Download Scribus
Last updated: · Verification by Cristian Gonzalez Guasch
Open Source Desktop Publishing
Windows 1.6.6
| Architecture | Format | Scope | SHA-256 | Download |
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| x64 (64-bit) | NSIS | All users | 4c7313da22b8daa025dab0a2d57e82e8b1827c8a46a02db1d4e78b6037b40264 |
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| x86 (32-bit) | NSIS | All users | b63cdc1c5ac39240d5c320b636854901316cdbd1f5d4c9f557c8866ffad6cbfc |
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Install with winget: winget install --id Scribus.Scribus --exact
Check a download: Get-FileHash .\<file> -Algorithm SHA256 (PowerShell) and compare it with the SHA-256 above.
Mac 1.6.7
| Architecture | Format | Requires | File & source | SHA-256 | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel (x64) | DMG | macOS 13+ | scribus-1.6.7.dmgdownloads.sourceforge.net | b059b246abf27c7a6ca6c5c0ad16e7e2df5303a0c62447935f2f155bae73e150 |
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| Apple silicon (ARM64) | DMG | macOS 13+ | scribus-1.6.7-arm64.dmgdownloads.sourceforge.net | 46729a3bdc0e432bd3cfbae508da401aeb9f7a0159a7a03f3fef1de631557ac6 |
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Install with Homebrew: brew install --cask scribus
Check a download: shasum -a 256 ~/Downloads/<file> (Terminal) and compare it with the SHA-256 above.
What the installer does
Windows
- Delivered as an NSIS (Nullsoft) setup program (.exe) for x64 and x86.
- Installs for all users on the PC, which normally requires administrator rights.
- No custom silent switch is declared; winget falls back to its default for this installer type (
/S). - Associates with the file type
.sla. - Upgrades remove the previous version first.
Mac
- Delivered as a disk image (.dmg) for Intel (x64) and Apple silicon (ARM64).
- Installs the app
Scribus.appinto the Applications folder. - Requires macOS 13 or later.
- On uninstall, Homebrew asks the app to quit.
- A full “zap” removal also deletes up to 3 support, cache and preference locations in your home folder.
Overview
Scribus is an Open Source program that brings professional page layout to Linux, BSD UNIX, Solaris, OpenIndiana, GNU/Hurd, Mac OS X, OS/2 Warp 4, eComStation, and Windows desktops with a combination of press-ready output and new approaches to page design. Underneath a modern and user-friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as color separations, CMYK and spot colors, ICC color management, and versatile PDF creation.
Details
- Publisher
- The Scribus Team
- Latest version
- Windows 1.6.6 · Mac 1.6.7
- Released
- 2026-04-13 Windows build
- Platforms
- Windows, Mac
- License
- GPL-2.0-or-later
- License type
- Open source · Strong copyleft Software built on it must be shared under the same license.
- Price
- Free and open source
- Copyright
- Copyright 2001–2026 Franz Schmid and rest of the members of the Scribus Team.
- Tags
- publisher publishing text-processing
- winget ID
Scribus.Scribus- Homebrew cask
scribus- winget moniker
scribus
Official links
Is Scribus safe?
Score result: Clean
None of the 56 security engines on VirusTotal flagged any of the 4 scanned files.
- 0 flagged in total
- 4 of 4 files scanned
- 56 engines
Scan info
- Last scan
- Scan provider
- VirusTotal · Full report
File integrity
| File | SHA-256 | Hash check | Signature | VirusTotal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| downloadWindows · x64 (64-bit) | 4c7313da22b8daa025dab0a2d57e82e8b1827c8a46a02db1d4e78b6037b40264 |
Matches the manifest (re-computed) | Not signed | 0/56 flagged |
| downloadWindows · x86 (32-bit) | b63cdc1c5ac39240d5c320b636854901316cdbd1f5d4c9f557c8866ffad6cbfc |
Matches the manifest (re-computed) | Not signed | 0/41 flagged |
| scribus-1.6.7.dmgMac · Intel (x64) | b059b246abf27c7a6ca6c5c0ad16e7e2df5303a0c62447935f2f155bae73e150 |
Matches the manifest (re-computed) | Not signed | 0/56 flagged |
| scribus-1.6.7-arm64.dmgMac · Apple silicon (ARM64) | 46729a3bdc0e432bd3cfbae508da401aeb9f7a0159a7a03f3fef1de631557ac6 |
Matches the manifest (re-computed) | Not signed | 0/50 flagged |
| Hash re-computed by everyversion.net | 4 of 4 installers match. |
|---|---|
| Code signature checked | 0 valid, 4 unsigned. |
We host no installers. Every download link goes to its original source. For this software we downloaded the files from that source ourselves, re-computed each checksum and checked the code signature where our tools could, as shown above. A passing check shows a file is the one that was published; it is not a guarantee it is free of problems. For more information, visit our Security and Trust Center.
