By Ross Madden
Published on July 5, 2019 10:31 am MT Updated on May 22, 2024 12:12 pm MT Posted in General CNSIT, Knowledge Base
The information in this article is designed to inform users interested in purchasing Adobe InDesign of a potential free alternative. Adobe InDesign is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud now, and involves annual licensing costs that turn most folks off (https://ramtech.colostate.edu/sample-page/department-software-page/#adobecc).
Scribus is a free and open source page layout program and is available here: https://www.scribus.net
Along the same vein as the recent article comparing GIMP and Adobe Photoshop (https://cnsit.colostate.edu/kb/gimp-vs-adobe-photoshop), I don’t use InDesign myself, and therefore am a poor source for determining whether this is a good alternative or not. However, there are plenty of comparisons and demos online from folks that actually do use this stuff. Check out the following:
