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Free alternatives to Adobe InDesign

Last updated · 2 options

Quick answer: There are 2 free options here. Scribus and Atticus are listed first; check formats, platforms and licence for your own work.

Professional page layout used for print books and complex typography. Here are 2 free options, most-starred first.

Scribus

Formatting & publishing

Open-source desktop publishing for print layouts

Stars
★ 640
Licence
GPL-2.0
Updated

Alternative to Adobe InDesign, Vellum

Atticus

Formatting & publishing

Writing plus ebook and print formatting in one paid app

Licence
Proprietary
Status
Proprietary

Alternative to Vellum, Scrivener

FAQ

Is there a free alternative to Adobe InDesign?

Yes. WriterAlts lists 2 options: Scribus and Atticus.

Which Adobe InDesign alternatives are open source?

Scribus (GPL-2.0). The others are free or freemium but not open source.

Which Adobe InDesign alternatives run on a Mac?

Scribus and Atticus (all of them).

Related categories: Formatting & publishing

Free tools are not always drop-in replacements. Check that a tool exports a format your editor, agent or printer accepts, and back up your manuscript before you switch mid-draft.

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