Microsoft Publisher Alternatives

Microsoft Publisher is described as 'Part of the Microsoft Office Suite, this tool helps you create, personalize, and share a variety of publications, including marketing materials, chapbooks, and newspapers' and is a popular desktop publisher in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Microsoft Publisher for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and BSD apps. The best Microsoft Publisher alternative is Scribus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Microsoft Publisher are LibreOffice - Draw, Adobe InDesign, Affinity Publisher and Pages.

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Microsoft Publisher alternatives are mainly Desktop Publishers, but if you're looking for Word Processors or Vector Graphic Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Linux, Desktop Publishing, Online and Mac. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Microsoft Publisher.
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  1. PrintMaster icon

    PrintMaster

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    Plan, create and share amazing custom-tailored designs with PrintMaster. Whether you are capturing a memory or adding a splash of creativity to your life, PrintMaster has everything you need and more. From greeting cards, to invitations and party supplies, to scrapbooks and...

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    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Similar to Office Publisher.

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    It was the only one provides all the things I'm looking for

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    • Most users think PrintMaster is a great Microsoft Publisher alternative.

    • PrintMaster is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft Publisher is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Omegadoc Designer icon

    Omegadoc Designer

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    A DTP app that stands out with: 1 - One click export of fixed-layout eBooks in two popular formats: EPUB3 and Amazon KF8 (Mobi) formats. 2 - Styling modeled after CSS3. 3 - Superior multiple-page viewing capability. 4. Intuitive and easy to use UI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. pagination.com icon

    pagination.com

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    Pagination lets you connect data from any source with custom InDesign layouts, and automatically create beautiful catalogs and price lists.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    Adobe InDesign

    Industry-leading software for creating professional layouts, suitable for both print and digital designs, with advanced typographic controls, interactive PDF capabilities, and seamless integration within the Adobe Creative Suite.

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  6. RagTime icon

    RagTime

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    RagTime is both a traditional Office and DTP layout application. Like an office application, RagTime contains a powerful word processor, a sophisticated spreadsheet, and a tool for slide shows. It supports picture handling and creates business graphics.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. Growly Write icon

    Growly Write

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    It’s a word processor, not a nuclear reactor Perhaps the word processor you’ve been using has 100 times more features than you need. Or it won’t work the way you want it to — too many views or too few, and nothing makes any sense.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. PageStream icon

    PageStream

     6 likes

    Pagestream is a proprietary desktop publishing program for Linux, Windows, Macintosh, and Amiga. It was originally released under the name Publishing Partner in 1986.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AmigaOS
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  10. Webworks ePublisher icon

    Webworks ePublisher

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    ePublisher allows you to take advantage of new technologies and empowers you with features and formats that keep the integrity of your message while meeting the preferences of your audience.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. imPRESSion icon

    imPRESSion

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    imPRESSion and imPRESSion Lite are affordable desktop publishing applications that combine powerful vector graphics drawing with a range of text handling functions.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. IDMarkz icon

    IDMarkz

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    IDMarkz standalone app lets you preview, export & open Adobe InDesign documents in many other file formats & apps. Export InDesign to QuarkXPress, Affinity Publisher, older InDesign versions, Acrobat, Illustrator, IDML, PDF, TIFF, PNG, JPEG, GIF, ...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  13. Laidout icon

    Laidout

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    Laidout is desktop publishing software, particularly for multipage, cut and folded booklets, with page sizes that don't even have to be rectangular. The whole page view can be rotated to any angle. Warping is implemented.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  14. PageFocus Draw icon

    PageFocus Draw

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    Includes drawing and image editing tools, WYSIWYG web design, PDF export, spell check, file management, label printing, video playback/capture, graphic objects, password protection, direct fax, and extensive file format support for office and design use.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  15. Passepartout icon

    Passepartout

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    Passepartout is a desktop publishing system that is based on the idea of automatic typesetting of streams of XML based text documents.The project was started back in 2002 to facilitate a particular task — creating a newspaper. These days the project is somewhat dormant.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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