Vector drawings can be imported or directly opened for editing. Scribus supports most major bitmap formats, including TIFF, JPEG, and PSD. There are native versions available for Unix, Linux, BSD, macOS, Haiku, Microsoft Windows, OS/2 (including ArcaOS and eComStation) operating systems. Scribus is written in Qt and released under the GNU General Public License.

The Scribus 1.4 series are the current stable releases, and the 1.5 series where developments are made available in preparation for the next stable release series, version 1.6. Example uses include writing newspapers, brochures, newsletters, posters, and books. Scribus can also create animated and interactive PDF presentations and forms. It is designed for layout, typesetting, and preparation of files for professional-quality image-setting equipment.

Scribus ( / ˈ s k r aɪ b ə s/) is free and open-source desktop publishing (DTP) software available for most desktop operating systems. GNU LGPL 2.1, MIT, 3-clause BSD, Public domain The following optional formats are for paperback only at the moment.Mac OS X 10.9 (64-bit, up to 1.5.3), Mac OS X 10.10-10.12 (64-bit, up to 1.5.4), macOS X 10.13 (64-bit, up to 1.5.5) If you require many cover templates, please email for a quote. There is a limit of ten templates per day, as we have made this available to assist self-publishers. Your cover PDF must be the exact size as the template, and your background colour and/or images must go all the way to the edges. You can specify an ISBN if you want a barcode. Just choose your trim size, number of pages, and paper type, and optional file formats. The InDesign IDML and Scribus SLA files contain multiple layers and guide lines.

PDF is a vector format, PNG is a raster format, IDML is InDesign, SLA is for Scribus, and ODG is for OpenOffice. The files conform to the KDP cover requirements. This tool creates cover template files in PDF and PNG, and optionally IDML, SLA and ODG formats. KDP Cover Template Generator Create PDF, PNG, IDML, SLA, and ODG files

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