Source and provenance
| Windows: source | microsoft/winget-pkgs |
|---|---|
| Windows: SHA-256 in upstream manifest | Yes |
| Windows: observed at commit | 7ba156ba3b98 · retrieved 2026-11-05 |
| Mac: source | Homebrew/homebrew-cask |
| Mac: SHA-256 in upstream manifest | Yes |
| Mac: observed at commit | 4075b2218ff4 · retrieved 2026-11-05 |
Old versions
Windows versions
8 versions listed. Open a version for its installers, checksums and a command that pins it.
1.6.6 latest · 2026-04-13 · 2 installers notes
| Architecture | Format | Scope | SHA-256 | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x64 (64-bit) | NSIS | All users | 4c7313da22b8daa025dab0a2d57e82e8b1827c8a46a02db1d4e78b6037b40264 |
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| x86 (32-bit) | NSIS | All users | b63cdc1c5ac39240d5c320b636854901316cdbd1f5d4c9f557c8866ffad6cbfc |
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Pin this version: winget install --id Scribus.Scribus --version 1.6.6 --exact
Release notes
The Scribus Team is pleased to announce the release of version 1.6.6. This is a bugfix release with the following changes. Changes Bug Fixes - Fixed a crash caused by umlaut composition in file names of embedded PDF documents. - Fixed lost image links after Collect for Output. - Fixed build failures with newer releases of Poppler 26.01.0-26.04.0. - Fixed text underline dependency on text frame dash array when exporting to PDF. - Fixed text stroke dependency on text frame dash array when exporting to PDF. - Fixed StoryText::endOfWord() returning an incorrect result if the position is already at the end of a word. Import/Export - MS Publisher import: improved image scaling behaviour. Plug-ins - The color wheel now correctly moves to the selected color. - Fixed bad escape sequences in Python docstrings. Build System - Added MSVC 2026 projects, retargeted to the Windows 10 SDK. - Fixed some toolset errors in MSVC 2022 and MSVC 2026 projects. - Sorted projects in MSVC solutions. Internal Code Quality We performed extensive code cleanup across many import plugins, including AI, CDR, CGM, CVG, Micrografx Draw, EMF, FreeHand, IDML, ODG, legacy OODraw, Apple Pages, Macintosh Pict, PageMaker, MS Publisher, QuarkXPress, Dia Shapes, Kivio, SVG (import and export), SVM, UniConvertor, Viva Designer, MS Visio, WMF, WPG, Xara, Xfig, XPS, and Zoner Draw. Additional improvements include code style fixes and renaming of some methods to avoid conflicts with C++20 reserved keywords. Future…
Full release notes from the publisher
Manifest: manifests/s/Scribus/Scribus/1.6.6
1.6.5 · 2025-12-14 · 2 installers notes
| Architecture | Format | Scope | SHA-256 | Download |
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| x64 (64-bit) | NSIS | All users | 3456bda1d8aef11904e4f8a2e16c94bd0595cb7d71a7a72fcc974d5ca95e6748 |
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| x86 (32-bit) | NSIS | All users | 628141c2aa601f3cafb3484bd8ddd09cd9570ba5d45f85d95f38ef6e49c10004 |
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Pin this version: winget install --id Scribus.Scribus --version 1.6.5 --exact
Release notes
Read the release notes on the publisher’s site
Manifest: manifests/s/Scribus/Scribus/1.6.5
1.6.4 · 2025-04-20 · 2 installers notes
| Architecture | Format | Scope | SHA-256 | Download |
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| x64 (64-bit) | NSIS | All users | 615dace82119883cc6252da0dd69a1e1637610ff4c5550e5254b7747845f28d1 |
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| x86 (32-bit) | NSIS | All users | a239ab8c2094de46681122bd66e6f0715e7e5497cce116543ee7258a10cadbf1 |
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Pin this version: winget install --id Scribus.Scribus --version 1.6.4 --exact
Release notes
