You’ll find in-depth layout and typography tools here, and the 2021 release added a multipage view that simplifies the organization and movement of assets between pages. While perhaps best known for its illustration side, CorelDRAW’s publishing features are just as powerful. And without the sprawling subscription fees, either. Corel packs that toolset into a single app, making it one of the best alternatives to Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator - all in one. One reason InDesign is a popular choice is its seamless integration with Adobe’s other Creative Cloud editing apps. Read our full Serif Affinity Publisher 2 reviewĬorelDRAW Graphics Suite is a complete illustration and design package.

It’s available as a standalone app or as part of the Affinity V2 Universal License, a creative design suite that includes Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer. So, if you’re looking to avoid Adobe’s Creative Cloud subscription and don't mind the higher upfront cost, this desktop publishing software delivers. This includes options to copy effects from one object to the next, select similar objects to alter them all at once, or create a grid of objects in seconds.Īffinity Publisher 2 runs on Windows, Mac, and iPad for a one-off purchase. Document design is a breeze - and we especially liked the time-saving tools that range from small extras like easy footnote creation to more serious object manipulation. That said, the page layout designer has seen a raft of improvements, particularly in efficiencies for designers up against the clock.

And our only real complaint was with the size of icons and labels that might appear quite small on pixel-dense displays. It’s fair to say interface isn’t anything we haven’t seen before (but perhaps that’s not a bad thing it made navigation effortless). Affinity Publisher 2 is the big upgrade over Serif’s original version of the popular Adobe InDesign alternative.

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