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QuarkXPress Changelog

What's new in QuarkXPress 2019 15.2.1

Mar 3, 2020
  • This is a free update for QuarkXPress 2019 that further improves quality and stability.

New in QuarkXPress 2019 15.2 (Jan 31, 2020)

  • Improves quality and stability.

New in QuarkXPress 2019 15.1.2 (Dec 9, 2019)

  • Improves quality and stability

New in QuarkXPress 2018 14.2.0 (Dec 17, 2018)

  • Further improves quality and stability

New in QuarkXPress 2018 14.1.0.0 (Oct 18, 2018)

  • Further improves quality and stability
  • Adds support for macOS Mojave

New in QuarkXPress 2018 14.0.1.0 (Jul 30, 2018)

  • Further improves quality and stability.

New in QuarkXPress 2018 14.0.0.0 (Jun 20, 2018)

  • UNSURPASSED TYPOGRAPHY:
  • Color Fonts Support
  • First-Class OpenType Controls
  • Upgraded Font Listing
  • Hyphenation Strictness Levels
  • Span Footnotes over Columns
  • PROFESSIONAL PRINT PUBLISHING:
  • Direct InDesign IDML Import
  • PDF Print Engine based on callas pdfToolbox
  • Tagged/Accessible PDF
  • Built-in modern JavaScript v8 Support inspired by HTML DOM
  • Digital-to-Print Conversion
  • UNLIMITED DIGITAL PUBLISHING:
  • Export Unlimited Android Single Apps
  • Digital Preview Improvements
  • HTML5 Export Optimisations
  • Grouped Interactivity
  • Collect for Output Digital
  • STREAMLINED USER INTERFACE:
  • Vertical Measurement Palette
  • Powerfull User Interface

New in QuarkXPress 2017 13.2.1.0 (Jan 24, 2018)

  • Further improves quality and stability.

New in QuarkXPress 2017 13.1.1.0 (Dec 1, 2017)

  • Improves quality and stability.

New in QuarkXPress 2017 13.1.0.0 (Oct 7, 2017)

  • Further improves quality and stability. This update adds official support for macOS High Sierra.

New in QuarkXPress 2017 13.0.2.0 (Jul 17, 2017)

  • Further improves quality, stability and performance.

New in QuarkXPress 2017 13.0.1.0 (Jun 28, 2017)

  • Further improves quality, stability and performance.

New in QuarkXPress 2017 13.0.0.0 (May 24, 2017)

  • QuarkXPress 2017 is the new version that raises the bar for design and productivity. With non-destructive graphics and image editing directly within your layout, you no longer have to choose between efficiency and output quality – have both. Create responsive HTML5 Publications as well as “unlimited”* single iOS apps. And if you love text & typography, QuarkXPress 2017 expands your horizons there too.
  • What’s more, the team has worked around the clock to implement as many customer ‘wish list’ features as possible. Customers drive our software and our job is to make every QuarkXPress user smarter and faster in their work.
  • While continuing to focus on ensuring this is the most reliable and high performance design software, QuarkXPress 2017 is driven by five initiatives:
  • ‘Wish list’ features requested by our users
  • Enhancing and extending text and typography features
  • Introducing new graphics and image editing capabilities
  • Continued digital publishing innovation
  • Retaining the perpetual lifetime license model

New in QuarkXPress 2016 12.2.1.0 (Nov 28, 2016)

  • This is a free update for QuarkXPress 2016 that further improves quality and stability.

New in QuarkXPress 2016 12.2.0.0 (Oct 4, 2016)

  • Improves quality and stability.
  • Adds official support for macOS Sierra.

New in QuarkXPress 2016 12.1.0.0 (Jul 29, 2016)

  • A free update for QuarkXPress 2016 that further improves quality, stability and performance.
  • Additionally, it offers the following enhancements to existing features:
  • Color Picker has been enhanced to pick source color values instead of screen RGB values (excluding vector graphics).
  • HTML5 Publication now auto fits on mobile device screens with the option to zoom in/out.
  • Enhanced multi-level numbered lists
  • Many improvements, fixes and size optimizations have been made for HTML5 Publications

New in QuarkXPress 2015 11.2.0.2 (Feb 11, 2016)

  • Improves quality, stability and performance.