The Scribus Team is pleased to announce the release of version 1.6.4. This is a bugfix release with the following changes. Changes General - Avoid custom font encodings when embedding TTF fonts in PDFs. - Fixes to PDF import and export, and checkbox rendering on MS Edge. - Fixes for PDF/X-4 export when attempting to use ICC profile unsuitable for output. - Fixes some images being incorrectly imported as black when importing PDF. Build System - Addressed compilation issues when building against newer versions of poppler. Scripting Enhancements - Added new Python functions for page sizing, bounding boxes for page items, min/max word kerning and a fix to locked layer detection. Localisation Updates - Updated translation files Future Scribus 1.7.x is the new unstable series. While we will maintain Scribus 1.6.x as a stable version, most development will focus on 1.7.x and features and Qt6-based enhancements. 1.7.0.svn is developing relatively quickly with the integration of a new palette and docking system, new SVG based icons and many more features. We will look to update documentation in future 1.6.x releases and hope to launch a community documentation project in the future. We have no plans to fix issues in the 1.4.x branch of Scribus. No versions have been released for some time and the 1.6.x series is the stable series going forward. All branches are available in subversion (svn://scribus.net) as well as on our downloads links for all previously release versions. We…
Full release notes from the publisher
Manifest: manifests/s/Scribus/Scribus/1.6.4
1.6.3 · 2025-01-08 · 2 installers notes
| Architecture | Format | Scope | SHA-256 | Download |
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| x64 (64-bit) | NSIS | All users | cca5c3e4d5769a6917c2ed99ca52d3b3b46404192d689ee30413fe9dee796c7b |
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| x86 (32-bit) | NSIS | All users | 83ba45cafc478653ce9ad420446d7fd0b016efa591be622f24f9cbe11b3c7e81 |
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Pin this version: winget install --id Scribus.Scribus --version 1.6.3 --exact
Release notes
The Scribus Team is pleased to announce the release of version 1.6.3. This is a bugfix release with the following changes. Changes General - Preferences for guide and baseline colors not read. - Various GUI issues, including non-responsive fields in menus. - Updated non-HTTPS URLs to current versions. - Crash on opening PDF and selecting the option to import text as text. - A case of corrupt PDF generation was fixed. User Interface (UI) Improvements - Resolved shortcut issues. - Fixed increased width in Color Management menu after multiple uses. - Addressed problems with item attributes and spin box functions. Graphics/Image Frame Bugs - File manager issues with external drive detection. - “Update Image” functionality fixed. - Improvements to CMYK image import Undo/Redo Functionality - Fixed crash on undoing last paragraph deletions in Story Editor. - Resolved an issue with restoring frames and bookmarks. Build System - Addressed compilation issues when building against newer versions of poppler. Scripting Enhancements - Added new Python functions for unit conversion, baseline adjustments and text styling. - Improved image export quality settings. Localisation Updates - Updated translation files Future Scribus 1.7.x is the new unstable series. While we will maintain Scribus 1.6.x as a stable version, most development will focus on 1.7.x and features and Qt6-based enhancements. 1.7.0.svn is developing relatively quickly with the integration of a new palette and docking…
Full release notes from the publisher
Manifest: manifests/s/Scribus/Scribus/1.6.3
1.6.2 · 2024-06-15 · 2 installers
| Architecture | Format | Scope | SHA-256 | Download |
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| x64 (64-bit) | NSIS | All usersen-US | 6d83526a6ff88208e52c474ecbc8b714ee51d8e5e1672cd6527b98d9c4977706 |
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| x86 (32-bit) | NSIS | All usersen-US | 57065cfac522f6fa3d08de070df8a0bf84baa8eec881f4098a31c2a08a9690d6 |
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Pin this version: winget install --id Scribus.Scribus --version 1.6.2 --exact
Release notes
Manifest: manifests/s/Scribus/Scribus/1.6.2
1.6.1 · 2024-01-07 · 2 installers
| Architecture | Format | Scope | SHA-256 | Download |
