Scribus is an open-source program that brings award-winning professional page layout to Linux/UNIX, Mac OS X, OS/2 and Windows desktops with a combination of “press-ready” output and new approaches to page layout. Underneath the modern and user friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as CMYK color, separations, Spot Colors, ICC color management and versatile PDF creation.
* 1.3.5 is based on Qt 4 (the minimum required to run 1.3.5 is Qt 4.5.0)
* A native OS X version, available as DMG file (Universal Binary)
* Improved menu integration with OS X
* Large parts of the canvas and text code have been rewritten
* A new frame type called Render Frames, which allows for rendering markup languages like LaTeX or POV-Ray inside Scribus
* Added import filters for the following vector formats: Adobe Illustrator, Xfig, WMF
* Added import filters for colour palettes, including allowing palette import from EPS/AI files
* Major improvements to the handling of solid colours, as well as new colour palettes
* Drag and drop improvements
* PDF 1.5 presentation effect support
* Optional embedding of PDF and EPS files
* Transform effects for items
* Path tools for shapes
* Added more additional default shapes, line patterns and arrowheads
* A new line editor for custom line styles
* A new Quick Start Guide in the Help Browser, as well as other major updates and enhancements to the online help
* Significant enhancements to existing features like the Scrapbook, the Image Manager or the Font Preview
Installation
Deb package for jaunty can be found at Getdeb.
A howto for installation
Primary Download Location:
Windows and Mac OSX installers, as well as the source code are available here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/files/scribus-devel
Further Download Options:
- Upstream Debian/Ubuntu repo: http://debian.scribus.net
- Fedora 10, 11 RPMS: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mrdocs
- OpenSUSE 11.0+ and SLED RPMs: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mrdocs
- Mandriva 2009 RPM*: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mrdocs/Mandriva_2009/ .A package for 2009.1 is not yet available because of a dependency issue.