 | Commercial, proprietary |
| FrameMaker | Adobe Systems | 12.0.3 (September 25, 2014) | 1986 | Commercial, proprietary |
| Impression | Xara | (May 18, 2015) | 1990 | Commercial, proprietary |
| InDesign | Adobe Systems | CC 2020 (15.0) (November 2019)[3] | 1999 | Commercial, proprietary |
| InPage | InPage Team | 3.0 (2008) | 1994 | Commercial, proprietary |
| iStudio Publisher | iStudio Software | 1.3 (February 3, 2017) | 2009 | Commercial, proprietary |
| LibreOffice Draw[4] | The Document Foundation | 2011 | LGPL v3 | |
| LyX | The LyX Team | 2.3.0 (March 16, 2018) | 1995 | GPL |
| Microsoft Publisher | Microsoft Corporation | 16.0 (September 22, 2015) | 1991 | Trialware |
| PageMaker* | Adobe Systems | 7.0.2 (March 30, 2004) | 1985 | Commercial, proprietary |
| PagePlus | Serif Europe | X9 (November 19, 2015) | 1991 | Commercial, proprietary |
| Pages | Apple Inc. | 12.0 (April 7, 2022) [±] | 2005 | Commercial, proprietary |
| PageStream | Grasshopper LLC | 5.0 (2005) | 1986 | Commercial, proprietary |
| QuarkXPress | Quark, Inc. | 2017 (April 16, 2017) | 1987 | Commercial, proprietary |
| Ready,Set,Go! | Diwan Software Limited | 7.7.8b (September 2009) | 1985 | Commercial, proprietary |
| Scribus | The Scribus Team | Stable: 14.4.8; Development:1.5.7 (0 April 2021) | 2003 | GPL |
| The Print Shop | Brøderbund | 23.0 (2009) | 1984 | Commercial, proprietary |
| Ventura* | Corel | 10.0 (2002) | 1986 | Commercial, proprietary |
| Desktop publishing software | Developer(s) | Latest stable version | Initial release | License |
| Discontinued | |
|---|---|
| PageMaker | Ventura |
Operating system
This table gives a comparison of what operating systems are compatible with each software in their latest version.
| Desktop publishing software | Windows | MacOS | Linux | BSD | UNIX | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache OpenOffice Writer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Collabora Online | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Android, ChromeOS, iOS, iPadOS, Web browsers |
| CorelDRAW | Yes | supported versions<11 | No | No | No | No |
| Fatpaint | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Flare | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| FrameMaker | Yes | supported versions<7 | No | No | supported versions<8 | No |
| Impression | No | No | No | No | No | RISC OS |
| InDesign | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| InPage | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| iStudio Publisher | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| LibreOffice | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | OpenIndiana |
| LyX | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | OS/2 |
| Microsoft Publisher | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| PageMaker* | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| PagePlus | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Pages | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| PageStream | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | AmigaOS, MorphOS |
| QuarkXPress | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Ready,Set,Go! | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Scribus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | OS/2 Warp 4, ArcaOS, eComStation, OpenIndiana, Solaris, Haiku |
| The Print Shop | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Ventura* | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Desktop publishing software | Windows | MacOS | Linux | BSD | UNIX | Other |
Input format
This table gives a comparison of the file formats each software can import or open.
| Desktop publishing software | EPS | SVG | TeX/LaTeX | RTF | HTML | Word .doc | OOXML .docx | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache OpenOffice Writer | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | PSD, WPD, XLS |
| Collabora Online | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ODF, PSD, WPD, XLSX |
| CorelDRAW | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | PSD, AI, SWF, WPD |
| Fatpaint | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | JPG, PNG |
| Flare | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | XLS, Adobe Framemaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Microsoft Compiled HTML Help, DITA |
| FrameMaker | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | WPD |
| InDesign | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | PSD, AI, SWF, WPD, XLS |
| InPage | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| iStudio Publisher | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | PSD, AI |
| LibreOffice | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ODF, PSD, WPD, XLSX |
| LyX | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Microsoft Publisher | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| PageMaker* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| PagePlus | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Pages | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| QuarkXPress | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | PSD, AI, SWF, XLS, JPG, PNG PDF |
| Scribus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | List |
| The Print Shop | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Ventura* | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | PSD, AI, WPD |
| Desktop publishing software | EPS | SVG | TeX/LaTeX | RTF | HTML | Word .doc | OOXML .docx | Other |
Output format
This table gives a comparison of the file formats each software can export or save.
| Desktop publishing software | EPS | SVG | TeX/LaTeX | HTML | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache OpenOffice Writer | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | RTF |
| Collabora Online | Yes | No | No | No | No | ODF, PDF, PNG |
| CorelDRAW | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | PSD, AI, SWF, WPD |
| Fatpaint | No | No | No | No | No | JPG, PNG |
| Flare | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | DOC, EPUB, HTML5 |
| FrameMaker | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | DOC, WPD |
| InDesign | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | EPUB, SWF, XML, RTF |
| InPage | No | Yes | No | No | No | GIF |
| iStudio Publisher | Yes | No | No | No | No | EPUB, RTF |
| LibreOffice | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ODF, PDF, PNG, RTF |
| LyX | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | PS, ODF |
| Microsoft Publisher | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | JPG, PNG, TIFF |
| PageMaker* | with Distiller | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| PagePlus | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Pages | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | EPUB, RTF |
| QuarkXPress | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | EPUB, Kindle, iOS, HTML5 |
| Scribus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | List |
| The Print Shop | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Ventura* | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | RTF, PSD, AI, WPD |
| Desktop publishing software | EPS | SVG | TeX/LaTeX | HTML | Other |
See also
References
- ↑ "Create great flyers, newsletters, brochures and more with open source software". https://opensource.com/alternatives/microsoft-publisher.
- ↑ "Collabora Productivity releases Collabora Online 1.0 "Engine" for Hosters and Clouds" (Press release). Collabora Productivity. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
Collabora Productivity, the driving force behind putting LibreOffice in the Cloud, has released the first production grade version of Collabora Online, its flagship cloud document suite solution.
- ↑ Hoang, Wayne (2019-11-04). "Adobe InDesign 2020". https://theblog.adobe.com/adobe-indesign-2020/#:~:text=InDesign's%20November%20release%20brings%20key,or%20Variable%20Fonts%20within%20InDesign.
- ↑ "Create great flyers, newsletters, brochures, and more with open source software". https://opensource.com/alternatives/microsoft-publisher.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/
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