Best Desktop Publishing Software

Desktop publishing software reviews rated on long document handling, typography control, print output accuracy and collaboration.

2 products

Adobe InDesign
Adobe InDesign

by Adobe

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Adobe InDesign handles page layout and typesetting for print publications: magazines, catalogues, brochures and annual reports, sold by subscription.

Features

Missing Master pages with inheritance
Missing Threaded text frames across pages
Missing Paragraph and character styles
Missing Automatic table of contents and index
Missing Footnotes and endnotes
Missing Tables with cell styles
Missing OpenType and variable font controls
Missing Advanced kerning and optical margin alignment
Has Preflight checks before output
Missing PDF/X export for commercial print
Missing Spot color and overprint handling
Missing Linked image management
Has Data merge for variable content
Missing IDML file import
Missing EPUB and fixed-layout digital export
Missing Book files spanning documents
Missing Multi-user editing of a layout
Missing One-time purchase layout license
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Affinity
Affinity

by Canva

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Affinity is Canva's free page layout and desktop publishing app for macOS and Windows, used for books, magazines and brochures with no subscription.

Features

Has Master pages with inheritance
Has Threaded text frames across pages
Has Paragraph and character styles
Missing Automatic table of contents and index
Missing Footnotes and endnotes
Missing Tables with cell styles
Has OpenType and variable font controls
Has Advanced kerning and optical margin alignment
Missing Preflight checks before output
Has PDF/X export for commercial print
Missing Spot color and overprint handling
Missing Linked image management
Has Data merge for variable content
Has IDML file import
Has EPUB and fixed-layout digital export
Missing Book files spanning documents
Missing Multi-user editing of a layout
Missing One-time purchase layout license
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