Scribus

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Scribus
[[Programmer|DeveloperTemplate:Pluralize from text]]The Scribus Team
Initial release16 June 2001; 25 years ago (2001-06-16)
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Written inC++ (Qt)
Operating systemLinux/UNIX
Mac OS X 10.5-10.8 (up to 1.4.8)
Mac OS X 10.9 (64-bit, up to 1.5.3), Mac OS X 10.10-10.12 (64-bit, up to 1.5.4), macOS X 10.13 (64-bit, up to 1.5.5)
Windows 2000 (32-bit, up to 1.5.0), Windows Vista (64-bit), Windows 7
OS/2 Warp 4/eComStation (up to 1.5.0)
ArcaOS
FreeBSD (up to 1.5.0), PC-BSD (up to 1.5.0), OpenBSD (up to 1.5.0), NetBSD (up to 1.5.0)
Solaris (up to 1.4.8)
OpenIndiana (up to 1.5.0)
GNU/Hurd
Haiku
Available inMultilingual
TypeDesktop publishing
LicenseGNU LGPL 2.1, MIT, 3-clause BSD, Public domain
Websitewww.scribus.net

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Scribus (/ˈskraɪbəs/) is free and open-source desktop publishing (DTP) software available for most desktop operating systems. It 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 is written in Qt and released under the GNU General Public License. There are native versions available for Unix, Linux, BSD, macOS, Haiku, Microsoft Windows, OS/2 (including ArcaOS and eComStation) operating systems.

General feature overview

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. It is available in 60 languages.

High-level printing is achieved using its own internal level 3 PostScript driver, including support for font embedding and sub-setting with TrueType, Type 1, and OpenType fonts. The internal driver supports full Level 2 PostScript constructs and a large subset of Level 3 constructs.

PDF support includes transparency, encryption, and a large set of the PDF 1.5 specification including layers (OCG), as well as PDF/X-3,[1] including interactive PDFs form fields, annotations, and bookmarks.[2][failed verification]

The current file format, called SLA, is XML. Old versions of SLA were based on XML. Text can be imported from OpenDocument (ODT) text documents (such as from LibreOffice Writer), OpenOffice.org XML (OpenOffice.org Writer's SXW files), Microsoft Word's DOC, PDB, and HTML formats (although some limitations apply). ODT files can typically be imported along with their paragraph styles, which are then created in Scribus. HTML tags which modify text, such as bold and italic, are supported. Word and PDB documents are only imported as plain text.[3]

ScribusGenerator is a mail merge-like extension to Scribus.[4][5]

Scribus 1.6 (and the 1.5 development branch)

Scribus 1.5.1 added PDF/X-4 support.[6]

Initially, Scribus did not properly support complex script rendering and so could not be used with Unicode text for languages written in Arabic, Hebrew, Indic, and Southeast Asian writing systems, even though it supported Unicode character encoding.[7][8] In August 2012, it was announced that a third party had developed a system to support complex Indic scripts.[9][10][8] In May 2015 it was announced that the ScribusCTL project had started to improve complex layout by integrating the OpenType text-shaping engine HarfBuzz into the official Scribus 1.5.1svn branch.[11] In July 2016 it was announced that the text layout engine had been rewritten from scratch in preparation for support of complex scripts coming in Scribus 1.5.3 and later.[12] In December 2016 Scribus announced they got support for OpenType advanced feature in 1.5.3svn, as well as complex script and RTL direction.[13]

Scribus 1.4.7 did not have OpenType alternative glyph support, so ligatures, for example, were not inserted automatically;[14] this became available from v1.5.3.

