Reasons to Switch QuarkXPress is a graphic design and page layout software used by hundreds of thousands of creative pros around the world who value quality and performance in their daily production of print and digital projects. Built on a 64-bit architecture with uniquely innovative features, QuarkXPress has surpassed the competition as the most modern and efficient design software on the market today. Top 10 Reasons to Switch | 2 Creative Pro Audiences Designer Marketing Departments Ad Agencies Publishers Print Service Providers Freelancers Copy Shops Non-Profits/Charities Government Students/Universities Hobbyists Top 10 Reasons to Switch | 3 What the Press says “With version 2018 Quark takes over technical leadership among its competitors as it continues to build out functionality in several areas, including PDF generation, scripting, OpenType integration and free single-app creation for mobile devices. Not to be forgotten is the wealth of ideas of the users, which whom Quark stands in unprecedented exchange.” Detlev Hangemann, Publisher “The new version of QuarkXPress overtakes the competitor Adobe InDesign in some exciting areas. Version 2018 was stable and performed well in our test. The upgrade is worth it!” Thomas Kaltschmidt, mac&i “Although the name Quark associates some of the antiquity of desktop publishing, QuarkXPress is still a true alternative to InDesign. This is not only due to the fact that the software has been continuously developed, but also the more attractive pricing model for small and large customers.” Markus Linden, PAGE Top 10 Reasons to Switch | 4 What Customers say “Since moving away from InDesign and switching to QuarkXPress at the beginning of the month, I went through Lynda.com and also watched videos through the QuarkXPress YouTube channel. Man what a difference! I should've made the move sooner. I am certainly not looking back. Liberated! Kudos!” “Our decision to switch from InDesign to QuarkXPress was based on the much simpler production of high-quality HTML5 publications.” S. Burkhardt, publisher of the online magazine "free.aero” Top 10 Reasons to Switch | 5 “After my first attempts with QuarkXPress 2018, I'm very impressed. I feel like a kid with a big bag of miracles... especially the typographic features and the tidy UI. Equally brilliant is the conversion of PDFs into native objects —which saves me so much time! I am looking forward to the first complete production run of our magazine with QuarkXPress. Your programmers have forged a fine piece of software!” W. Meisel “After many years using InDesign, I looked again at QuarkXPress. I don't know why, probably because I’m curious… or because I see the slow development of InDesign and I'm tired of debugging and paying rent. What I found surprised me a lot! After having put it to the test for several weeks, now QuarkXPress is in my toolbox again and… well, it works way better than InDesign.” Gianni S. Top 10 Reasons to Switch | 6 Top 10 Reasons to Switch from InDesign to QuarkXPress Top 10 Reasons to Switch | 7 1. Copy objects from InDesign and Illustrator or copy pie charts from Excel and past them as editable QuarkXPress objects 2. Convert any PDF or InDesign file to editable QuarkXPress objects 3. Convert print layouts into interactive HTML5 publications 4. Superior typographic controls, e.g. for kerning pairs, font tracking tables and text variables 5. More granular design control for optical margin alignment, gradients and opacity Top 10 Reasons to Switch | 8 6. Much more intuitive user interface, less palette clutter, and faster time to results 7. Non-destructive image editing inside QuarkXPress 8. Unlimited output to single iOS and Android apps for free 9. Lower cost of ownership — buy the license and own it forever 10. With our QuarkXPress Advantage plan you'll have access to the latest updates without a monthly subscription! Q&A There’s so much that I don’t need from the Creative Cloud. Why is QuarkXPress a better alternative? Isn’t InDesign the better tool? Top 10 Reasons to Switch | 9 We believe QuarkXPress can be the center of all your creative projects. For projects where QuarkXPress isn’t the right fit, we can help you find the right tools. It’s better to select the right tools for the job than being restricted to pre-selected tools that you pay for even if you don’t use them. You should decide for yourself which tool is the best for you. QuarkXPress offers a broad range of high-end creativity and productivity tools, some of which InDesign does not offer today or only offers elementary control. Users, who access both QuarkXPress and InDesign on a regular basis, report that QuarkXPress has a much more intuitive user interface, less clutter, and faster control via shortcut-enabled palettes. Check out the feature comparison table and the complete feature list. Isn’t InDesign the industry standard? PDF is the real industry standard in the graphics and design industry. It is an ISO standard, whereas neither InDesign’s file format nor QuarkXPress’ file format can be called a standard. When it comes to print, what really matters is the ability to create high quality PDF files. Modern print companies will require you to submit a high-quality PDF/X. QuarkXPress can create PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3 and PDF/X-4 and uses the same technology to ensure standards compliance that is used by Acrobat. Isn’t QuarkXPress more expensive than InDesign? Top 10 Reasons to Switch | 10 Though QuarkXPress is sold as a perpetual license that requires a one-time payment – which can seem more expensive than monthly payments – over time it’s