The following is a list of major desktop publishing software. A wide range of related software tools exist in this field including many plug-ins and tools related to the applications listed below.
Several software directories provide more comprehensive listings of desktop publishing software, including VersionTracker and Tucows.
Free software
This section lists free software which does desktop publishing. All of these are required to be open-source. While not required, the software listed in this section is available free of charge. (In principle, in rare cases, free software is sold without being distributed over the Internet.)
Desktop publishing software for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems Collabora Online Draw and Collabora Online Writer. The applications for Windows, macOS, Linux and ChromeOS are also known as Collabora Office. LibreOffice Draw and LibreOffice Writer for Windows, macOS, Linux, BSDs and others LyX for Windows, MacOS, Linux, UNIX, OS/2 and Haiku, based on the LaTeX typesetting system, initial release in 1995 Scribus for Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD, Unix, Haiku, OS/2, based on the free Qt toolkit, initial release in 2003
Online desktop publishing software
Collabora Online Draw and Collabora Online Writer
Scenari, open source single-source publishing tool with support for chain publication
Proprietary
Desktop publishing software for Windows
XEditpro Automated Publishing Tool - DiacriTech, 1997
Adobe InDesign
Adobe FrameMaker
Adobe PageMaker, discontinued in 2004
Affinity Publisher
CatBase
Calamus
CorelDRAW
Corel Ventura, previously Ventura Publisher, originally developed by Xerox, now owned by Corel FrameMaker, now owned by Adobe InPage - DTP which works with English + Urdu, Arabic, Persian, Pashto etc. MadCap Flare Microsoft Publisher PageStream, formerly known as Publishing Partner Prince XML, by YesLogic QuarkXPress RagTime Ready, Set, Go! Xara Designer Pro X Xara Page & Layout Designer
Desktop publishing software for macOS
Adobe InDesign
Adobe PageMaker, discontinued in 2004
Affinity Publisher
CatBase
iCalamus
iStudio Publisher – desktop publishing and page layout software for Mac OS X
Pages, by Apple, Inc. QuarkXPress Ready, Set, Go! Print Shop, originally produced by Broderbund
Online desktop publishing software
Canva
Fatpaint
Lucidpress – desktop publishing and page layout software that is web-based and collaborative. Piktochart Infogram