QuarkXPress Reviews

Quark is great for print design, text-heavy layouts, and what used to be referred to as desktop publishing.

They dropped the ball years by being slow to release a compatible version with Mac OSX, and have been struggling to get back in the race ever since. Meanwhile, Adobe InDesign became the industry leader, and there's no going back to Quark. It just doesn't have the smooth cross-application compatibility you get staying in the Adobe Suite.

I love Quark for layout purposes. It's easy (for me) to use and I have been using it for years. The functionality is basic but very user friendly to create complex and sophisticated designs.

Since it doesn't seem to be in the industry standard anymore (sadly) it's hard to use daily because the updates do not come through.

I don't really see any features that beat out InDesign. This used to be the industry standard, but less and less do my clients use Quark. Only in publishing and they are moving away from that.

It's not the standard and converting files to InDesign is not always seamless. Quark is outdated in my opinion.

It is very user friendly. It is great to make flyers, brochures, or any desktop publishing items.

It doesn't have good features for type manipulation, such as shadows.

This program it is very precise, measurements can be exact and the dialog box for PDF output selection is also very detailed. Also outputting linked files and fonts into one location is easy.

The need to purchase 3rd party plugins to get many things done. Quark should address those needs in their next version.

I like that I can open legacy QuarkXPress files to open old document layouts that we need.

This software is showing its age, with an increasingly obvious lack of features, and trouble with Windows 10 compatibility.

I used it in college, and it was a great beginner tool for learning how to do page layouts, and is relatively cost efficient.

It doesn't integrate well with other software, and it falls short on the graphical layout side. Only ended up using it for text only event programs.

Its easy to use for beginners learning desktop publishing

Outdated - doesn't work as well with other Adobe products

I learned Graphic Design elements with Quark. It was a great way to learn the basics of design and layout.

Quark is limited in its capabilities compared to other designer programs (InDesign). Integrating Quark files with other software is often difficult to do.

I was able to learn how to use this software with very little training.

Nothing to say about what I like least. It works as it should.

Was a great tool for designing flyers for my business.

I found it difficult to navigate the interface.

I use this to create a literary magazine for my job. It allows me to put original artwork and create each page differently every time.

Sometimes the pictures have been not saving or says they do not save.

Its really gotten a lot better then its early days and really has started to be just as good for printed materials then adobes creative suite. Its price point makes it a no brainer!!!

Its only downfall is its not as diverse as adobes products. Adobes catalogs doesnt cater to print as much as quarkxpress but quark also doesnt offer a solid number. One software for a do it all creative punch.

The software overall was easy enough to learn. I feel like most things were pretty intuitive.

There were some limitations on the software. Certain features or tools that I would want to use that I couldn't. Or at least, I couldn't figure out how to if they were an option.

The thing I liked the most about this software was the ease of use.

Overall, I prefer other design programs like Illustrator, even Canva.

This software is awesome! It is comparable to InDesign as far as features an functionality go. But it definitely has a more intuitive interface and feels more like it belongs on a Mac.

I do like how easy it is to use Typekit with Adobe software, so I've been spoiled with that. Easily finding and using fonts can sometimes be an issue with Quark.

Very good for text formatting, easy to use, especially when formatting books and larger texts.

I wish there was a way to connect the app with software that works with vectors (Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Corel Draw..)

QuarkXPRess can help you create newspaper and magazine layouts and make your work easier.

It has been outshone by Adobe InDesign and is no longer the industry standard.

Like most designers, I have moved over to InDesign. That being said, Quark can definitely still get the job done.

I think that it has fallen behind on some of the more modern features that other desktop publishing software has really improved on.