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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 | 4.1.15[1]  22 December 2023
|
2002[2] | Apache License 2.0 (Apache OpenOffice 3.4 and later) |
| Collabora Online[3] | Collabora | 24.04.10.3[4] 20 December 2024
|
2016 [5] | MPL-2.0 and others |
| CorelDRAW | Corel | 24.5 18 September 2023 | 1989 | Commercial, proprietary |
| Flare | MadCap Software | 2023 r2[6] October 2023 | 2006 | Commercial, proprietary |
| FrameMaker | Adobe Systems | September 2022 release, update 3[7] 9 November 2023 | 1986 | Commercial, proprietary |
| InDesign | Adobe Systems | CC 2024 (19.2), February 2024[8] | 1999 | Commercial, proprietary |
| InPage | InPage Team | 4.0, website is missing release date (1994) | 1994 | Commercial, proprietary |
| iStudio Publisher | iStudio Software | 1.5.4 (November 30, 2020) | 2009 | Commercial, proprietary |
| LibreOffice Draw[9] | The Document Foundation | 2011 | LGPL v3 | |
| LyX | The LyX Team | 2.4.2[10] 3 October 2024
|
1995 | GPL |
| Microsoft Publisher | Microsoft Corporation | 2021 (October 5, 2021)[11] | 1991 | Trialware |
| Pages | Apple Inc. | 13.2 September 21, 2023[12] | 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 |
| PagePlus | Serif Europe |
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 |
| Flare | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| FrameMaker | Yes | supported versions<7 | No | No | supported versions<8 | No |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
- ^ "Announcing Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15". 22 December 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "The Apache OpenOffice Project Announces Apache OpenOffice 3.4" (Press release). Apache Software Foundation. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "Create great flyers, newsletters, brochures and more with open source software". opensource.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-08.
- ^ "Collabora Online 24.04 Release Notes".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "What's New in MadCap Flare 2023 r2 Release". Madcap Software. 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Adobe FrameMaker | Fixed issues". Adobe. 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "InDesign March 2024 release notes". 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Create great flyers, newsletters, brochures, and more with open source software". opensource.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-08.
- ^ "[lyx-announce] LyX 2.4.2 Released". 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "See what's in Office 2021". Archived from the original on 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Pages on the Mac App Store". Mac App Store. June 13, 2023.