Scribus 1.4.0.rc6

Scribus is a professional desktop publishing application that utilizes the free Qt toolkit for its development. It offers a comprehensive range of page layout features and proudly competes with leading commercial applications including Adobe PageMaker, PagePlus, QuarkXPress, and Adobe InDesign. Scribus is specifically designed for layout, typesetting, and the preparation of files for professional quality image setting equipment. Not only can it create animated and interactive PDF presentations and forms, but its versatile capabilities make it suitable for a variety of uses such as writing small newspapers, brochures, newsletters, posters, and books. Scribus supports most major bitmap formats, such as TIFF, JPEG and Adobe Photoshop, and allows for the importation or direct opening for editing of vector drawings. In addition to this, it supports a diverse range of formats including Encapsulated PostScript, SVG, Adobe Illustrator, or Xfig. Notably, Scribus boasts professional type/image setting features including CMYK colors and ICC color management, and includes a built-in scripting engine using Python. Available in more than 24 languages, Scribus remains a versatile and powerful publishing tool for professionals.