The 1.6.0 release in January 2024 introduced a number of typographical features that had long been requested, including footnotes and endnotes, text variables, cross-references, vertical justification, and orphan and widow control.[15] It also added a "Weld" feature for joining objects without grouping them and a Symbol/Clone facility comparable to that found in Adobe Illustrator.[15][16] A bundled "Picture Browser" plugin provides asset management for image files, and the application directory layout on Linux now follows the XDG Base Directory specification.[15] Subsequent point releases in the 1.6.x series, including 1.6.5, have focused on bug fixes and translation updates.[17]

Support for other programs and formats

Scribus cannot read or write the native file formats of other desktop publishing programs such as QuarkXPress or InDesign; the developers consider that reverse engineering those file formats would be prohibitively complex and could risk legal action from the makers of those programs.[18]

Due to licensing issues, the software package does not include support for the Pantone color matching system (PMS), which is included in some commercial desktop publishing applications. Pantone colors can be obtained and incorporated within Scribus without licensing issues.[19] From the 1.5.3 series onwards Scribus has shipped with more than 300 colour palettes, donated by various commercial colour vendors and including scientific, national, and government colour standards.

Scribus 1.6 (and the 1.5 development branch)

Support for importing Microsoft Publisher files was incorporated into version 1.5,[20] and QuarkXPress Tag files, InDesign's IDML, and InCopy's ICML formats were added to the development branch.[21] The 1.5.6 release added native PDF 1.6 export with embedded OpenType fonts and made Python 3 the default scripting interpreter,[22] and the 1.5.8 release added Python 3 support on macOS and a dark-mode user interface.[23]

Books

Books about Scribus are available in several languages,[24] as is a manual for using Scribus 1.3 in desktop publishing.[25]

Significant users

Janayugom, a Malayalam daily newspaper in Kerala, India, migrated all desktop publishing to Scribus and GIMP in November 2019, saving over 10 million Indian rupees (approximately US$130,000).[26]

French artist David Revoy, known for the Pepper&Carrot webcomic, uses Scribus for the layouts of the print volumes of the series.[27]

New Escapologist magazine, according to a colophon in the back of each issue, has been made using Scribus since its fourteenth issue in 2023.[28]

See also

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Scribus PDF/X-3 Overview". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1.5.0 Release". Scribus Wiki. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Scribus 1.5.2 Data Sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2019.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."berteh/ScribusGenerator". 25 April 2021 – via GitHub.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ScribusGenerator". ScribusGenerator. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
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  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."0003965: Metabug: Support for non-latin languages - Mantis Issue Tracker for Scribus". bugs.scribus.net. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  8. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."0001547: Support for Indic Scripts - Mantis Issue Tracker for Scribus". bugs.scribus.net. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Indic Unicode support for Scribus is developed". scribus mailing list. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Complex Script Functionality". Scribus Wiki. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ScribusCTL project started". Scribus News. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1.5.2 Release". Scribus Wiki. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Text Layout Engine with Full OpenType Support". Scribus News. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."0001413: Support for OpenType alternate glyphs - Mantis Issue Tracker for Scribus". bugs.scribus.net. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  15. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rudra, Sourav (2 January 2024). "Scribus 1.6.0 Release is a Massive Upgrade With New Features". It's FOSS News. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Scribus 1.6.0 released". LWN.net. 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Scribus 1.6.5 Open-Source Desktop Publishing App Released with Various Changes". 9to5Linux. 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Why Scribus doesn't support QuarkXpress and other major publishing applications - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."How to legally obtain spot colour palettes for use in Scribus 1.3.3.x and later versions - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Scribus 1.5.0 Release Schedule - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."File formats that should be supported by Scribus (wish list) - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  22. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1.5.6.1 Release - Scribus". w.scribus.net. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Scribus 1.5.8 released". Scribus. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Books about Scribus". Scribus wiki. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  25. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pittman, Gregory; Schäfer, Christoph (2009). Scribus: Open Source Desktop Publishing : the Official Manual. FLES Books.
  26. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Free, open-source software will offer solutions to IT startups: Pinarayi". The New Indian Express. 2 November 2019.
  27. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.REVOY, David (9 June 2017). "The difficulties of doing an open comicbook project for print". David Revoy. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  28. ^ Colophon, New Escapologist Issue 14.

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