QuarkXPress

QuarkXPress is the world's most powerful page layout and dig

About QuarkXPress

QuarkXPress is powerful content design and digital publishing software, including integrated capabilities for page layout, refining graphics and illustrations, and non-destructive photo editing.

Pricing starting from:

US$249,00/year

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

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Typical Customers

  • Freelancers
  • Small Businesses (2-50)
  • Mid-size Companies (51-500)
  • Large enterprises (500 and more)

Deployment

  • Cloud-based
  • On-premise

Markets

United States

Supported Languages

English

Pricing starting from:

US$249,00/year

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

Top 5 alternatives to QuarkXPress

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QuarkXPress Software - Smaller PDFs
QuarkXPress Software - Simple or nested bookmarks
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QuarkXPress Software - Find/change footnotes
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Features

Total features of QuarkXPress: 12

  • Collaboration Tools
  • Content Management
  • Data Visualization
  • Design Management
  • Image Editing
  • Interactive Content
  • Print Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Text Editing
  • Third Party Integrations
  • Version Control

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Reviews

Overall rating

4,3 /5
(85)
Value for Money
3,7/5
Features
4,2/5
Ease of Use
4,1/5
Customer Support
3,7/5

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Kathleen
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  • Industry: Design
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Once avoided, now embraced

Reviewed on 2020/05/20

When I began using Quark roughly 15 years ago, I would so anything to try to avoid it. It was...

When I began using Quark roughly 15 years ago, I would so anything to try to avoid it. It was intimidating and frustrating and, at the time, only a mac program. I desperately tried to convert as many files as I could to Adobe InDesign because I was more comfortable on the pc platform. Now, I love Quark and would prefer to use it over anything else. Having a PC platform version really was the key in my eyes. With recent versions, Quark has become much less intimidating and more inviting to non-industry professionals.

Pros

Quark really is the best when it comes to page layout and typesetting design. The features and abilities far surpass other layout programs.

Cons

Although recent versions have been improving, Quark can be rather intimidating to learn and not the most user friendly.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Design
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

I've used this product for years and love the ease of designing with it.

Reviewed on 2018/06/05

I can create my design projects just the way I want them to be because it offers many options and...

I can create my design projects just the way I want them to be because it offers many options and is easy to use.

Pros

The many options it offers for layout, working with type and images. I love the Collect for Output, get's everything in one place. Resizing pages when needed, the gradations, the HTML options are great. I have found Quark much easier to use than InDesign.

Cons

I'd have to say the cost, it's expensive for a stand-alone product. Because of the high price I am very slow to upgrade to newer version. Which makes for a bigger learning curve when I do upgrade.

Ale
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  • Industry: Newspapers
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

We use it this product for years but we have to switch

Reviewed on 2019/02/25

Amazing we use it for years, but we have to change to more modern product can solve the current...

Amazing we use it for years, but we have to change to more modern product can solve the current workflow of digital/print media

Pros

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.

Cons

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

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great to Use for Marketing Materials!

Reviewed on 2019/07/29

Pros

I used this software regularly at my previous job, and really enjoyed it. I was able to create beautiful advertisements for print, fairly easily. I was able to teach myself how to use it also. When it comes to design software, this is user friendly.

Cons

It is kind of outdated. These days, people tend to look for Adobe software proficiency. It is a great stepping stone to Adobe.

Chris
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  • Industry: Higher Education
  • Company size: 501–1 000 Employees
  • Used for 2+ years
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Used to be my page layout go-to, but has become an every-now-and-then instead

Reviewed on 2018/03/16

Until Adobe InDesign overtook the market, Quark was the king of layout software. If it weren't for...

Until Adobe InDesign overtook the market, Quark was the king of layout software. If it weren't for InDesign within Adobe Creative Cloud, Quark would still be perfectly acceptable and user-friendly to meet layout and desktop publishing needs.

Pros

I like the fairly straight-forward interface and ease of use after you familiarize yourselves with a few tutorials and hands-on layout projects. Improvements and updates throughout the years have allowed Quark to still have a foothold in layout software, despite the Adobe InDesign market takeover. Being a subscription based service is a plus, since I don't find myself needing to use Quark as often as I used to.

Cons

The features and functionality simply haven't been able to match or overtake InDesign's capabilities. Doesn't work as seamlessly with Photoshop and Illustrator the way InDesign does.

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QuarkXPress FAQs

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QuarkXPress offers the following pricing plans:

  • Starting from: US$249,00/year
  • Pricing model: Subscription
  • Free Trial: Available

The page layout and digital publishing software is now available as a prepaid annual subscription for $220 per year. You will have the right to use the software, with upgrades, updates and technical support, for as long as your subscription is active. Your subscription will renew automatically.

QuarkXPress has the following typical customers:

201–500

QuarkXPress supports the following languages:

English

QuarkXPress supports the following devices:

We do not have any information about what integrations QuarkXPress has

QuarkXPress offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, Phone Support, Chat

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