Scribus

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Desktop Publishing Launched on June 26th, 2003, Scribus is a page layout program, created for publication design, typesetting, and file preparation for professional-quality computer image setup equipment.
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Introduction Features Highlights Conclusion

Introduction

Launched on June 26th, 2003, Scribus is a page layout program, created for publication design, typesetting, and file preparation for professional-quality computer image setup equipment.

Features

Scribus is packed with all the features you will ever need for creating your own magazines, newsletters, posters and many other document types. In fact, Scribus is so packed with professional-quality tools, it could even replace major software application in the toolbox of designers and publishers.

Scribus will begin with a blank slate of workspace, called the document, and into this you can place objects, the majority of which are frames. Text frames carry your written content, image frames are for pictures, and there are other shape/line frames to make fancy graphics with (graphs and pie charts can be inserted, for example).

Once you lay all these down, you can then resize or shift things about so everything looks good. Further complexity can be added in the form of layers, with frames set on top of one another, and Scribus also boasts professional publishing elements such as colour separations, CMYK and spot colours.

Scribus is designed for layout, typesetting, and preparation of files for professional-quality image-setting equipment. Scribus can also create animated and interactive PDF presentations and forms. Example uses include writing newspapers, brochures, newsletters, posters, and books.

Scribus supports most major bitmap formats, including TIFF, JPEG, and PSD. Vector drawings can be imported or directly opened for editing. The long list of supported formats includes Encapsulated PostScript, SVG, Adobe Illustrator, and Xfig. Professional type/image-setting features include CMYK colors and ICC color management. It has a built-in scripting engine using Python (actual 2.7.13 in 1.5.4).

Scribus is available for many operatings systems and comes in basically two flavors, stable and development. For almost all production work, it is recommend that you use the stable version. In their development version lots of things may be regularly changing as they fix issues and introduce new features.

Highlights

Scribusis free and open-source desktop publishing (DTP) software program, which means that you are in control of your data and, if you wish, the code of your desktop publishing tool. Which is what smart individuals and companies prefer.

The extensive layout program is available for Windows, macOS, and various GNU/Linux distributions. It is available in 60 languages. The project benefits from very reliable development and is continually improved through regular updates.

Conclusion

Scribus is extremely impressive. You can have the entire experience of a book-magazine editor, at a professional level for free. The UI design is very nice and it is not heavy. Does not occupy much space on your hard drive and does not require many RAM. It is fast compared with other programs. A truly exceptional free publishing tool.

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by Justo Oct 11, 2021

Launched on June 26th, 2003, Scribus is a page layout program, created for publication design, typesetting, and file preparation for professional-quality computer image setup equipment.