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sK1
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Corel Draw compatible
sK1 tries to look and feel like Corel Draw, it has also an excellent *.cdr importer.
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Cross-platform
Its written in the cross-platform WxWidgets toolkit.
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Open-Source
Released under the GNU Lesser General Public License.
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CMYK colorspace support
CMYK support is one of its main features.
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Under GNU LGPL
So you don't have to fear the harsh copyleft of the GNU GPL license.
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Platforms:
Windows, macOS, Linux
License:
LGPL
Based On:
Skencil
Initial Release:
in the middle ages
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Calibre
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Powerful book management software, very customizable and scriptable
Features include metadata editing and downloading, coverpage downloading., book tagging and categorization, webpage-to-ebook converter for popular websites, etc. Lots of plugins available to extend functionality.
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Average, non-power users might find the interface somewhat daunting
The interface, while functional is not the most attractive or intuitive which may put some people off and discourage their use.
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Cross-platform
Calibre is available for Linux, OS X, and Windows, 32-bit or 64-bit.
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Can't save text highlights or annotate
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Open Source
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Portable
Calibre has an optional portable build that can be stored on external media along with the users library. It can then be opened from the external media on any windows device.
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Platforms:
Windows, MacOS, Linux
License:
GPL-3.0-only
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Free
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LaTeX
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Lets you focus on the content
LaTeX handles the design so you can focus on the content
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Steep learning curve
LaTeX is not what you'd consider easy to use, and while there's plenty of documentation out there, much of it is rather opaque unless you're a seasoned TeXnician.
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High-quality typesetting by default
There's a reason that scholarly journals often require the use of LaTeX for articles printed in their pages, and it's because the quality of the output is that good. Universities often require, or at least encourage, the use of LaTeX for graduate theses and dissertations for this same reason.
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Single-threaded design
LaTeX is single-threaded by design, since it must necessarily work sequentially to produce each page as it is laid out by the typesetting engine. This makes it dependent on the power of just one individual core in your multi-core computer setup and so migrating to a machine with more cores won't necessarily make your LaTeX documents build faster.
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Free open source software
Licensed under the LaTeX Project Public License
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Not a what-you-see-is-what-you-get editor
LaTeX uses the paradigm what-you-see-is-what-you-mean instead.
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Editor-independent
You can edit LaTeX sources in any text editor.
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Cross-platform
Works on every major OS and gives exactly the same quality output everywhere you go. LaTeX on macOS, Windows, Linux, BSD, and even Mac OS 9 has exactly the same output for a given set of sources.
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Effortless math input
The whole reason that TeX -- and, by extension, LaTeX -- exists is to give people an easy way (well, for some value of "easy") to produce high-quality documents with properly laid out mathematical expressions and text in them. As long as you know the language (or have a reference sheet handy), you can include mathematical expressions in your document with little to no extra effort needed on your part.
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Platforms:
Windows, macOS, Linux
Database management:
No
Project management:
No
Word processing:
Yes
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Microsoft Publisher
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Has excellent layout and typography tools
Publisher links to Microsoft Office's online template portfolio, which is regularly updated. It covers around 700 different options and crisp, clean designs that can easily jump-start your projects.
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Incompatible with Adobe products
It can't open or import popular file types such as PDFs or Photoshop PSDs.
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Great layout tool
Its custom guidelines help you align elements on the page, and master pages give you control over elements like page numbers or framing blocks of color. Publisher even has full support for CMYK-optimized printing, the printing format used by ink printers to produce clear, high quality printing.
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Windows only
Mac and Linux still treated as fringe.
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Compatible with other Office software
It works well with the rest of the Office suite. It natively imports Microsoft Word .doc and .docx files with ease. Or if you need Excel in your next newsletter, you can import a file without hassle.
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Lacks graphic design tools
Does not allow you to craft logos or touch up photographs.
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Commonly available
Publisher comes with Microsoft Office. It is a lightweight alternative to professional layout software such as Adobe InDesign.
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Atlantis Word Processor
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No Mac version.
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Spotlight
Has the Spotlight feature to let you focus on the current document fragment.
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Sounds
Can play old-fashioned typewriter sounds when I type text.
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Ebook
Can export documents directly to EPUB and MOBI.
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Fully customizable
Can customize toolbars, colors, sounds, and keyboard shortcuts.
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Platforms:
Windows
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