Publisher Plus
Publisher Plus is a macOS desktop publishing and page layout app for creating printable materials such as brochures, flyers, newsletters, magazines, posters,…
What Publisher Plus is
Publisher Plus is a macOS desktop publishing and page layout app for creating printable materials such as brochures, flyers, newsletters, magazines, posters, business cards, and calendars. It lets users set page size, orientation, and margins, then create and edit multiple pages. The maker lists more than 170 templates, hundreds of clipart items, over 230 backgrounds, and more than 40 photo frames and masks. Editing tools cover text, shapes, calendars, object styling, layers, alignment, grouping, cropping, frames, masks, and filters. Photo objects support formats including JPG, TIFF, PNG, GIF, PDF, EPS, AI, and SVG. Pages can be printed directly or exported as PDF, JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, or PSD. The product page also lists sharing through Email, Message, AirDrop, Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr, plus image search from within the app. Publisher Plus costs $39.90, paid once and includes a 30-day money-back guarantee; minor upgrades are free until the next major version. A free trial and a free Mac version, Publisher Lite, are also listed.
Good
- Includes more than 170 templates.
- Creates and edits multiple pages.
- Exports to PDF, JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, and PSD.
- Offers a free trial and Publisher Lite.
- Minor upgrades are free until the next major version.
Watch out
- Available for macOS only.
- Costs $39.90, paid once.
- Compatibility requirements differ between product page and FAQ.
Who it suits
Publisher Plus suits Mac users creating multi-page print materials who want templates, image-editing tools, and several export options. A free version, Publisher Lite for Mac, is available through the App Store.
Verdict
Publisher Plus combines page layout tools, templates, and multiple print and export options for Mac. Consider its listed price and the differing compatibility requirements before choosing it.
Plans and prices
From Publisher Plus's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher Plus | $39.90, paid once | Mac desktop app · 30-day money-back guarantee · minor upgrades free until the next major version |
The facts
Each one read from Publisher Plus's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Compatibility
- The product page lists compatibility as OS X 10.7 or later, while the FAQ lists Mac OS X 10.6.8 or above and an Intel processor of 1 GHz or higher.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Editing
- The app supports text, shapes, calendars, object styling, layers, alignment, grouping, image cropping, frames, masks, and filters.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Export and print
- Pages can be printed directly or exported as PDF, JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, and PSD.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Image formats
- The maker says photo objects support formats including JPG, TIFF, PNG, GIF, PDF, EPS, AI, and SVG.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Page setup
- Users can customize page size, orientation, and margins, and create and edit multiple pages.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- PearlMountain’s privacy policy says purchase data is handled by registration providers and that PearlMountain does not know users’ credit card numbers or other sensitive payment information.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Publisher Plus is a Mac desktop publishing and page layout application for creating printable documents such as brochures, flyers, newsletters, magazines, posters, business cards, and calendars.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Sharing
- The product page lists sharing through Email, Message, AirDrop, Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr within Publisher Plus for Mac.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs users with product problems or questions to its technical support team by email.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Template purchases
- The FAQ says additional template packs can be purchased through the in-app Store using an Apple account.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Templates
- The maker lists 170-plus templates, hundreds of clipart items, 230-plus backgrounds, and 40-plus photo frames and masks.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Updates
- The FAQ says minor upgrades are free, with purchased version 1.x updates included until version 2.0.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Web image search
- The maker says users can search the web for images inside the app.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2006checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Chengdu, Sichuan, Chinachecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free version
- The FAQ identifies Publisher Lite for Mac on the App Store as the free version of Publisher Plus for Mac.checked 9 Oct 2026
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