Scribus

Scribus is an Open Source program that brings award-winning professional page layout to Linux/UNIX, Mac OS X, OS/2 Warp 4/eComStation and Windows desktops with a combination of "press-ready" output and new approaches to page layout. Underneath the modern and user friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as CMYK color, separations, Spot Colors, ICC color management and versatile PDF creation.

What is new in this release:

- Scribus is now being shipped with the most recent version of Barcode Writer in Pure PostScript.
- Updates to the Scripter that enable more control on PDF export. There is also a new command in Scripter, applyMasterPage(), which allows you to apply an existing Master Page.
- Updates to the Resene color palettes, including, for the first time, The Resene Total Colour System (TCS) Master Palette.
- Many translation updates and improvements.
- Usability improvements.
- Better application icons.
- New templates.
- The OS X application bundle is now code signed (version 1 code signing, due to the OS X 10.5 Leopard build), and now contains the path tools for mesh distortion again.

What is new in version 1.4.4:

• PDF/X-1a export.
• The Barcode plug-in has been updated to reflect the latest changes in the underlying Barcode Writer in Pure PostScript (BWIPP).
• The Autoquote script has been rewritten and enhanced. It now provides more options and adds thin spaces to French texts where appropriate.
• A script to align images in frames has been added.
• Full support of the OpenICC Directory Proposal.
• The handling of transparencies in Photoshop-generated TIFF files has been improved.
• Page borders can now act as guides (and thus be used for snapping of items).
• The CMYK color palette created by the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) for newspaper advertisements has been integrated into Scribus.
• A new color palette for professional geographers has been added.
• Export to various bitmap formats has been re-enabled on Mac OS X.
• Several issues related to the user interface and canvas display have been resolved.
• Adjustments for Windows 8.x.
• An issue with the spellchecker, resulting in a crash, has been resolved.
• Documentation and translation updates and improvements.