Scribus

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Scribus

Scribus 1.4.6 under Linux Mint 18
Developer(s)	The Scribus Team
Initial release	16 June 2001; 23 years ago (2001-06-16)
Stable release	1.6.1[1] / 7 January 2024; 6 months ago (2024-01-07)
Repository	www.scribus.net/websvn/listing.php?repname=Scribus
Written in	C++ (Qt)
Operating system	Linux/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 in	Multilingual
Type	Desktop publishing
License	GNU LGPL 2.1, MIT, 3-clause BSD, Public domain
Website	www.scribus.net

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.