New in QuarkXPress 2015 11.2 (Oct 9, 2015)

  • This is a free update for QuarkXPress 2015 that further improves quality, stability and performance. This update adds official support for El Capitan (Mac OS X 10.11).
  • Note: This update is not compatible with Quark Publishing Platform 2015.

New in QuarkXPress 11.1 (Sep 5, 2015)

  • This is a free update for QuarkXPress 2015 that further improves quality, stability and performance.
  • Additionally it offers following enhancements to existing features:
  • Quark Color Manager is enhanced to resolve issues with Black Point Compensation
  • Footnote Styles: You can now specify space before and after for Footnotes text and Separator
  • Footnotes: You can insert Footnotes/Endnotes in anchored boxes, including nested anchored boxes
  • App Studio: Introduces support for Output Styles allowing 2x or 3x image bundles for Retina/HiDPI devices
  • App Studio/HTML5 interactivity: Enhanced button interactivity in page stacks.
  • App Studio/HTML5 interactivity: Options to disable slideshow indicators and video play button
  • Content Variables: Flow box page numbers are now available in Content Variables palette
  • Content Variables: Running Headers enhanced to support first and last occurrence on page and spread
  • Find/Change: Supports Content Variables, Footnotes and Convert to Graphic
  • Search in Palettes: Now also available in Item Styles, Books and Callout Styles
  • Reflow ePub: Allows style sheet mapping for Reflow ePub export

New in QuarkXPress 11.0.1 (Sep 5, 2015)

  • Further improves quality and stability.

New in QuarkXPress 10.5 (Nov 10, 2014)

  • Adds official support for OS X Yosemite. If you are on OS X Lion, please do not install this update. This update is not compatible with Quark Publishing Platform 10.2.

New in QuarkXPress 10.2.1 (Aug 30, 2014)

  • Most notable fixes:
  • Crashes in specific situations fixed, e.g. the copy bug with images larger than 30cm or PDF export with vector CMS checked
  • App Studio export error message when using referenced slideshows
  • Non-PS printer issues
  • "Convert spot colors to process" preference is sticky
  • Most notable enhancements:
  • Added a dedicated orthogonal line tool (well, actually it is a 45° line tool)
  • Compatibility with Quark Publishing Platform 10.2
  • All known Windows 8.1 High DPI issues fixed
  • All known Yosemite issues fixed (note, that Yosemite is still a moving target, so still unknown whether QuarkXPress 10 can support Yosemite right from the start)

New in QuarkXPress 10.2 (Jul 30, 2014)

  • Significantly improves performance and introduces a preference to switch between quality and performance. Additionally it fixes all output issues for PDF/X-4 based workflows.

New in QuarkXPress 10.1.1 (May 10, 2014)

  • A free update for QuarkXPress 10.1 that further improves quality and stability.

New in QuarkXPress 10.1.0.1 (Mar 19, 2014)

  • Further improves quality and stability.
  • It also fixes the crash issue with Japanese fonts.

New in QuarkXPress 10.1 (Mar 1, 2014)

  • Offers several new features, including the following:
  • Dynamic Guides - temporary guides that appear when you create or manipulate items on a page. They help you align items relative to other items and to the page in a layout
  • Exporting layouts as images
  • Books – now allowing you to create a single PDF
  • Larger zoom (up to 8000%)

New in QuarkXPress 10.0.2 (Dec 18, 2013)

  • 10.0.2 is a free update for QuarkXPress 10 that further improves quality and stability. In most areas performance has been significantly improved. Please note that panning/scrolling in a layout will be fully addressed in a subsequent update.

