QuarkXPress - Version History

Version History

  • QuarkXPress 1 (1987) - Mac OS only.
  • QuarkXPress 2 (1989) - First non-English versions (e.g. French, German).
    • QuarkXPress 2.1 (1989) - Enhanced typographic control, such as user-definable kerning tables.
  • QuarkXPress 3 (1990) - First version with measurement palette and support for libraries.
    • QuarkXPress 3.1 (1992) - First version to also support Windows.
    • QuarkXPress 3.2 (1993) - First version to support Applescript and color management.
    • QuarkXPress 3.3 (1996) - First version to support PPC natively. First Passport Version (optional).
    • QuarkXPress 3.32 (1996) - Support for QuarkImmedia. This is the last version which works on Windows 3.x (requires Win32s to be installed).
  • QuarkXPress 4 (1997) - First version with bezier curves. Notable interface improvements are pop-up tools and tabbed dialog boxes. Windows 3.x is no longer supported.
    • QuarkXPress 4.1 (1999) - First version to also support PDF and XML.
  • QuarkXPress 5 (2002) - First version to offer tables and export HTML.
  • QuarkXPress Server (QuarkDDS) released.
  • QuarkXPress 6 (2003) - First version to support Mac OS X.
    • QuarkXPress 6.1 (2004) - First version with Excel Import filter.
    • QuarkXPress 6.5 (2004) - First version to also support the Document Object Model and picture retouching features.
    • QuarkXPress 6.52 (2006) - Bug fix release, released after release of Quark 7.
  • QuarkXPress 7 (2006) - First version to support OpenType, Unicode, PDF/X, Shadows/Transparencies, Job Definition Format and Composition Zones.
    • QuarkXPress 7.01 (8 August 2006) - First native version for Intel Macs (Universal binary), plus PPML support.
    • QuarkXPress 7.02 (2006) - Additional language support in Passport.
    • QuarkXPress 7.1 (2007) - Performance update.
    • QuarkXPress 7.2 (2007) - First version to support Windows Vista, additional languages.
    • QuarkXPress 7.3 (2007) - Increased UI localization and PDF support, improved performance and stability.
    • QuarkXPress 7.31 (2007) - Certification on Windows Vista, support for Mac OS X v10.5 ("Leopard"), enhancements to spell checking.
    • QuarkXPress 7.4 (2008) - non public release, only for QPS customers.
    • QuarkXPress 7.5 (2008) - Bug fix release, released after release of Quark 8.
  • QuarkXPress 8 (2008) - New UI, drag-and-drop support, direct image manipulation, customizable optical margin alignment, multiple baseline grids, East Asian support, built-in Flash authoring.
    • QuarkXPress 8.01 (2008) - Spellchecker enhancements
    • QuarkXPress 8.02 (2009) - Five new languages and new Pantone libraries.
    • QuarkXPress 8.1 (2009) - Numerical scale, native transparency (PDF-X/4) and layers in PDF, improved spell checker and other feature improvements. Supports Snow Leopard and Windows 7.
    • QuarkXPress 8.12 (2009) - Bug fix release.
    • QuarkXPress 8.15 (2010) (Mac OS X only) - Fixes activation issues on certain Apple hardware.
    • QuarkXPress 8.1.6 (2010) - Speed optimizations
    • QuarkXPress 8.1.6.2 (2010) - Bug fix release.
    • QuarkXPress 8.5 (2010) - Bug fixes, auto updater, DOCX import.
    • QuarkXPress 8.5.1 (2011) - Bug fixes, last Universal Binary version.
  • QuarkXPress 9 (2011) - Nested Styles, callouts (anchored elements outside text boxes), bullets & numbers, shape wizard, multi image import, ePub Export.
    • QuarkXPress 9.0.1 (2011) - Bug fix release
    • QuarkXPress 9.1 (2011) - Addition of "App Studio", which allows to export multimedia apps for iPad out of QuarkXPress. First version to officially support Mac OS X Lion
    • QuarkXPress 9.2 (2012) - Export to ePUB 3.0, plus ability to create ePUB files from scratch. Improvements to App Studio, including iOS5 support.
    • QuarkXPress 9.2.1 (2012) (Mac OS X only) - Fix "missing icons" bug caused by Lion 10.7.3
    • QuarkXPress 9.2.1.1 (2012) - Added support for exporting to the Retina iPad
    • QuarkXPress 9.3 (2012) - Export eBooks directly to Amazon Kindle format, plus other minor fixes including EPS and PDF color management.
    • QuarkXPress 9.3.1 (2012) - Compatibility with the OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) Gatekeeper feature.
    • QuarkXPress 9.3.1.1 (2012) - Fixes a spellchecker cash.
    • QuarkXPress 9.5 (2012) - Allows the creation of 100% HTML5-based content on native apps and platforms such as Android.

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