Free Scribus AlternativesTop Desktop Publishers and other similar apps like Scribus

The best free alternative to Scribus is Affinity. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Scribus and ten of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Scribus are Pages, Marq, sK1 and 365Layouts.com.

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Scribus alternatives are mainly Desktop Publishers, but if you're looking for Graphic Design Tools or Image Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include iPad and Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Scribus.
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  1. Affinity icon
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    Unified design solution merging advanced photo, vector, and layout tools for seamless workflow, non-destructive editing, RAW support, batch processing, AI enhancements, GPU acceleration, file compatibility, cloud asset integration, and tailored workspace options.

    68 Affinity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  2. Pages icon
     212 likes

    Pages is a powerful word processor that lets you create stunning documents, and comes included with most Apple devices. And with real-time collaboration, your team can work together from anywhere, whether they’re on Mac, iPad, iPhone, or using a PC.

    79 Pages alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Online
     
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    Comments about Pages as an Alternative to Scribus
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    Pagey is a Word Processor, not a Page Layout Software!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Pages is a great Scribus alternative.

    • Pages is Free and ProprietaryScribus is Free and Open Source
  3. Marq icon
     42 likes

    Marq, formerly Lucidpress, is a brand-templating platform that empowers everyone to build on-brand.

    62 Marq alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  4. sK1 icon
     37 likes

    sK1 is an open source cross-platform vector graphics editor like CorelDRAW, Adobe Illustrator, or Freehand. The major feature of sK1 is a professional precise printing and prepress ready PDF output.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about sK1 as an Alternative to Scribus
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    Scribus is used for desktop pushing/page layout. sK1 is used for making/editing vector graphics

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • sK1 is Free and Open SourceScribus is also Free and Open Source
  5. 365Layouts is building an online drag and drop design platform to help small business owners create advertising materials with our free design templates.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
     
  6. Laidout icon
     5 likes

    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.

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    • Linux
     
  7. 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
     
  8. Passepartout icon
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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
     
  9. Layup icon
     1 like

    Layup is your technical partner, and preferred tool, while creating unique experiences on the web. Web design is now in the hands of the designer. Creatives are free to be independant from developers, with a new design tool, new advanced features and a sophisticated HTML5 output...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. PDFrizator icon
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    PDFrizator is a Freeware tool to create PDF presentations, with the possibility to setup the PDF page transition effect, page advance time, and background music. This can be done for already existing PDF's, or from the various file type formats supported, that can all be...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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