QuarkXPress

QuarkXPress
Developer(s)Quark, Inc.
Initial releaseMarch 31, 1987; 37 years ago (March 31, 1987)
Stable release2024 (20.0.0) (November 14, 2023; 12 months ago (2023-11-14)) [±]
Operating systemClassic Mac OS, macOS, Microsoft Windows
Available inmultilingual
TypeDesktop publishing
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.quark.com/Products/QuarkXPress/

QuarkXPress is desktop publishing software for creating and editing complex page layouts in a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) environment. It runs on macOS and Windows. It was first released by Quark, Inc. in 1987 and is still owned and published by them.

The most recent version, QuarkXPress 2024 (internal version number 20.0.0), introduces two new palettes: Font Manager and Picture Links, and has compatibility with macOS Sonoma, as well as the option to export to IDML format.

QuarkXPress is used by designers, publishing houses and corporations to produce from printable to multimedia projects. Recent versions have added support for ebooks/flipbooks, Web and mobile apps.

Picture Links palette in QuarkXPress 2024 on macOS Sonoma