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{{infobox software
{{infobox software
| name = Scribus
| name = Scribus
| logo = Scribus logo.svg
| logo = Scribus logo.svg
| logo size = 60px
| logo size = 60px
| screenshot = Scribus_1.4.6_on_Linux_Mint_18.png
| screenshot = Scribus_1.4.6_on_Linux_Mint_18.png
| caption = Scribus 1.4.6 under [[Linux Mint]] 18
| caption = Scribus 1.4.6 under [[Linux Mint]] 18
| collapsible =
| collapsible =
| developer = The Scribus Team
| developer = The Scribus Team
| released = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2003|06|26}}
| released = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2001|06|16}}
| discontinued =
| discontinued =
| latest release version = 1.4.8,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/1.4.8_Release|title=1.4.8 Release - Scribus Wiki|website=wiki.scribus.net}}</ref> 1.4.9svn (source only)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scribus.net/1-5-6-release/|title=Scribus 1.5.6 released|website=scribus.net}}</ref>
| latest release version = 1.6.1<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribus.net/scribus-1-6-1-released/|title=Scribus 1.6.1 Released|website=scribus.net}}</ref>
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2019|03|03}} (binary)
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2024|01|07}}
| latest preview version = 1.5.8<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2022-01-25|title=Scribus 1.5.8 released – Scribus|url=https://www.scribus.net/scribus-1-5-8-released/}}</ref>
| latest preview version = <!--1.5.8<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2022-01-25|title=Scribus 1.5.8 released – Scribus|url=https://www.scribus.net/scribus-1-5-8-released/}}</ref>-->
| latest preview date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2022|01|24}}
| latest preview date = <!--{{Start date and age|df=yes|2022|01|24}}-->
| programming language = [[C++]] ([[Qt (software)|Qt]])
| programming language = [[C++]] ([[Qt (software)|Qt]])
| operating system = Linux/UNIX<br />Mac OS X 10.5-10.8 (up to 1.4.8)<br />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)<br />Windows 2000 (32-bit, up to 1.5.0), Windows Vista (64-bit), Windows 7<br />OS/2 Warp 4/eComStation (up to 1.5.0)<br />ArcaOS<br />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)<br />Solaris (up to 1.4.8)<br />OpenIndiana (up to 1.5.0)<br />GNU/Hurd<br />Haiku
| operating system = Linux/UNIX<br />Mac OS X 10.5-10.8 (up to 1.4.8)<br />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)<br />Windows 2000 (32-bit, up to 1.5.0), Windows Vista (64-bit), Windows 7<br />OS/2 Warp 4/eComStation (up to 1.5.0)<br />ArcaOS<br />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)<br />Solaris (up to 1.4.8)<br />OpenIndiana (up to 1.5.0)<br />GNU/Hurd<br />Haiku
| platform =
| platform =
| size =
| size =
| language = [[Multilingual]]
| language = [[Multilingual]]
| genre = [[Desktop publishing]]
| genre = [[Desktop publishing]]
| license = [[GNU Lesser General Public License|GNU LGPL 2.1]], [[MIT License|MIT]], [[BSD Licenses|3-clause BSD]], [[Public domain]]
| license = [[GNU Lesser General Public License|GNU LGPL 2.1]], [[MIT License|MIT]], [[BSD Licenses|3-clause BSD]], [[Public domain]]
| website = {{url|https://www.scribus.net}}
| website = {{url|https://www.scribus.net}}
}}
}}


'''Scribus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|k|r|aɪ|b|ə|s}}) 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]] [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] presentations and forms. Example uses include writing newspapers, brochures, newsletters, posters, and books.
'''Scribus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|k|r|aɪ|b|ə|s}}) 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 [[Portable Document Format#Multimedia|interactive PDF]] presentations and forms. Example uses include writing newspapers, brochures, [[Newsletter|newsletters]], posters, and books.

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The Scribus 1.4 series are the current stable releases, and the 1.5 series where developments are made available in preparation for the next stable release series, version 1.6.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2021-03-29|title=FAQ: Installing and Running Scribus - Scribus Wiki|url=https://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/FAQ:_Installing_and_Running_Scribus#Which_version_should_I_use.3F|website=wiki.scribus.net}}</ref>


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<!--The Scribus 1.4 series are the current stable releases, and the 1.5 series where developments are made available in preparation for the next stable release series, version 1.6.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2021-03-29|title=FAQ: Installing and Running Scribus - Scribus Wiki|url=https://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/FAQ:_Installing_and_Running_Scribus#Which_version_should_I_use.3F|website=wiki.scribus.net}}</ref>
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Scribus is written in [[Qt (software)|Qt]] and released under the [[GNU General Public License]]. There are native versions available for [[Unix]], [[Linux]], [[Berkeley Software Distribution|BSD]], [[macOS]], [[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[OS/2]] (including [[ArcaOS]] and [[eComStation]]) operating systems.
Scribus is written in [[Qt (software)|Qt]] and released under the [[GNU General Public License]]. There are native versions available for [[Unix]], [[Linux]], [[Berkeley Software Distribution|BSD]], [[macOS]], [[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[OS/2]] (including [[ArcaOS]] and [[eComStation]]) operating systems.


