However, for much of its history, Quark had a history of doing relatively infrequent new versions, and pricing them at a high level. According to Meryl Lynch in 2004, QuarkXPress' market share was still 8 times that of InDesign. However, even if this trend continues, Quark's much larger installed user base would take years to erode. QuarkXPress Passport is QuarkXPress with the added ability to handle multiple language documents.Īlthough there are similar applications for the home and small office market, such as Adobe PageMaker and Microsoft Publisher, QuarkXPress has long been the dominant application for professional design of magazines and brochures.Īdobe InDesign, launched as a direct competitor, was slow to gather speed, but outsold QuarkXPress in 2002. XTensions technology, which allows developers to create custom software add-ons for Quark products, was also introduced in 1987. QuarkXPress is a desktop publishing (page layout) application for Mac OS and Windows, produced by Quark, Inc.

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