Comparison of desktop publishing software

The following is a comparison of major desktop publishing software.

This table provides general software information including the developer, latest stable version, the year in which the software was first released, and the license under which it is available.

This table shows Operating System (OS) compatibility with the latest version of the desktop publishing applications, there are five possibilities:

• No indicates that it does not exist or was never released.
• Partial indicates that the application lacks important functionality and it is still being developed.
• Beta indicates that while a version of the application is fully functional and has been released, it is still in development (e.g. for stability).
• Yes indicates that the application has been officially released in a fully functional, stable version.
• Dropped indicates that while the application works, new versions are no longer being released for the indicated OS; the number in parentheses is the last known stable version which was officially released for that OS.

Application names that are on a light purple background are discontinued.

This table gives a comparison of the file formats that can be opened or imported.

This table gives a comparison of the file formats each software can export or save.

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