Post #461730

2026-02-28 10:56 UTC

Is there a good alternative for Adobe&#39;s InDesign that works on Linux? Since my PC is still broken (and probably won&#39;t be fixed, even though the warranty is still going til october), I am thinking about getting rid of Windows. #adobe #indesign #askfedi #linux #linuxmint

Replies (6)

@wwberrutti@ohai.social 2026-02-28 11:07

@t_robinart I'm not familiar with Adobe InDesign, but what about this list? https://alternativeto.net/software/adobe-indesign/?license=opensource

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@DoctorG_1@social.vivaldi.net 2026-02-28 11:07

@t_robinart may be Scribus. Scribus works. But interchangeability with Adobe files is not guarateed. But i had the feeling that Linux apps were not made by people doing design and Desktop Publishing. 😞 I like Linux but still have to use Windows. #Linux #DesktopPublishing #Adobe

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@t_robinart@mastodon.art 2026-02-28 14:54

@snap2grid Thank you! Ooooo, interesting! Does Scribus have something like pragraph styles? I use them so much and don't know how to work without them (for books, that is).

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@t_robinart@mastodon.art 2026-02-28 15:52

@snap2grid :da_la: yay! I'll give it a try as soon as I have a working pc again.

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@t_robinart@mastodon.art 2026-02-28 15:54

@snap2grid Also, thank you! <3

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@bammerlaan@mastodon.nl 2026-03-01 16:04

@t_robinart Another vote for #Scribus! There's pretty good documentation online for it, too. Last time I used Indesign was more than 15 years ago, so I couldn't tell you how they compare.

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