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==Support for other programs and formats==
==Support for other programs and formats==
Scribus cannot read or write the native file formats of other DTP 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Why_Scribus_doesn't_support_QuarkXpress_and_other_major_publishing_applications|title=Why Scribus doesn't support QuarkXpress and other major publishing applications - Scribus Wiki|website=wiki.scribus.net|language=en|access-date=2018-09-11}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Why_Scribus_doesn't_support_QuarkXpress_and_other_major_publishing_applications|title=Why Scribus doesn't support QuarkXpress and other major publishing applications - Scribus Wiki|website=wiki.scribus.net|language=en|access-date=2018-09-11}}</ref>


Due to licensing issues, the software package does not include support for the [[Pantone Matching System|Pantone color matching system (PMS)]], which is included in some commercial DTP applications. Pantone colors can be obtained and incorporated within Scribus without licensing issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/How_to_legally_obtain_spot_colour_palettes_for_use_in_Scribus_1.3.3.x_and_later_versions|title=How to legally obtain spot colour palettes for use in Scribus 1.3.3.x and later versions - Scribus Wiki|website=wiki.scribus.net|language=en|access-date=2018-09-11}}</ref> Scribus is shipped with more than 100 color palettes, most donated by various commercial color vendors, but also including scientific, national, and government color standards.
Due to licensing issues, the software package does not include support for the [[Pantone Matching System|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/How_to_legally_obtain_spot_colour_palettes_for_use_in_Scribus_1.3.3.x_and_later_versions|title=How to legally obtain spot colour palettes for use in Scribus 1.3.3.x and later versions - Scribus Wiki|website=wiki.scribus.net|language=en|access-date=2018-09-11}}</ref> Scribus is shipped with more than 100 color palettes, most donated by various commercial color vendors, but also including scientific, national, and government color standards.


===Forthcoming Scribus 1.6 (by way of Scribus 1.5 development branch)===
===Forthcoming Scribus 1.6 (by way of Scribus 1.5 development branch)===
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From view of developers Version 1.5.7 is stable. There are no new Versions in pipe with Backports for the 1.4 tree with the near end of QT4 support in most systems.
From view of developers Version 1.5.7 is stable. There are no new Versions in pipe with Backports for the 1.4 tree with the near end of QT4 support in most systems.


Scribus 1.5.8 supports full Python 3 support also for MacOS and modern UI features like Dark Mode. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribus.net/scribus-1-5-8-released/|title = Scribus 1.5.8 released – Scribus}}</ref>
Scribus 1.5.8 supports full Python 3 support also for MacOS and modern UI features like Dark Mode.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribus.net/scribus-1-5-8-released/|title = Scribus 1.5.8 released – Scribus}}</ref>


==Books==
==Books==
Books about Scribus are available in several languages,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Books |title=Books about Scribus|website=Scribus wiki|access-date= 16 June 2016}}</ref> including an official [[User guide|manual]] for v1.3, published through FLES Books in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flesbooks.com/scribus1.3manual/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106230447/http://www.flesbooks.com/scribus1.3manual/ |title=Scribus 1.3 Official Manual|year=2009|archive-date=6 January 2010|publisher=FLES Books}}</ref>
Books about Scribus are available in several languages,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Books |title=Books about Scribus|website=Scribus wiki|access-date= 16 June 2016}}</ref> as is a manual for using Scribus 1.3 in desktop publishing.<ref>{{cite book |title= Scribus: Open Source Desktop Publishing : the Official Manual |author1-last= Pittman |author1-first= Gregory |author2-last= Schäfer |author2-first=Christoph |publisher= FLES Books |year= 2009 }}</ref>


==Significant users==
==Significant users==
''[[Janayugom]]'', a [[Malayalam]] daily newspaper in [[Kerala]], [[India]], migrated all desktop publishing to Scribus and [[GIMP|Gimp]] in November 2019, saving over 10 million Indian rupees (approximately [[US$]]130,000).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2019/nov/02/free-open-source-software-will-offer-solutions-to-it-startups-pinarayi-2055860.html|title=Free, open-source software will offer solutions to IT startups: Pinarayi|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
''[[Janayugom]]'', a [[Malayalam]] daily newspaper in [[Kerala]], [[India]], migrated all desktop publishing to Scribus and [[GIMP|Gimp]] in November 2019, saving over 10 million Indian rupees (approximately [[US$]]130,000).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2019/nov/02/free-open-source-software-will-offer-solutions-to-it-startups-pinarayi-2055860.html|title=Free, open-source software will offer solutions to IT startups: Pinarayi|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Comparison of desktop publishing software]]
* [[List of desktop publishing software]]


==References==
==References==
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===Articles===
===Articles===
* [http://blog.worldlabel.com/2009/free-desktop-publishing-with-scribus-open-source.html Free Desktop Publishing with Scribus] at World Label. A blog post on using Scribus 1.3.5 to create labels.
* [http://blog.worldlabel.com/2009/free-desktop-publishing-with-scribus-open-source.html Free Desktop Publishing with Scribus] at World Label. A blog post on using Scribus 1.3.5 to create labels.
* [https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-scribus/index.html Open source desktop publishing with Scribus]{{Dead link |date= May 2023 |fix-attempted= yes }} by William von Hagen, from IBM site.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140716193315/http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-scribus/index.html Open source desktop publishing with Scribus] by William von Hagen, from IBM site.


