Scribus has been described as ‘one of the most powerful and useful open-source projects out there.’
Scribus is a free desktop publishing program that is compatible with Windows desktop, Linux and Mac. It’s the ideal tool if you want a free tool to create a fully formatted printable document be it a book, brochure, business card, magazine, flyer, etc.
What sets it apart from Adobe InDesign is that this software is free. It has a bunch of publishing features including CMYK support, vector graphics, flow text, multiple templates and options to create PDF files.
What can you do with Scribus?
A lot.
Once you download the latest version, you can:
- Create single or multi-page documents with texts, graphics and imported images
- Edit objects within the different layers of a document
- Have access to multiple templates which you can customize
Recommended or Not?
Scribus gives a lot of design freedom and is a great alternative to expensive DTP, especially if you need to format several books and can not afford to outsource formatting. The program is not exactly user-friendly but once you get the hang of it, it is invaluable.
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