Design your own newspaper layout - it works with this freeware
Regardless of whether it is a school, school or company newspaper - you need the right program for a presentable newspaper layout. Here we show you which free software you can use to create great designs.
The free layout software "Scribus"
- With the freeware program "Scribus" you can create professional layouts in no time.
- With brochures, cards and posters, the software covers the basics and convinces with many little extras with which you can do more with your newspaper.
- However, if you want to create particularly creative layouts or want to publish the newspaper as an e-book, you should take a look at the following programs. Thanks to test versions, it's even free.
Layouts with paid design software
The two giants in the layout program market are QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign. The software costs around 1, 400 euros (QuarkXpress) and around 1, 000 euros (Adobe InDesign). However, there are free trial versions for both programs, which have the full range of functions, but are limited to a certain number of days.
- QuarkXPress: With this software, you can create entire books and advertisements in addition to newspapers and magazines. You can also design e-books, apps and websites with QuarkXPress.
- The program does not only convince with the multitude of functions, extras and seemingly limitless design possibilities: The operation is also quite simple compared to most other layout programs.
- You can download the free trial version here. QuarkXPress is also available with the basic functions as a free iPad app.
- InDesign: You can also create sophisticated layouts with the competitor Adobe InDesign. Compared to QuarkXPress, however, handling is not quite as intuitive.
- For this, InDesign contains one or the other extra - for example an integrated QR code generator.
- With InDesign you can also create e-books and iPad apps in addition to the usual print products. You can even automatically convert a layout to different formats and screen sizes and use it on multiple devices or products.
- You can find a free trial version for 90 days here.
