Comparison of desktop publishing software
In-game article clicks load inline without leaving the challenge.
The following is a comparison of major desktop publishing software.
Overview
This table provides general software information including the developer, latest stable version, the year in which the software was first released, and the license under which it is available.
| Desktop publishing software | Developer(s) | Latest stable version | Initial release | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affinity Publisher | Serif Europe | 2.3.0 30November 2023;2 years ago(2023-11-30) | 2019(2019) | Proprietary |
| Apache OpenOffice Writer | Apache Software Foundation and others | 4.1.16 10 November 2025;9 months ago(10 November 2025) | 2002(2002) | Apache License 2.0 (Apache OpenOffice 3.4 and later) |
| Canva | Canva Pty Ltd | Rolling updates | 2013(2013) | Proprietary SaaS |
| Collabora Online | Collabora | 26.04 21 July 2026;50 days ago(21 July 2026) | 2016(2016) | MPL-2.0 and others |
| CorelDRAW | Corel | 24.5 September18, 2023;2 years ago(2023-09-18) | 1989(1989) | Proprietary |
| InDesign | Adobe | CC 2024 20.0 October2024;1year ago(2024-10) | 1999(1999) | Proprietary Trialware |
| LibreOffice Draw | The Document Foundation | 26.8 26 August 2026;14 days ago(26 August 2026) | 2011(2011) | LGPL v3 |
| LyX | The LyX Team | 2.5.1 23 April 2026;4 months ago(23 April 2026) | 1995(1995) | GPL v2 |
| Marq | Draper | Rolling updates | 2013 | Proprietary SaaS |
| Microsoft Publisher | Microsoft Corporation | 2021 October5, 2021;4 years ago(2021-10-05) | 1991(1991) | Proprietary Trialware |
| Pages | Apple Inc. | 13.2 September21, 2023;2 years ago(2023-09-21) | 2005(2005) | Proprietary |
| QuarkXPress | Quark, Inc. | 2024 20.0.0 November14, 2023;2 years ago(2023-11-14) | 1987(1987) | Proprietary |
| Scribus | The Scribus Team | 1.6.4 20April 2025;16 months ago(2025-04-20) | 2003(2003) | GPL |
| The Print Shop | Broderbund | 23.1 2009;17years ago(2009) | 1984(1984) | Proprietary |
| Desktop publishing software | Developer(s) | Latest stable version | Initial release | License |
OS and Online support
This table shows Operating System (OS) compatibility with the latest version of the desktop publishing applications, there are five possibilities:
- No indicates that it does not exist or was never released.
- Partial indicates that the application lacks important functionality and it is still being developed.
- Beta indicates that while a version of the application is fully functional and has been released, it is still in development (e.g. for stability).
- Yes indicates that the application has been officially released in a fully functional, stable version.
- Dropped indicates that while the application works, new versions are no longer being released for the indicated OS; the number in parentheses is the last known stable version which was officially released for that OS.
Application names that are on a light purple background are discontinued.
| Desktop publishing software | Android | ChromeOS | iOS | iPadOS | Linux | MacOS | Windows | Web, Online, Cloud | Other OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affinity Publisher | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Apache OpenOffice Writer | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Canva | Yes (App and Online) | Yes (App and Online) | Yes (App and Online) | Yes (App and Online) | Yes | Yes (App and Online) | Yes (App and Online) | Yes | No |
| Collabora Online | Yes (App and Online) | Yes (App and Online) | Yes (App and Online) | Yes (App and Online) | Yes (App and Online) | Yes (App and Online) | Yes (App and Online) | Yes | Yes |
| CorelDRAW | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| InDesign | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| LibreOffice | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| LyX | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | OS/2, Haiku |
| Marq | Yes (Online) | Yes (Online) | Yes (Online) | Yes (Online) | Yes (Online) | Yes (Online) | Yes (Online) | Yes | No |
| Microsoft Publisher | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Pages | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| QuarkXPress | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Scribus | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | OS/2 Warp 4, ArcaOS, eComStation, OpenIndiana, Solaris, Haiku |
| The Print Shop | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Desktop publishing software | Android | ChromeOS | iOS | iPadOS | Linux | MacOS | Windows | Web, Online, Cloud | Other OS |
Input format
This table gives a comparison of the file formats that can be opened or imported.
| Desktop publishing software | EPS | SVG | HTML | OpenDocument ODT | Microsoft DOCX | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affinity Publisher | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Apache OpenOffice Writer | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Canva | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | PNG, WebP, audio, video, fonts, others |
| Collabora Online | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | PUB, TeX/LaTeX, WebP, others |
| CorelDRAW | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | others |
| InDesign | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | WebP, others |
| LibreOffice | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | PUB, WPD, TeX/LaTeX, RTF, others |
| LyX | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | CSV, TeX/LaTeX, others |
| Marq | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | PNG |
| Microsoft Publisher | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | RTF |
| Pages | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | RTF |
| QuarkXPress | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | PSD, AI, SWF, PNG PDF, RTF |
| Scribus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | PUB, TeX/LaTeX, others |
| The Print Shop | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Desktop publishing software | EPS | SVG | HTML | OpenDocument ODT | Microsoft DOCX | Other |
Output format
This table gives a comparison of the file formats each software can export or save.
| Desktop publishing software | EPS | PNG | SVG | WebP | EPUB | HTML | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affinity Publisher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes, others |
| Apache OpenOffice Writer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
| Canva | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | JPEG, Video:GIF, MP4, others |
| Collabora Online | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ODF, others |
| CorelDRAW | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | PSD, AI, SWF, WPD, others |
| InDesign | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | JPG, RTF, others |
| LibreOffice | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ODF, JPEG, RTF, other |
| LyX | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | PS, ODF, TeX/LaTeX, DOCX, others |
| Marq | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | JPEG, GIF, MP4, others |
| Microsoft Publisher | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | JPG, TIFF |
| Pages | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | RTF |
| QuarkXPress | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Kindle |
| Scribus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | , TeX/LaTeX |
| The Print Shop | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Desktop publishing software | EPS | PNG | SVG | WebP | EPUB | HTML | Other |