scribus
Scribus can be used for many tasks; from brochure design to newspapers, magazines, newsletters and posters to technical documentation.
Scribus supports professional DTP features, such as CMYK color and a color management system to soft proof images for high quality color printing, flexible PDF creation options, Encapsulated PostScript import/export and creation of 4 color separations, import of EPS/PS and SVG as native vector graphics, Unicode text including right to left scripts such as Arabic and Hebrew via freetype. Graphic formats which can be placed in Scribus as images include PDF, Encapsulated Post Script (eps), TIFF, JPEG, PNG and XPixMap(xpm), and any bitmap type supported by QT5.
If you need to use the render frame install the texlive-latex-recommended package (suggested).
Latest reviews
I've ben looking for a Linux.pdf editor for quite a while and the paid ones are not user friendly, although they are reasuringly expensive, while the free ones seem only to be good for graphics, layouts and annotations. Scribus is different. It 's menuing system is again better suited to page layouts and graphic design, but once you get used to it, you find that everything you need is in there to create and edit .pdfs that are predominantly text documents. as well.
Scribus is the only software I use for creating visually attractive documents. If you can't figure out how to use the text box then go back to Pages on macos.
adding a text field and text inside it is quite a drama - and the program still has to add its own frame to the text field, which cannot be changed.
I have been using Scribus since its 1.3.x developmental days, and it's been my regular DTP tool since I moved to Linux full time in 2015. Honestly, I'm amazed how close it comes to commercial-grade tools out there like InDesign and QuarkXPress. This is a surprisingly capable program which supports color management, lets you reconstruct your own colors in addition to the wide array of palettes already built in. The fact that the program's development team has been able to take Scribus this far considering all the copyright, trademark, and patent-encumbered elements there are to the printing industry is honestly a tribute to their skills, talents, and passions. I've used this program to successfully create materials for use on Café Press, for business cards, for menus, and even sign boards.
Being able to Edit PDF's is fantastic. I wish there were more editors. But its a great publishing tool.
Excelente programa para hacer maquetación editorial. Te sirve perfectamente para editar diarios, revistas, etc, tanto en PDF como en impresos. Se parece en su facilidad de uso y posibilidades a Quarkxpress. Uno de los mejores software libres, aun no tiene alternativa parecida en software ibre.
wouldn't open my already existing simple pdf files from the gitgo. If it can't do that flawlessly from the start, it's a non-starter.
A really great tool for creating PDFs - zines, flyers, books and more. Easy to learn, but powerful.
It takes some time to switch from Indesign but working with it after the transition is a blast. A new version to fix some old bugs would be great though.
Excellent. Works as well as InDesign does, only Scribus is faster, free and cross-platform, so it's a lot better.
A very feature rich and powerful Desktop Publishing program. There is a bit of learning curve but there are lots of online tutorials to begin with. Once you get a feel then you become more productive. All the tools needed are there.
