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QuarkXPress Version Comparison
User Experience
9
10
QX2015
QX2016
QX2017
QX2018
QX2018 Pro
Modern, intuitive interface (macOS)
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Modern, intuitive interface (Windows)
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
n/a
Dark Theme*
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Trackpad gesture support*
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Search in palettes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Native Cocoa Application*
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Retina Display Support*
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
HiDPI Display Support (Windows)
No
No
Partial
Partial
Yes
Yes
n/a
Customize keyboard commands*
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Full Screen Experience*
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Set default tool preferences from existing objects
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom Color Schemes*
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Palette grouping/palette sets
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dockable palettes
No
Yes*
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Keyboardable measurement palette (e.g. Command+M)
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Resizeable measurement palette (large/small)
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Vertical Measurement palette*
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Output/Export
9
10
QX2015
QX2016
QX2017
QX2018
QX2018 Pro
Direct PDF export (without distiller)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PDF Export using technology by callas & Adobe
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Export tagged PDF
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
PDF/A export
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Pass-Through Transparency
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PDF/X-1a and PDF/X-3 Export
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Direct PDF/X-4 Export
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Export layers in PDFs
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Export as Image
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Export a book as a single PDF
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Host-based separations
Deprecated
No
No
No
No
No
No
In-RIP separations and Composite output
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Print scaling from 10% to 1000%
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Color Management
9
10
QX2015
QX2016
QX2017
QX2018
QX2018 Pro
ICC-based color management
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Support for ICCv2
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Support for ICCv4
No
No
Partial
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Layout Experience
9
10
QX2015
QX2016
QX2017
QX2018
QX2018 Pro
Page size larger than 1.20m / 48"
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Create custom page sizes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
8000% Zoom
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Format Painter (text)
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Format Painter (item)
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dynamic Guides/Smart Guides
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Change values by cursor keys
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Layers
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Layers on Master Pages
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Print Preview
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Page Navigator*
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Find/Change for text
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Find/Change supports breaking/non-breaking characters
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Trim Preview
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Create grids and set guides numerically
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Merge text boxes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Show recent fonts
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Scale by inputting a percentage
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Adaptive scaling of layouts
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Relink images in Usage Dialog
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Designer-controlled Automation
9
10
QX2015
QX2016
QX2017
QX2018
QX2018 Pro
Conditional Styles
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bullets and Numbers
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Callouts
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ShapeMaker
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ImageGrid
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Linkster
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cloner
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tables (designed tables) with page wrap
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Fast, inline tables with page wrap
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tables Styles (for inline tables)
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Footnotes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Footnotes that span columns
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Endnotes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cross-referencing
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Variables (print date, creation date etc.)
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Variables can line-wrap
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
References
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Running headers
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Indexes and tables of contents
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
AppleScript* Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
JavaScript Support (ECMAScript 8)
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
GREP styling (via JavaScript)
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Bezier and Graphics
9
10
QX2015
QX2016
QX2017
QX2018
QX2018 Pro
Bézier illustration tools
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shapemaker tools
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Transparency Blend Modes for items
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Color picker (iDropper)
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Two-color gradients
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Multi-color gradients for axial and radial gradients
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Multi-color gradients for rectangular and diamond gradients
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Multi-color gradients for borders (frames) and lines
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Different lines for each border of a box
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Convert imported AI/EPS/PDF to native objects
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Create external images when converting to native objects
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Text on a path
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Flip shapes horizontally and vertically
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Flip groups
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Auto fit and fill image
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Fit box to image
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Fit box to text
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Fill box with image
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Space/Align
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Space/Align with key item
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Item Styles and Item Find/Change
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Text and Typography
9
10
QX2015
QX2016
QX2017
QX2018
QX2018 Pro
Unicode and OpenType support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unicode v10+ support (e.g. for Indic scripts)
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Direct acccess to OpenType functionality (UI)
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Support for stylistic sets (OpenType)
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Apply multiple stylistic sets
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Color Font support (bitmap)
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Color Font support (vector)
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
High-quality hyphenation based on Dieckmann
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
User-settable hyphenation strictness levels
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Built-in spellchecker (via Dieckmann)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Built-in spellchecker via Hunspell for selected languages
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Absolute leading (e.g. “10pt”)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Relative leading (e.g. “+2pt”)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Auto-leading
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Proportional leading (e.g. “50%”)
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Font style (weight) listing
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Text shading
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Text framing
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Convert text to bezier curves
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Stroke live text
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Glyphs palette
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Copy Textstyle Tool (eyedropper tool for text)