New in QuarkXPress 10.0.1 (Nov 12, 2013)

  • QuarkXPress 10.0.1 is a free update to further improve stability of QuarkXPress 10. It adds support for OS X Mavericks and Windows 8.1. Please note that reported image performance issues have yet to be fully addressed but will be in a subsequent update.
  • Key issues addressed in this update include:
  • Mavericks compatibility including improved support for working across multiple monitors
  • Windows 8.1 support (high DPI display not supported)
  • Text input performance
  • Range of output issues related to PDFs with native transparency including correctly outputting feathering and glow effects, drop shadows, bevels and gradients
  • On screen rendering and PDF output for outlined text
  • OpenType font rendering in PDFs
  • Output and rendering of multi-channel TIFF and PSD files
  • Improved color profile support
  • Improved support for Adobe Illustrator PDFs containing transparent objects
  • General stability and reliability related issues

New in QuarkXPress 9.5.3.1 (Sep 26, 2013)

  • Fixes two known issues with PDF export.

New in QuarkXPress 10.0.0.1 (Sep 16, 2013)

  • Intelligent Palettes
  • Full Screen View
  • Adaptive Resolution Technology
  • HiDPI/Retina Support
  • Enhanced Page Navigator
  • Enhanced Illustration (Bézier/Pen) Tools
  • QR Code Creator
  • Advanced Image Control
  • Enhanced Layers
  • Enhanced Space/Align and Distribution
  • Enhanced East Asian Typography
  • Enhanced Glyphs Palette
  • Highlight Missing Fonts
  • Enhanced Spellchecking and Hyphenation in 38+ languages
  • Enhanced Import Microsoft Word text, style sheets, pictures, and hyperlinks
  • Enhanced Style Sheets
  • Enhanced Live Print Previews
  • Enhanced PDF Pass-Through Transparency
  • Enhanced Design for App Studio
  • Enhanced Export to ePub and Kindle

New in QuarkXPress 9.5.3 (Sep 4, 2013)

  • Further improves quality and stability.
  • It also fixes two known issues with PDF export.

New in QuarkXPress 9.5.2 (May 31, 2013)

  • Further improves quality and stability. For App Studio it also includes support for the Download Manager as well as additional PDF export possibilities.

New in QuarkXPress 9.5.1.1 (Apr 12, 2013)

  • Dadds the ability to create page stacks in HTML5 based apps created with the new App Studio and fixes a bug regarding Japanese font rendering.

New in QuarkXPress 9.5.1.1 (Apr 4, 2013)

  • Adds the ability to create page stacks in HTML5 based apps created with the new App Studio and fixes a bug regarding Japanese font rendering.

New in QuarkXPress 9.5.1 (Apr 4, 2013)

  • Improves quality and stability.
  • Furthermore you can now embed fonts when creating content for HTML5 based apps with the new App Studio at AppStudio.net

New in QuarkXPress 9.5 (Nov 30, 2012)

  • New HTML5 palette for creating App Studio interactivity including slideshows, audio and video objects, buttons, pop-ups and more.
  • New App Studio Publishing palette for uploading your issue content to the App Studio Publishing Portal
  • New Quark AVE Interactivity palette for legacy App Studio customers to continue to use the previous technology

New in QuarkXPress 9.3.1.2 (Oct 2, 2012)

  • This free update for App Studio users includes new versions of App Studio Factory and Issue Previewer for iOS Simulator. This release is not compatible with QPS 9.2.

New in QuarkXPress 9.3.1 (Aug 14, 2012)

  • Includes an installer/updater that is compatible with the OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) Gatekeeper feature. This release is not compatible with QPS 9.2.

New in QuarkXPress 9.3 (May 31, 2012)

  • You can now export reflow articles in Kindle format. For more information, see "Exporting
  • in Kindle format" in A Guide to QuarkXPress.
  • You can now control whether odd-numbered pages are allowed on the left (in left-to-right layouts) and whether even-numbered pages are allowed on the right (in right-to-left layouts) in facing-page layouts. This control is located in the New Project, New Layout, and Layout Properties dialog boxes.
  • The DIC color library has been updated.

New in QuarkXPress 9.2 (Jan 11, 2012)

  • Create a new project specifically for ePUB
  • Add sound, video and hyperlinks to an ePUB e-book
  • Create new articles, visually crop pictures, and split text components in a reflow article
  • New Actions for iPad apps allow you to build buttons that control other media elements such as sound and video.
  • iOS 5 Newsstand support.
  • New Box From Clipping path command turns complex clipping paths into objects
  • And more….