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Scribus
Developer(s)The Scribus Team
Initial release16 June 2001; 23 years ago (2001-06-16)
Stable release
1.6.1[1] / 7 January 2024; 8 months ago (2024-01-07)
Repository
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
TypDesktop publishing
LicenseGNU LGPL 2.1, MIT, 3-clause BSD, Public domain
Websitewww.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.

General feature overview

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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,[2] including interactive PDFs form fields, annotations, and bookmarks.[3][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.[4]

ScribusGenerator is a mail merge-like extension to Scribus.[5][6]

Forthcoming Scribus 1.6 (by way of Scribus 1.5 development branch)

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Scribus 1.5.1 added PDF/X-4 support.[7]

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.[8][9] In August 2012, it was announced that a third party had developed a system to support complex Indic scripts.[10][11][9] 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.[12] 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.[13] In December 2016 Scribus announced they got support for OpenType advanced feature in 1.5.3svn, as well as complex script and RTL direction.[14]

Scribus 1.4.7 did not have OpenType alternative glyph support, so ligatures, for example, were not inserted automatically;[15] this became available from v1.5.3.

Support for other programs and formats

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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.[16]

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.[17] Scribus is shipped with more than 100 color palettes, most donated by various commercial color vendors, but also including scientific, national, and government color standards.

Forthcoming Scribus 1.6 (by way of Scribus 1.5 development branch)

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Support for importing Microsoft Publisher is incorporated into version 1.5,[18] and QuarkXPress Tag files, InDesign's IDML, as well as InCopy's ICML formats were added to the development branch.[19]

Scribus 1.5.3 onwards contains more than 300 color palettes.

German Organisation freieFarbe e.V. built last HLC Colour Atlas for real colours based on CIELAB. This free Colour Palette is also available in Scribus 1.5.4+.[20]

Scribus 1.5.6 supports native pdf export with embedded open type fonts and pdf 1.6. Python 3 is now default in scripts.[21] Scribus 1.5.7 improves undo and redo action. Qt 5.14 is new base for compilation and 3rd party components have newer versions. Next version is 1.5.8 as perhaps last step before 1.6.0.[22]

From view of developers Version 1.5.7 is stable. There are no new Versions in pipe with Backports for the 1.4 tree with the near end of QT4 support in most systems.

Scribus 1.5.8 supports full Python 3 support also for MacOS and modern UI features like Dark Mode.[23]

Books

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

Significant users

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Scribus 1.6.1 Released". scribus.net.
  2. ^ "Scribus PDF/X-3 Overview". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  3. ^ "1.5.0 Release - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  4. ^ https://wiki.scribus.net/wiki/images/9/93/Scribus-specs-152.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "berteh/ScribusGenerator". 25 April 2021 – via GitHub.
  6. ^ "ScribusGenerator". ScribusGenerator.
  7. ^ "1.5.1 Release - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  8. ^ "0003965: Metabug: Support for non-latin languages - Mantis Issue Tracker for Scribus". bugs.scribus.net. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  9. ^ a b "0001547: Support for Indic Scripts - Mantis Issue Tracker for Scribus". bugs.scribus.net. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  10. ^ DAKF (15 August 2012). "Indic Unicode support for Scribus is developed". scribus mailing list. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  11. ^ "Complex Script Functionality". Scribus Wiki. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  12. ^ "ScribusCTL project started". Scribus News. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  13. ^ "1.5.2 Release". Scribus Wiki. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  14. ^ "New Text Layout Engine with Full OpenType Support". Scribus News. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  15. ^ "0001413: Support for OpenType alternate glyphs - Mantis Issue Tracker for Scribus". bugs.scribus.net. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Why Scribus doesn't support QuarkXpress and other major publishing applications - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Scribus 1.5.0 Release Schedule - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  19. ^ "File formats that should be supported by Scribus (wish list) - Scribus Wiki". wiki.scribus.net. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  20. ^ "HLC Colour Atlas Released – Scribus". www.scribus.net. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  21. ^ "1.5.6.1 Release - Scribus". w.scribus.net.
  22. ^ "Change Log - Mantis Issue Tracker for Scribus".
  23. ^ "Scribus 1.5.8 released – Scribus".
  24. ^ "Books about Scribus". Scribus wiki. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  25. ^ Pittman, Gregory; Schäfer, Christoph (2009). Scribus: Open Source Desktop Publishing : the Official Manual. FLES Books.
  26. ^ "Free, open-source software will offer solutions to IT startups: Pinarayi". The New Indian Express.
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