Xara Designer Pro+
Xara Designer Pro+ is a Windows desktop application combining vector illustration, desktop publishing, photo editing, and graphic design.
What Xara Designer Pro+ is
Xara Designer Pro+ is a Windows desktop application combining vector illustration, desktop publishing, photo editing, and graphic design. It also includes presentation design, a PDF editor, and a no-code website builder. Both listed plans include the Xara Elements content catalog and integrations with Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive. The annual-billing plan costs $16 a month, billed annually as one payment of $192, while monthly billing costs $22 a month. Each plan lists the same design tools, integrations, and content catalog. There is no free plan, but a 14-day trial is available. Designer Pro+ is offered for Windows and has no mobile app. Xara is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, and was founded in 1981. The product’s combination of illustration, publishing, photo, presentation, PDF, and website tools makes it a single desktop option for several creative tasks. Buyers can choose monthly or annual billing based on how they want to pay.
Good
- Combines multiple design tools
- Includes presentation design
- No-code website builder included
- Cloud-storage integrations listed
- 14-day trial available
Watch out
- No free plan
- Windows only
- No mobile app
- Annual plan requires $192 upfront
Who it suits
Designer Pro+ suits Windows users who need illustration, publishing, photo, presentation, PDF, and website tools together. It is for desktop work rather than mobile use.
Verdict
Xara Designer Pro+ brings a broad set of creative and publishing tools into one Windows application. The trial allows evaluation, but continued use requires one of its paid billing plans.
Plans and prices
From Xara Designer Pro+'s own pricing page, checked 19 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Designer Pro+ — annual billing | $16 a month | Billed annually as one payment of $192 · Vector illustration, desktop publishing, photo editing and graphic design · PDF editor and no-code website builder · Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive integration · Xara Elements content catalog included · billed annually |
| Designer Pro+ — monthly billing | $22 a month | Monthly subscription · Vector illustration, desktop publishing, photo editing and graphic design · PDF editor and no-code website builder · Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive integration · Xara Elements content catalog included · billed monthly |
The facts
Each one read from Xara Designer Pro+'s own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Desktop app
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Mobile app
- Nochecked 19 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1981checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 19 Sep 2026
What it does
- Illustration tools
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Paid from
- 16checked 19 Sep 2026
- Presentation design
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Template library
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
