Top Desktop Publishing Software - 2025
Updated on: 29th May 2025
1. iCalamus
An easy approach to DTP
Desktop Publishing Software
N/A
$54.99
Other Category
- Desktop Publishing Software
Features
- Photo Editing
- Printing
- Professional Publishing
- Reminders
Platforms
- Cloud Hosted
- Web-based
2. iBooks Author
Create and publish amazing books
Desktop Publishing Software
Available
Free
Other Category
- Desktop Publishing Software
Features
- Graphic Tools
- Layout Tools
- Photo Editing
- Printing
- Professional Publishing
- Sharing
- Reminders
- Sound Synchronization
- Sculpting
Platforms
- Cloud Hosted
- iPhone/iPad
- Mac
3. Lucidpress
Content when you need it, how you want it
Desktop Publishing Software
Available
Free
Other Category
- Content Management Software
- Desktop Publishing Software
- Graphic Design Software
- Web to Print Software
Features
- Analytics
- Content Publishing
- Customizable Templates
- Document Management
- Form Builder
- Media Management
- Multilingual
- History Tracking
- SEO Management
- Website Management
- Graphic Tools
- Layout Tools
- Professional Publishing
- Sharing
- Templates
- Text Tools
- Approval Workflow
- Customizable Templates
- Design Tools
- Multi-Store
- Payment Gateway
- Product Configuration
- Quotes/Estimates
- Website Management
- Collaboration
- Data Visualization
- Drag and Drop
- Filtering
- Image Database
- Image Editor
- Symbols/Styles
- Templates
- Multiple Pages
Platforms
- Cloud Hosted
- Web-based
4. iStudio Publisher
Desktop Publishing for Mac
Desktop Publishing Software
30 Days
N/A
Other Category
- Desktop Publishing Software
Features
- Graphic Tools
- Layout Tools
- Photo Editing
- Printing
- Professional Publishing
- Sound Synchronization
Platforms
- On Premises
- Mac
5. PageStream
Professional desktop publishing for Amiga, Linux, Mac & Windows
Desktop Publishing Software
Available
Free
Other Category
- Desktop Publishing Software
Features
- Photo Editing
- Printing
- Reminders
Platforms
- Cloud Hosted
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
6. PrintMaster
Create, Design and Print Projects in Minutes!
Desktop Publishing Software
N/A
$39.99
Other Category
- Desktop Publishing Software
Features
- Layout Tools
- Photo Editing
- Printing
- Sharing
- Sound Synchronization
Platforms
- Cloud Hosted
- Web-based
7. Adobe FrameMaker
Intelligent content for any screen, format and language. Super-fast.
Desktop Publishing Software
30 Days
$29.99
Other Category
- Desktop Publishing Software
Features
- Photo Editing
- Printing
- Reminders
- Sound Synchronization
- Sculpting
Platforms
- Cloud Hosted
- Web-based
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
8. VivaDesigner
Welcome to the future of publishing!
Desktop Publishing Software
Available
Free
Other Category
- Desktop Publishing Software
Features
- Graphic Tools
- Photo Editing
- Printing
- Professional Publishing
- Sharing
- Reminders
- Sound Synchronization
- Sculpting
Platforms
- Cloud Hosted
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
9. Scalar
Born-digital, open source, media-rich scholarly publishing
Desktop Publishing Software
Available
Free
Other Category
- Course Authoring Software
- Desktop Publishing Software
Features
- Content Import/Export
- Content Management
- Course Publishing
- PowerPoint Conversion
- Self-Paced Courses
- Templates
- Video Management
- Graphic Tools
- Layout Tools
- Professional Publishing
- Sharing
- Templates
- Text Tools
Platforms
- Web-based
10. Xara Page & Layout Designer
DTP and document creation software
Desktop Publishing Software
Available
Free
Other Category
- Desktop Publishing Software
Features
- Graphic Tools
- Photo Editing
- Printing
Platforms
- Cloud Hosted
- Web-based
- Windows
- Mac
11. Scribus
Open Source Desktop Publishing
Desktop Publishing Software
Available
Free
Other Category
- Desktop Publishing Software
Features
- Graphic Tools
- Photo Editing
- Printing
- Sharing
- Text Tools
