QuarkXPress Reviews

Easy to use for graphic design and layout.

The cost of the subscription is too much

It's a page layout powerhouse and does what it is intended to do. It's fairly user friendly and easy to learn the ins and outs.

Because Quark is a stand alone software, it loses any integration options with other programs that designers use on a daily basis. For this reason alone, it's difficult to rationalize using Quark instead of InDesign, which has so many crossovers with Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat.

the typographic tools are precise and excellent [i can judge this as a professor of typography].

the workflows are straightforward and not overloaded with windows.

working with images is very fast: double-click on the image content and you're in photoshop. and also: copying image content and pasting it into other windows, so simple, so ingenious

the price-performance ratio is excellent.

the html interface is very good.

pantone included

I am very satisfied with quarkXpress, I have no cons to mention.

No matter what the final project is, I'm able to create layouts fast and efficiently.

Subscription prices. I prefer the old single price which could be used for upgrades in the future.

The ease of use. I have tried In design, Canva, and Affinity publisher and none beats out the power and ease of Quark.

I feel like Quark has tried to make itself more like In Design. Quark 6.0 was the best version and beats out all the others hands down for ease of use and versatility. I feel the new versions are less Quark and more In Design.

My favourite thing about QuarkXPress is how easy it is to use. No cluttered side menus.
A well-structured programme that is fun to work with. You quickly find your way around the programme.

A good question that is difficult to answer because the programme is so good. Perhaps the programme could start faster. But this could also be due to my computer.

Very easy to use, have been a QUuark user since 1990

Nothing bad to report. Prefer Quark over InDesign as InDesign is not user friendly.

I learn something new everyday. The program has many options and can be a little intimidating but once you get the hang of it, it’s pretty easy to use!

I wish the viewing page on the print screen could be enlarged. My program also tends to crash on me and it’s annoying to have to restart it.

I've used Quark for decades and I'm familiar with it. It works well for page layout. Everyone uses InDesign now but I was a Quark diehard until now.

Quark 2018, which I bought on the App Store, crashed every 10-15 minutes. When I upgraded the OS, it wouldn't open. The Quark person explained that it's not compatible with Monterey. I literally had the software for three months but Quark would not give me a credit on an upgrade.

There are a variety of tools to accomplish exactly what you need. Options allow you to modify text and photos and to set up pages of all kinds of sizes.

Some of the shortcuts codes involve three or more buttons, which can be difficult to remember, thus nullifying their purpose.

Quark XPress makes designing pages simple. It allows users to efficiently create the looks they want to achieve.

Some of the shortcuts are a little complicated but even those you get used to after using the program for a while.

Quarkxpress was the standart for printing. we really love it, we use it for make books, and magazines. Is relative easy to use (not easy but kind that) and get results.

If you go for make prints books, is amazing... but if you work in print and digital media... well is gonna be a pain.

The big issue is QuarkXPress dont adapt to the "new standards", like make books for prints and digitals with all the formats (epub, kdp, and other) for all the markets.

So you have remake the book for digital, other products save that more time because offer a solution to that problem

Also the pricing is very expensive, they should try to find another model

In the last 5-10 years they lost the market because of that. I hope QuarkXPress get it because we love it

Easy to use, multiple options to export and make impressive presentations such as HTML5, very complete and elegant typography tool, compatibility with other similar programs.

I can not open INDD extension files, I must ask the sender to export the files in an IDML extension, it is a bit inconvenient but nothing impossible.

Very easy to transition to after using InDesign for about ten years. Layout is very easy. The keyboard shortcuts are easy to learn as well.

There are times that files imported from Illustrator do some strange things when you export the Quark file to a pdf.

Love the many functions and features it has for our newsletter and magazine publishing. As well for our clients design projects.

Lots to learn with the many features it has. Must take time out for learning.

The flexibility to do what I need, quality pixel perfect output

Very small learning curve (I came from using InDesign)

I learned Graphic Design elements with Quark. It was a great way to learn the basics of design and layout.

Quark is limited in its capabilities compared to other designer programs (InDesign). Integrating Quark files with other software is often difficult to do.

This is one of the best app to make newspapers and magazines and newsletters and many things. You can edit a newspaper here and create posters as well. Students who are studying journalism, this is a great app to start. Professionals also use this app for the same purpose.

Although this is a very good app but you will face difficulties while using this app. The ease of use is really complicated. Tools are also hard to use.

I've been around forever, so I still use Quark Xpress alongside Adobe InDesign. Quark has a lot of nice features, including some that InDesign doesn't have, such as publishing to HTML5. It's easy to use. It does not require an annual subscription but the frequent (annual) upgrades do cost.

When I first got this software the registration process was laborious and the customer support was terrible. Quark is not as powerful as InDesign but, for me, is easier to use.

Was a great tool for designing flyers for my business.

I found it difficult to navigate the interface.