New in QuarkXPress 9.0.1 (Aug 1, 2011)

  • Create the Ultimate Mobile Experience:
  • Create your own iPad apps with App Studio for QuarkXPress, then publish and control your own interactive publications.
  • Design for Blio eReader:
  • Bring Rich, Interactive Design to the eBook Marketplace:
  • Create interactive content for the Blio eReader — the most accessible and versatile e-reader on the market. Then sell it through the Blio online bookstore.
  • Export to ePUB:
  • Tap Into the Exploding eBook Market:
  • Convert your QuarkXPress layouts into standardised eBooks for the iPad, Sony® Reader, NOOK®, and more.
  • Conditional Styles:
  • Automatically style content based on powerful styling rules
  • Bullets and Numbering:
  • Take command of lists and outlines with bullet, numbering, and outline styles
  • Callouts:
  • Boxes and groups move automatically with text
  • ShapeMaker:
  • Easily create unique shapes
  • ImageGrid:
  • Import and automatically build grids of images
  • Linkster:
  • Unlink and relink text boxes without overflow
  • Story Editor:
  • Edit copy in a word-processor-like view
  • Cloner:
  • The smartest and most efficient way to clone design elements

New in QuarkXPress 8.5 (Nov 17, 2010)

  • The following PANTONE libraries have also been added or updated:
  • PANTONE+ CMYK
  • PANTONE+ Color Bridge
  • PANTONE+ Pastels & Neons Coated
  • PANTONE+ Pastels & Neons Uncoated
  • PANTONE+ Premium Metallics Coated

New in QuarkXPress 8.12 (Sep 17, 2009)

  • This update improves PDF output capabilities and introduces features that make the page-layout process even more intuitive and productive.
  • QuarkXPress 8.1 introduces a 'Native Transparency' mode for creating PDFs which can offer designers faster and more flexible PDF output support and provide greater control over their PDF workflow process.
  • This release also renovates spell checking, adds the ability to paste text without formatting, and improves productivity with Scale functionality.
  • QuarkXPress 8.1 also fine tunes Usability and Item Styles.
  • In addition, it can help prevent errors by reporting faux font styles such as bold or italic.
  • This version readies QuarkXPress for Snow Leopard and Windows 7 compatibility.

New in QuarkXPress 8.1 (Aug 5, 2009)

  • This update improves PDF output capabilities and introduces features that make the page-layout process even more intuitive and productive. QuarkXPress 8.1 introduces a ‘Native Transparency’ mode for creating PDFs which can offer designers faster and more flexible PDF output support and provide greater control over their PDF workflow process. This release also renovates spell checking, adds the ability to paste text without formatting, and improves productivity with Scale functionality. QuarkXPress 8.1 also fine tunes Usability and Item Styles. In addition, it can help prevent errors by reporting faux font styles such as bold or italic. This version readies QuarkXPress for Snow Leopard and Windows 7 compatibility, and the Windows version of this release adds a Welcome Screen.

New in QuarkXPress 8.02 (Jan 29, 2009)

  • Improves the installation experience.
  • Introduces user interface localization for five new languages: Danish, Norwegian, Czech, Portuguese (European), and Finnish.
  • The new language features have been developed and implemented in close collaboration with key partners and customers in each of the relevant markets.
  • Builds on the rock-solid performance and reliability that customers are already experiencing with QuarkXPress 8 by addressing the most important issues reported by customers.
  • In addition, this release adds support for the latest updates from Pantone Inc., PANTONE Goe color libraries.

New in QuarkXPress 8.0.1 (Oct 3, 2008)

  • Features a new interface.
  • Built-in web and Flash authoring tools.
  • Enhanced typography control.
  • A Picture Content tool(grab, rotate, and scale images in real-time).
  • Enhanced Item and Text Content tools.
  • New Bezier Pen tools.
  • Native Illustrator file import.
  • Drag-and-drop import of text and pictures, and more.