Desktop Publishing
Top Affinity Publisher Alternatives and Competitors

Create on-brand marketing and internal content with our customizable and integrated design tool. Canva for Enterprise is ideal for growing teams who need all the productivity and smart design features of Canva Pro with advanced controls to collaborate and publish on-brand designs at scale.

Adobe InDesign is the industry-leading layout and page design software for print and digital media. Create beautiful graphic designs with typography from the world’s top foundries and imagery from Adobe Stock. Quickly share content and feedback in PDF. Easily manage production with Adobe Experience Manager. InDesign has everything you need to create and publish books, digital magazines, eBooks, posters, interactive PDFs, and more.

CorelDRAW is a professional graphic design software solution for Windows, Mac, and web. Whether graphic design is a pastime, or you create with a purpose, CorelDRAW® Standard has everything you need to produce compelling graphics for home projects or your small business.

It’s never been easier to edit any text, images, pages, links, backgrounds, watermarks, headers and footers on your PDF, exactly like you would on a word document. You can even fix typos, rearrange pages, crop or swap a photo.

VistaCreate (formerly Crello) is a new visual editor that simplifies the design process for everyone. It’s an easy solution that eliminates the need for complex design tools to create visuals. Now, you can create your own designs in just a few clicks. Choose your format, pick a template and customize it - 3 easy steps to an outstanding design.

Precisely layout and style text, pictures, borders, calendars, and more. In Publisher everything you add stays exactly the way you’ve designed it, in print, online, or in an email. Create everything from simple greeting cards and labels to professional newsletters and marketing materials using Publisher’s wide range of pre-designed templates. Share pixel-perfect printouts, send professional-quality email publications, or export to industry-standard non-editable formats.

Pages is a powerful word processor that lets you create stunning documents, and comes included with most Apple devices. And with real-time collaboration, your team can work together from anywhere, whether they’re on Mac, iPad or iPhone, or using a PC.

Marq (formerly Lucidpress) Turn any design into a branded template for teams to customize their own content without losing brand control. Less production design, more time for strategic creative.

QuarkXPress is a page layout and graphic design software. It lets anyone create and publish rich, compelling materials for print, web, e-readers, tablets and other digital media. With its professional design features, QuarkXPress is the must-have software for in-house, agency and independent designers.