# Scribus (open-source design and publishing app)

> 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.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/scribusproject/scribus |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 635 |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later (open source) |
| Replaces | Adobe InDesign |
| Language | C++ |
| Website | https://scribus.net |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Vector, design & publishing |
| Latest release | none on GitHub |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/scribusproject/scribus/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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