Platforms
- Web-based
12. Adobe InDesign
The next page in layout design
Desktop Publishing Software
7 Days
$20.99
Other Category
- Desktop Publishing Software
Features
- Graphic Tools
- Layout Tools
- Photo Editing
- Printing
- Professional Publishing
- Sharing
- Templates
- Text Tools
Platforms
- Cloud Hosted
- Web-based
- Windows
- Mac
13. Microsoft Publisher
Desktop Publishing Software
Desktop Publishing Software
30 Days
$6.99
Other Category
- Desktop Publishing Software
Features
- Graphic Tools
- Layout Tools
- Photo Editing
- Printing
- Professional Publishing
- Sharing
- Templates
- Text Tools
Platforms
- Cloud Hosted
- Web-based
- Windows
14. VistaCreate
Design it your way
Desktop Publishing Software
Available
Free
Other Category
- Desktop Publishing Software
- Graphic Design Software
Features
- Graphic Tools
- Layout Tools
- Photo Editing
- Printing
- Professional Publishing
- Sharing
- Artboards
- Image Database
- Symbols/Styles
- Multiple Pages
Platforms
- Cloud Hosted
- On Premises
- Web-based
- iPhone/iPad
- Android
15. QuarkXPress
The Most Flexible Software for Print and Digital Design
Desktop Publishing Software
N/A
$295
Other Category
- Desktop Publishing Software
Features
- Photo Editing
- Printing
- Reminders
- Sculpting
Platforms
- Cloud Hosted
- Web-based
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16. Wordpress
Open Source CMS Software
Desktop Publishing Software
Available
Free
Other Category
- Blog Software
- Content Management Software
- Desktop Publishing Software
- Website Builder Software
Features
- Auto Update
- Drag & Drop
- E-commerce Management
- Import/Export Content
- Landing Pages/Web Forms
- Real Time Editing
- Responsive Website
- SEO Management
- Survey Builder
- Templates & Themes
- Analytics
- Content Publishing
- Customizable Templates
- Form Builder
- Media Management
- Multilingual
- SEO Management
- Website Management
- Graphic Tools
- Layout Tools
- Professional Publishing
- Sharing
- Templates
- Text Tools
- Analytics & Insights
- Collaborative Writing
- Commenting System
- Performance Tracking
- Post Management
- Sharing & Distribution
- Search & Discovery
- User Management
- WYSIWYG Editor
Platforms
- Cloud Hosted
- On Premises
- Web-based
- iPhone/iPad
- Android
- Windows
- Mac
17. Janeway
An open source scholarly publishing platform.
Desktop Publishing Software
Available
Free
Other Category
- Desktop Publishing Software
Features
- Layout Tools
- Professional Publishing
- Sharing
- Templates
- Text Tools
Platforms
- Web-based
18. Swift Publisher
Desktop Publishing Software for Mac
Desktop Publishing Software
30 Days
$19.99
Other Category
- Desktop Publishing Software
Features
- Graphic Tools
- Layout Tools
- Printing
- Professional Publishing
- Templates
- Text Tools
Platforms
- On Premises
- Mac
19. IDMarkz
Preview & Open Adobe InDesign in Other Formats
Desktop Publishing Software
N/A
$99
Other Category
- Blog Software
- Content Management Software
- Data Extraction Software
- Data Visualization Software
- Desktop Publishing Software
- Document Control Software
- Document Management Software
- Email Management Software
- File Sharing Software
- Forms Automation Software
- Graphic Design Software
- HTML Editor Software
- OCR Software
- PDF Software
- Photo Editing Software
- Presentation Software
- Productivity Software
- Social Media Marketing Software
- Social Networking Software
- Text Editor Software
- Vector Graphics Software
- Web Design Software
Features
- Data Import/Export
- Data Management
- Filtered Views
- Relational Display
- Operations Management
- Visual Discovery
- Collaboration Tools
- Document Assembly
- Document Indexing
- Document Retention
- Document Sharing
- Document Storage
- Electronic Signature
- File Recovery
- File Type Conversion
- Offline Access
- Optical Character Recognition
- Version Control
- Collaboration
- Content Import/Export
- Customizable UI
- Editing Tools