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| x64 (64-bit) | NSIS | All usersen-US | 7eaa92581a8262a2f339b7cc4cb8982fa52454d27e6738e23ec14a66db2a8fed |
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| x86 (32-bit) | NSIS | All usersen-US | 82e7bed899524f2084f698f90fbfc41269c1d3b7c9f22ee8434866f0a51f1cfa |
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Pin this version: winget install --id Scribus.Scribus --version 1.6.1 --exact
Release notes
Manifest: manifests/s/Scribus/Scribus/1.6.1
1.6.0 · 2 installers
| Architecture | Format | Scope | SHA-256 | Download |
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| x64 (64-bit) | NSIS | All usersen-US | fe1db0e03dc0fae6727879bbeb361a011eacb74957ef7e12f8985bdd790460dd |
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| x86 (32-bit) | NSIS | All usersen-US | 15e5561f2774d812c50e49024b242f04c2b9aea5c89f11944972a8cb5ad6381f |
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Pin this version: winget install --id Scribus.Scribus --version 1.6.0 --exact
Release notes
Manifest: manifests/s/Scribus/Scribus/1.6.0
1.4.8 · 2 installers
| Architecture | Format | Scope | SHA-256 | Download |
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| x64 (64-bit) | NSIS | All usersen-US | 1197587ebaf4622f348da594f3d96442847024476f078b1c1b515a736a507181 |
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| x86 (32-bit) | NSIS | All usersen-US | eb8cdb9ea513393c5793d3a6b180b0b04bd9383385396e13ddc23487dafdb0ca |
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Pin this version: winget install --id Scribus.Scribus --version 1.4.8 --exact
Release notes
Manifest: manifests/s/Scribus/Scribus/1.4.8
Mac versions
Homebrew casks list only the current release. Earlier builds appear in the cask’s history on GitHub, and Homebrew cannot install them directly.
1.6.7 latest · 2 installers
| Architecture | Format | Requires | File & source | SHA-256 | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel (x64) | DMG | macOS 13+ | scribus-1.6.7.dmgdownloads.sourceforge.net | b059b246abf27c7a6ca6c5c0ad16e7e2df5303a0c62447935f2f155bae73e150 |
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| Apple silicon (ARM64) | DMG | macOS 13+ | scribus-1.6.7-arm64.dmgdownloads.sourceforge.net | 46729a3bdc0e432bd3cfbae508da401aeb9f7a0159a7a03f3fef1de631557ac6 |
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Release notes
Scribus FAQ
Is Scribus safe to download from here?
We host no installers. Every download button goes to the original source, and the checks below were run on those files.
On 2026-11-05 we downloaded the latest 4 installers from those sources and re-computed the SHA-256 of each: 4 of 4 match the package catalog’s value. Code signatures: 0 valid, 4 not signed.
VirusTotal: none of its 56 security engines flagged any of the 4 scanned files.
Our rating: Safe. No check is a guarantee. See the security details above and our Security and Trust Center. Publisher’s website: Scribus’s official website.
Does Scribus update itself after I install an old version?
For Windows, we have no information on whether Scribus updates itself, and for Mac, we have no confirmation that the app updates itself, although many apps check for updates and offer to install them. Look for an update setting in Scribus (see Scribus’s documentation) before you rely on an older version.
Does Scribus cost anything?
No. Scribus is free and open source (license: GPL-2.0-or-later).
Which versions of Scribus are listed here, and how far back?
For Windows, we list 8 versions, from 1.4.8 up to 1.6.6, and for Mac, only the current release (1.6.7) is listed, because older Mac builds are not kept in the package listing. This page shows all of the Windows versions.
Where do the download links go?
They go straight to the source named in the package catalog, with nothing added by us: for Windows, to sourceforge.net, and for Mac, to downloads.sourceforge.net. We host no files. Compare the SHA-256 shown next to each file with the one you compute after downloading. Publisher’s website: Scribus’s official website.