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Span text over columns (headlines)
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Split text inside a text column
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Story Editor
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Preset and customizable hanging characters
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Several baseline grids
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Automatic column lines (rules)
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Smart quotes also for single quotes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Additional East Asian baseline grid setup options
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Advanced character spacing; Mojigumi setup controls
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Additional East Asian text and typography setup controls
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Images
9
10
QX2015
QX2016
QX2017
QX2018
QX2018 Pro
Xenon Graphics Engine
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Adaptive Resolution for images
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Display crisp image previews of bitmap images
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Display crisp image previews of PDF and AI
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Display crisp image previews of EPS
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Asynchronous image preview rendering
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Scale images smaller than 10% and larger than 1000%
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Scale images up to 5000%
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Advanced Image Control Palette
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Image Editing (non-destructive)
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
ICC-based batch crop, color mode and downsampling
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Transparency Blend Modes for images
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Digital Publishing
9
10
QX2015
QX2016
QX2017
QX2018
QX2018 Pro
Unified App Studio and eBook layout
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
HTML5 Animations for apps
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
HTML5 Animations for eBooks
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Create tablet and smartphone apps (via App Studio)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Create single iOS apps (on Desktop, at no extra charge)
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Create single Android apps (on Desktop, at no extra charge)
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Reflowable eBook export in ePub format
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Fixed-layout eBook export in ePub format
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
eBook export as Kindle (fixed layout and reflow)
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Use Style Sheets to export CCS Styles for eBooks
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Justification, runaround, drop caps etc. in ePub and HTML5
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Export drop shadows as native HTML drop shadows
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Auto-create a table-of-content
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Create HTML5 Publications
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Create responsive HTML5 Publications
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Create offline HTML5 Publications (progressive web apps)
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Locally preview HTML5 Publications
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Locally preview single pages of HTML5 Publications
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Collaboration
9
10
QX2015
QX2016
QX2017
QX2018
QX2018 Pro
Books and Collaboration
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Add all layouts of a project to a book
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Redlining
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Notes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Job Jackets®
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Job Jackets® in XML format
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Job Jackets® can contain a default dictionary
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Auxiliary dictionary editable (XML)
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Import/Export hyphenation exceptions
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Composition Zones®
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Synchronized content
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Import/Export
9
10
QX2015
QX2016
QX2017
QX2018
QX2018 Pro
Import PDF
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Paste objects from Illustrator or MS Office as native obj
ects
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Import/export hyphenation exceptions
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Legacy Word import (DOC)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Legacy Excel import (XLS)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Word import (DOCX)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Excel import (XLSX)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Native Illustrator file (AI) import
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Native Photoshop file (PSD) import
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Import footnotes/endnotes from DOCX (MS Word)
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Ignore footnotes/endnotes from Word
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Collect for Output across all Print layouts
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Collect for Output for Digital layouts
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Open PDF automatically after exporting
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Easily convert Print layout to fixed-layout ePub
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Easily convert Print layout to HTML5
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Convert digital layouts to Print
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Convert using adaptive scaling
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Direct InDesign Import (via IDML)
No
No
No
No
Beta
Yes
Yes
Downsave & Opening
9
10
QX2015
QX2016
QX2017
QX2018
QX2018 Pro
Downsave one version
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Open legacy documents (3.1 up to 6) directly
Yes
Via Document Converter
Via Document Converter
Via Document Converter
Via Document Converter
Via Document Converter
Via Document Converter
Open legacy documents (7 and higher) directly
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
9
10
QX2015
QX2016
QX2017
QX2018
QX2018 Pro
Quark Auto Updater included
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Automatic update via Apple
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Tools for accessibility support
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
QR Code Creator
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Spotlight* support (for all versions)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
QuickLook* support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Support for 35+ languages
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
East Asian typography support built-in
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Free technical support (60 days after purchase)
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Forums
Technical support plans available for purchase
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Upgrade
9
10
QX2015
QX2016
QX2017
QX2018
QX2018 Pro
Upgrade to QuarkXPress 2018 available
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
n/a
No
Reduced upgrade price when upgrading to QX2018
No
No
No
No
Yes
n/a
No
Upgrade possible to the next major version
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Licensing
9
10
QX2015
QX2016
QX2017
QX2018
QX2018 Pro
Lifetime license
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cross-platform licensing (macOS and Windows)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Dual-activation (install on two machines)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Free license server for concurrent usage (optionally)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Substantial rebates for Charity and Edu licenses
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Platform support
9
10
QX2015
QX2016
QX2017
QX2018
QX2018 Pro
64-bit application
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Drag and drop installation*
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Single bundle application*
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11)
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
macOS Sierra (10.12)
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
macOS High Sierra (10.13)
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
macOS Mojave (10.14)
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Runs on 32-bit versions of Windows
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Windows 7 (64 bit)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Windows 8.1 (64 bit)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Windows 10 (64 bit)
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Supported on Windows 10 October 2018 Update
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Purchase options
9
10
QX2015
QX2016
QX2017
QX2018
QX2018 Pro
Available from Quark direct, via estore and authorized resellers
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Available on Mac App Store (macOS)
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
*macOS feature only
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