Scribus
Scribus is a free, open-source design and publishing app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Scribus is a desktop publishing app for page layout: brochures, magazines, newsletters and print-ready PDFs. It has 635 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0-or-later license, and people use it instead of Adobe InDesign.
- Official
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Vector, design & publishing
- Actively maintained
About Scribus
Scribus - Open Source Desktop Publishing ============================== Complex text layout features available right now: - support RTL languages (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hebrew). - support Bi-directional text. - support Indic Scripts and Languages. - support more than 500 languages. - support OpenType Font Features. - allow customization of hyphenation character - add ability to link selected text frames directly - Loading and render long docs are faster.
Replaces
Commercial software people commonly use Scribus instead of.
- Adobe InDesign
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What is Scribus?
Scribus is a free, open-source design and publishing app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Scribus is a desktop publishing app for page layout: brochures, magazines, newsletters and print-ready PDFs. It has 635 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0-or-later license, and people use it instead of Adobe InDesign.
Is Scribus free and open source?
Yes. Scribus's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-2.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Scribus?
Download it from the project website or build it from source by following the README on GitHub.
Can Scribus replace Adobe InDesign?
Scribus is commonly used as a free alternative to Adobe InDesign. Features differ, so check that it opens the file formats and covers the workflows you rely on before switching.