Comparison of desktop publishing software

Comparison of desktop publishing software

The following is a comparison of major desktop publishing software. The comparison only discusses notable software in this field.

Contents

General Information

This table provides general software information including the developer, latest stable version, the year in which the software was first released, its cost in US dollars (if commercial), and the software's license under which it is available.

Desktop Publishing Software Screenshot Developer(s) Latest Stable Version Initial Release Cost (USD) License
CorelDRAW CorelDRAW X5.PNG Corel X5 (15.0) (February 23, 2010; 20 months ago (2010-02-23)) 1989 (1989) $499 Commercial, Proprietary
Fatpaint (Cloud-based) Fatpaint-editor.jpg Mersica Inc. 1.98 (August 19, 2011; 3 months ago (2011-08-19)) 2010 (2010) $0 Freeware, Proprietary
FrameMaker FrameMaker 9.0 WindowsVista screencap.png Adobe Systems 9.0.4 (June 30, 2010; 16 months ago (2010-06-30)) 1986 (1986) $999 Commercial, Proprietary
InDesign InDesignCS5win.png Adobe Systems CS5.5 (7.5.1) (June 16, 2011; 5 months ago (2011-06-16)) 1999 (1999) $699 Commercial, Proprietary
Inkscape Inkscape 0.46.png The Inkscape Team 0.4.8 (August 23, 2010; 14 months ago (2010-08-23)) 2003 (2003) $0 GPL
InPage InPageEditing.gif InPage Team 3.0 (2008; 2 years ago (2008)) 1994 (1994) $349 Commercial, Proprietary
iStudio Publisher IStudioPublisher1.1.1.png c:four 1.1.4 (June 15, 2010; 16 months ago (2010-06-15)) 2009 (2009) $45 Commercial, Proprietary
LyX LyX1.6.3.png The LyX Team 1.6.7 (July 15, 2010; 15 months ago (2010-07-15)) 1995 (1995) $0 GPL
Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Publisher 2010 window.png Microsoft Corporation 14.0 (June 15, 2010; 16 months ago (2010-06-15)) 1991 (1991) $140 Commercial, Proprietary
OpenOffice.org OOo App Chooser.png Oracle Corporation and others 3.3.0  (January 25, 2011; 9 months ago (2011-01-25)) 2002 (2002) $0 LGPL v3
PageMaker Adobe PageMaker 7.0 on Mac OS screenshot.png Adobe Systems 7.0.2 (March 30, 2004; 7 years ago (2004-03-30)) 1985 (1985) $499 Commercial, Proprietary
PagePlus PagePlusSE.jpg Serif Europe X5 (November 18, 2010; 11 months ago (2010-11-18)) 1991 (1991) $99 Commercial, Proprietary
Pages Pages '09 document.png Apple Inc. 4.1  (July 20, 2011; 4 months ago (2011-07-20)) 2005 (2005) $79 as part of iWork Commercial, Proprietary
PageStream PageStream5.jpg Grasshopper LLC 5.0 (2005; 6 years ago (2005)) 1986 (1986) $99 Commercial, Proprietary
QuarkXPress QuarkXPress 9.png Quark, Inc. 9.1 (September 1, 2011; 2 months ago (2011-09-01)) 1987 (1987) $799 Commercial, Proprietary
RagTime RagTime6.jpg RagTime GmbH 6.5.2 (May 21, 2010; 17 months ago (2010-05-21)) 1984 (1984) $125 Commercial, Proprietary
Ready,Set,Go! RSGshot.jpg Diwan Software Limited 7.7.8b (September 2009; 2 years ago (2009-09)) 1985 (1985) $175 Commercial, Proprietary
Scribus Scribus-1.3-Linux.png The Scribus Team 1.3.3.14 (January 28, 2010; 21 months ago (2010-01-28)) 2003 (2003) $0 GPL
The Print Shop PrintShopMac.jpg Brøderbund 23.0 (2009; 2 years ago (2009)) 1984 (1984) $49 Commercial, Proprietary
Ventura CorelVentura10.jpg Corel 10.0 (September 2009; 2 years ago (2009-09)) 1986 (1986) $699 Commercial, Proprietary
Desktop Publishing Software Screenshot Developer(s) Latest Stable Version Initial Release Cost (USD) License

Operating System Compatibility

This table gives a comparison of what operating systems are compatible with each software in their latest version.

Desktop Publishing Software Windows Mac OS (X) Linux BSD UNIX other
CorelDRAW Yes supported versions<11 No No No No
Fatpaint Yes Yes Yes No No No
FrameMaker Yes supported versions<7 No No supported versions<8 No
InDesign Yes Yes No No No No
Inkscape Yes supported versions>0.42 Yes No No No
InPage Yes No No No No No
iStudio Publisher No Yes No No No No
LyX Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes OS/2
Microsoft Publisher Yes No No No No No
OpenOffice.org Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 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
RagTime Yes Yes No No No No
Ready,Set,Go! Yes Yes No No No No
Scribus Yes Yes Yes No Yes OS/2
The Print Shop Yes Yes No No No No
Ventura Yes No No No No No
Desktop Publishing Software Windows Mac OS (X) Linux BSD UNIX other

Import Capabilities

This table gives a comparison of the file formats each software can import or open.

Desktop Publishing Software PDF EPS SVG TeX/LaTeX RTF HTML Word .doc OOXML .docx other
CorelDRAW Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes PSD, AI, SWF, WPD
Fatpaint No No No No No No No No JPG, PNG
FrameMaker Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No WPD
InDesign Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes PSD, AI, SWF, WPD, XLS
Inkscape with cairo with ghostscript Yes Yes No No No No No
InPage No Yes No No No No No No No
iStudio Publisher No No No No No No No No PSD, AI
LyX No No No Yes No Yes No No No
Microsoft Publisher No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
OpenOffice.org Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes PSD, WPD, XLS
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 No No No
Scribus Yes Yes Yes No 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 PDF EPS SVG TeX/LaTeX RTF HTML Word .doc OOXML .docx other

Export Capabilities

This table gives a comparison of the file formats each software can export or save.

Desktop Publishing Software PDF EPS SVG TeX/LaTeX HTML other
CorelDRAW Yes Yes Yes No Yes PSD, AI, SWF, WPD
Fatpaint No No No No No JPG, PNG
FrameMaker Yes Yes No No Yes DOC, WPD
InDesign Yes Yes No No Yes SWF, XML, RTF
Inkscape with cairo Yes Yes No No No
InPage No Yes No No No GIF
iStudio Publisher Yes No No No No EPUB, RTF
LyX Yes No No Yes Yes PS, ODF
Microsoft Publisher Yes No No No Yes No
OpenOffice.org Yes Yes Yes No Yes RTF
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 No
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 PDF EPS SVG TeX/LaTeX HTML other

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