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 LicenseAffinity PublisherSerif Europe2.3.0 Apache OpenOffice Writer Apache Software Foundation and others CanvaCanva Pty LtdRolling updates Collabora Online Collabora CorelDRAW Corel 24.5 InDesignAdobeCC 2024 20.0 LibreOffice Draw The Document Foundation LyX The LyX Team v2MarqDraperRolling updates2013 Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Corporation 2021 Pages Apple Inc. 13.2 QuarkXPress Quark, Inc. 2024 20.0.0 Scribus The Scribus Team 1.6.4 Superprint2.131.72026ProprietaryThe Print Shop Broderbund 23.1 Desktop publishing software Developer(s) Latest stable version Initial release License
Support by platform This table shows which platforms (operating systems and web) the latest version of each application is compatible with. Key to values: No means that no version for this platform exists. Partial means that the application for this platform lacks important functionality or is still being developed. Beta means that only a pre-market version of the application is available for this platform. Yes means that the application has been officially released in a fully functional, stable version. Dropped means that new versions have been discontinued for this platform; the number in parentheses is the last known stable version which was officially released for that platform. Application names that are on a light purple background are discontinued.
+ Desktop publishing software Android ChromeOS iOS iPadOS Linux MacOSWindows Web, Online, Cloud Other OSAffinity PublisherApache OpenOffice WriterCanva (App and Online) (App and Online) (App and Online) (App and Online) (App and Online) (App and Online)Collabora Online (App and Online) (App and Online) (App and Online) (App and Online) (App and Online) (App and Online) (App and Online)CorelDRAWInDesignLibreOfficeLyXMarq (Online) (Online) (Online) (Online) (Online) (Online) (Online)Microsoft PublisherPagesQuarkXPressScribusThe Print Shop Desktop publishing software Android ChromeOS iOS iPadOS Linux MacOS WindowsWeb, Online, Cloud Other OS
Input format This table gives a comparison of the file formats that can be opened or imported.
+ Desktop publishing software PDF EPS SVG HTML OpenDocument ODT Microsoft DOCX OtherAffinity PublisherApache OpenOffice WriterCanvaCollabora OnlineCorelDRAWInDesignLibreOfficeLyX, othersMarqMicrosoft PublisherPagesQuarkXPressScribusThe Print Shop Desktop publishing software PDF EPS SVG HTML OpenDocument ODT Microsoft DOCX Other
Output format This table gives a comparison of the file formats each software can export or save.
+ Desktop publishing software PDF EPS PNG SVG WebP EPUB HTML OtherAffinity Publisher, othersApache OpenOffice WriterCanva , othersCollabora Online, othersCorelDRAW, othersInDesignLibreOffice, otherLyX, DOCX, othersMarq, othersMicrosoft PublisherPagesQuarkXPressScribusThe Print Shop Desktop publishing software PDF EPS PNG SVG WebP EPUB HTML Other
See also List of desktop publishing software List of office suites Comparison of office suites
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