actually cheaper. InDesign is only available as rental model (Creative Cloud subscription). This means you either pay approx. $23 every month (single product) or approx. $60 (Full Creative Cloud). If you stop paying, you cannot open files created by InDesign and you may even lose work if it’s stored in the cloud. Doesn’t InDesign have better integration with Illustrator and Photoshop? Top 10 Reasons to Switch | 11 Surprisingly not. First, it depends what you mean by integration. If you use Adobe’s smart objects, then yes, InDesign is better integrated with Illustrator and Photoshop. However, most people need to import AI and PSD files. And here QuarkXPress offers unique functionality: QuarkXPress can import both AI and PSD and allows you to adjust blend modes of PSD layers. This is something InDesign can’t do. And you can even convert AI files into native QuarkXPress objects, allowing you to modify Bézier curves created in Illustrator as if they were originally created in QuarkXPress. Again, something InDesign can’t do; you need Illustrator for that. And QuarkXPress’ ability to make vector objects editable is not limited to Adobe’s file formats, you can also make other objects editable, such as PDF files, objects from Microsoft Office, Corel and Affinity. Aren’t the typography features of both InDesign and QuarkXPress kind of the same? Top 10 Reasons to Switch | 12 If you care about detail and control, QuarkXPress gives you more. One of the biggest strengths of QuarkXPress is control over typography. For example, QuarkXPress has the unmatched ability to apply horizontal AND vertical kerning that allows you to edit kerning pairs of a font. Or think about optical margin alignment. Need variables? In InDesign variables do not line wrap, meaning when they come to the end of a line and do not fit, InDesign will automatically kern them, up to being illegible. QuarkXPress just line wraps variables, as if they were normal text. With QuarkXPress we even added new typography features, e.g. proportional leading and text shading. Try the new text shading feature which offers you typographic possibilities not seen before in layout applications. When switching to QuarkXPress will I need additional tools to get my work done such as image editing, illustration, etc.? You will be surprised, you can do more in your layout application when you use QuarkXPress. Sure, for specialist tasks you will need special tools and there are many highquality tools available. However, for many of your daily tasks, QuarkXPress doesn’t require you to switch to another tool: Need to adjust contrast of an image or apply sharpening just before output? You can do that in QuarkXPress. Fast, modern, non-destructive. Need to adjust a logo or an illustration? Create from scratch with powerful Bézier tools in QuarkXPress or import an AI, EPS or PDF file with vectors and convert it to editable vector objects in QuarkXPress. Top 10 Reasons to Switch | 13 What do I do with existing layouts that I have created in InDesign? Top 10 Reasons to Switch | 14 You can either copy and paste InDesign objects into QuarkXPress and continue working there – QuarkXPress keeps text as text and makes vector objects editable. Or you import the PDF file created by InDesign and make it editable. Additionally, you can convert InDesign IDML files directly into editable QuarkXPress objects that retain attributes such as style sheet names and master pages. I also need to create digital projects such as eBooks, flip books, or even Apps and Web pages. Can QuarkXPress help me here, without me needing an additional paid service or subscription? Top 10 Reasons to Switch | 15 Yes. With QuarkXPress 2018, you can create single apps for iOS, directly from your desktop without paying Quark anything additional. You can create eBooks in ePub and Kindle format, directly out of QuarkXPress. And if you need to create HTML experiences, in flipbook or publication-like styles, then HTML5 publications allow you to simply convert print layouts to HTML5 with stunning interactivity such as animations, slideshows, audio and video. And of course, HTML5 publications are also adaptive to different device sizes. Best of all, HTML5 publications export to your desktop which means you own the HTML5 and can use it on any standard web server. A new approach to software that puts you in control With QuarkXPress Advantage, you get access to every QuarkXPress upgrade and update PLUS unlimited technical support AND you will always own your QuarkXPress software. What’s Included? All QuarkXPress Upgrades and Updates Unlimited Technical Support† Own the latest version of QuarkXPress Exclusive Special Offers (coming soon) “Ask the Experts” Webinar Participation Personal Quark Account Manager Early Access to New Releases Global Licensing and Language Support Discounting and Price Protection Centralized Licensing Control & Compliance Top 10 Reasons to Switch | 16 Benefits Always A Step Ahead With QuarkXPress Advantage you know you’ll have access to every new feature and every new version of QuarkXPress. Take the guesswork out of upgrading and start your savings today. Peace of Mind Need help? Relax knowing you can take advantage of our QuarkXPress experts with unlimited technical support with phone call back, email, and chat. Plus, you’ll have a personal account manager for all other questions. Maximize Your Investment Reward yourself for thinking ahead. Choose the three-year plan and save 20% over the one-year plan. It’s a quick way to put money in your pocket and stay up-to-date. Top 10 Reasons to Switch | 17 BUY NOW Or learn more about making the switch