- File Comparison
- Live Preview
- Multi-File Editing
- Procedure Definition
- Auto Update
- Content Management
- Customization
- Drag & Drop
- Design Templates
- Image Editing
- Layout Management
- Responsive Designs
- UI/UX Designing
- Content Publishing
- Document Management
- Media Management
- Multilingual
- Collaboration
- File Sharing
- Presentation Tools
- Reports & Analytics
- Collaboration Tools
- Comment/Review
- Media Library
- Offline Editing
- Offline Presenting
- Sharing
- Visual Analytics
- Components Library
- Customizable Interface
- Textual Editor
- Version Control
- WYSIWYG Editor
- Disparate Data Collection
- Document Extraction
- Image Extraction
- Unstructured Data Extraction
- Cloud Storage
- Collaboration
- Document Management
- File Synchronization
- Version Control
- Workflow Management
- Collaboration
- Content Curation
- Publishing Management
- Social Analytics
- Team Management
- Animation
- Image Editor
- Import/Export
- Templates
- Batch Editor
- Resize Image
- Storage
- Annotations
- Content Editing
- Convert to PDF
- Digital Signature
- Batch Processing
- Convert to PDF
- Image Pre-processing
- Indexing
- Metadata Extraction
- Multi-Language
- Output Formats
- Text Editor
- Graphic Tools
- Layout Tools
- Photo Editing
- Printing
- Professional Publishing
- Sharing
- Templates
- Text Tools
- Artboards
- Collaboration
- Data Visualization
- Drag and Drop
- Filtering
- Image Database
- Image Editor
- Symbols/Styles
- Templates
- Multiple Pages
- Archiving & Retention
- Data Recovery
- Signature Management
- Archiving & Retention
- Collaboration Tools
- Compliance Management
- Contract Management
- Document Assembly
- Document Capture
- Electronic Signature
- File Recovery
- File Type Conversion
- Periodic Review
- Security
- Version Control
- Advertising Management
- Blogs
- Data Security
- Media Library
- Social Media Management
- Analytics & Insights
- Collaborative Writing
- Commenting System
- Group Posting
- Post Management
- Sharing & Distribution
- WYSIWYG Editor
- Collaboration Tools
- Drag & Drop
- Electronic Signatures
- Forms Automation
- Forms Builder & Design
- Offline Forms
- Reporting & Analytics
- Task Management
- Workflow Management
Platforms
- Cloud Hosted
- Mac
20. Apache OpenOffice
The Free and Open Productivity Suite
Desktop Publishing Software
Available
Free
Other Category
- Desktop Publishing Software
- PDF Software
- Presentation Software
- Productivity Software
- Spreadsheet Software
Features
- Collaboration
- Database Creation
- File Sharing
- Presentation Tools
- Productivity Tracking
- Reports & Analytics
- Task Management
- Team Chat
- Time Tracking
- Annotations
- Content Editing
- Convert to PDF
- Merge/Append
- PDF Reader
- Graphic Tools
- Layout Tools
- Professional Publishing
- Sharing
- Templates
- Text Tools
- Access Control
- Activity Log
- Collaboration
- Data Filtering
- Data Sorting
- Formulas & Functions
- Publishing Management
- Reminders
- Rewards & Gamification
- Templates
- Collaboration Tools
- Customizable Templates
- Comment/Review
- Media Library
- Offline Editing
- Offline Presenting
- Sharing
- Visual Analytics
Platforms
- Web-based
21. Kitaboo
Discover the ultimate ebook solution
Desktop Publishing Software
N/A
N/A
Other Category
- Desktop Publishing Software
Features
- Photo Editing
- Reminders
- Language Translation
Platforms
- Cloud Hosted
- On Premises
- Web-based
- Windows
- Mac
22. Venngage
Make Infographics That People Love
Desktop Publishing Software
Available
Free
Other Category
- Desktop Publishing Software
- Graphic Design Software
- Mind Mapping Software
Features
- Graphic Tools
- Layout Tools
- Photo Editing
- Printing
- Professional Publishing
- Sharing
- Artboards
- Image Database
- Symbols/Styles
- Multiple Pages
- Brainstorming
- Concept Mapping
- Embedding
- Flowchart
- Project Planning
- Publishing/Sharing
- Templates
Platforms
- Cloud Hosted
- Web-based
- Windows
- Mac