Verified User in Architecture & Planning
UA
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Free, Multilingual, Cross-Platform Tool for Professional Print Graphics"
4/5
What do you like best about Scribus?

It’s free, available in several languages and can be installed on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It lets you create professional graphics, manage multi-page documents, and generate executable files for printing. When saving a PDF for print, you can convert spot colors to CMYK. You can also set up master pages so the same graphic layout is applied consistently across the document’s pages. I find the Preflight button especially useful for flagging any document issues, the Preview button handy for quickly viewing the graphics without margins and crop marks, and I appreciate the option to display control characters in text frames. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scribus?

It doesn't have the Pantone swatches and spot colors need to be created manually. In the Color Management settings the available profiles are limited. The interface design is very basic and has remained unchanged for several years; it could be a bit more polished and also offer a dark mode option. It doesn't open .eps files and has issues with .ai files (it opens them, but the graphics may have some variations compared to the original, especially with complex designs involving gradients, masks, etc.). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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