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Scribus is an open source program that brings professional page layout to Linux, BSD UNIX, Solaris, OpenIndiana, GNU/Hurd, macOS, OS/2 Warp 4, eComStation, Haiku, and Windows desktop computers with a combination of press-ready output and new approaches for page design.

Scribus helps you create beautiful documents of all kinds. It also comes with many support options to help you achieve the best result. There is an enthusiastic and friendly community around Scribus that helps beginners and professionals alike through our mailing list, IRC channel, wiki, contracted support and bug tracker.

Under a modern and user-friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing functions, such as color separations, CMYK and spot colors, ICC color management and versatile PDF creation.

The easiest aspect to understand: The software is free. You don’t have to pay us a penny. Scribus is distributed under the General Public License (with a few exceptions), which makes it free and legal for use in any environment, including commercial and governmental organizations. The license also allows anyone to modify the publicly available source code without having to ask for permission.

Characteristics

• Professionals and amateurs produce top-quality publications with Scribus, which is why the list of Scribus success stories continues to grow year after year.
• Scribus-produced PDF files are RIP-ready. Scribus PDFs are continuously tested on both cutting-edge printing equipment and low-budget printers. The Scribus team makes it their top priority to respond to PDF generation requests without delay. Scribus was the first software to support several new generations of Adobe’s PDF specification well ahead of the commercial software.
• The Scribus User Mailing List is very active. Many members of the Scribus team, experienced users and professional DTP experts will answer questions posted on the list.
• A wealth of documentation including: How-To, Tutorials and articles on just about every aspect of DTP and Scribus in multiple languages ​​is present in our Wiki.
• Books have been published in several languages ​​about Scribus, so you can probably find one that will get you started right away.

What is new

The Scribus team is pleased to announce the release of version 1.6.0. Scribus 1.6.0 is the long-awaited release in the next stable series, replacing 1.4.8 and development versions in the 1.5.x series. This version has been in development for a few years and contains thousands of improvements and fixes across all areas of the program. It has more features, is faster and is more stable. All users of versions 1.5.x and lower should eventually migrate to 1.6.0.

The list of changes below is a high-level summary of each of the changes included since 1.4.8 was released, and in each 1.5.x development release.

General

• UI overhaul from 1.4.x including new icons and light/dark mode support.
• Resource Manager for online resources such as dictionaries
• Improvements to canvas rendering on Hi-DPI displays.
• The barcode plugin has been updated and offers new features such as “GS1 Digital Link URIs” for retail barcodes.
• Several new commands have been added to the script engine, to make document creation via scripts easier and more versatile. Many new Scripter commands were added as well as updates to the Scripter documentation
• A new function is the ability to search for a specific function, as you can in GIMP, G’MIC or Photoshop. If possible, the new dialog also shows the menu path.
• A new PDF-based output preview is now available.
• Python scripting was migrated from python version 2 to 3
• Addition of XeLaTeX support for Render Frames
• With the new “Weld” function, objects can be combined and moved without being “grouped”, ie each object remains fully editable.
• Scribus offers a “Symbol” or clone feature similar to other publishing programs: if one main object (Symbol) has been modified, all its copies (clones) are also modified.