Very interesting app, excellent value for money, I have been using it for a long time (from version 2) I have never had problems the developers are very helpful, I recommend it.
GUI is nice, way to much functions. but if you see on small things, this software has only a very limited use. For example take look on DYMPO Label - non of them works out of the box -> All the labels have switched the width and height in the roll. I have informed the vendor about that - before many month ago and I have ask them 20 times about the progress - alway the same response: Thanks for your feedback - We're still working on this issue...
better pay more for professional developer
v5.5.2 is out. I like it. Release notes: • Swift Publisher can now open documents created in Business Card Composer. • Support for label printers added: DYMO, Zebra, Brother, Seiko, Primera.
BeLight Software, the makers of Swift Publisher, were the folks who created the terrific Labels & Addresses, but let it die with its last 32 bit incarnation. But SP is every bit as good if not better. Its even more intuitive, easy to use and completely customizable. If you've been searching for a replacement for Labels & Addresses, this is literally it.
This app needs to SPEED UP. I'm waiting for the spinning wheel to stop for nearly a minute every time I choose something. Why is it taking sooooooo long to do anything?
And, although I've used this app on several occasions in the past and assumed I would be familiar with it, I'm finding it extremely difficult to use now. It's not a user-friendly app at all. I'm so confused most of the time why things aren't happening.
It's gotta go .... very sorry!
The new update version 5.5 contains mostly CD labels, envelopes and business cards.
Anybody knows if it's possible install only business cards, without all other stuff ?
Super awsome software . Do what exactly say and more , if you are looking for a professional prepared designs templets for almost anything then this is the number one app you have to give a shoot . Intuitive, simple UI with edit drag and drop content , every thing is tottaly customizable and under your control.
It helped me a lot to improve my designs layout at college and work . Very brilliant app and very convenient and awsome company . Also check out their other apps for mac they have a lot of super great softwares.
Brilliant! Does exactly what it should be doing without any problems. Still new to Swift Publisher but so far i'm satisfied. Works really well on my Mac OS X El Caption, which I saw another reviewer also state, guess that helps prove how good this app is! Cheers Swift Publisher!
This is The Best, and this is brilliant.
Since I discovered it 5 years ago, I've never not only opened Apple pages, but never bothered to update it. All I can say.
Really a question: Will Swift Publishing convert old InDesighn CS3 files? We're using Mac OS10.12.6. This version of InDesign is no longer is available and we need to access and update our work 3-4 times a year. We don't want to support the new InDesign cloud "subscription" option they are offering. What a rip off.
It's not InDesign, but it does most of what I need and the cost is affordable for almost anyone (especially with the 50% off sale). It's kind of quirky if you are used to InDesign, there are a lot features missing and the text styling works sometimes and not others. I'm on an older MacPro (2008) on MacOS 10.11.6.
I don't see any recent reviews, so I just wanted to suggest you give it a try if you need something more desktop-publishing oriented than Word or Pages.
I'm still holding out for Affinity Publisher, but every time I look at their website, the release of the beta is pushed further into the future.
Good at a bare bones level, but increasingly frustrating any time I want to use any real features. For example, the text Styles feature is virtually useless. I can't update a Style at all. You can click all you want and the Style simply won't update. IT renders the Styles function WORSE than useless, as you expect it to do something, and may not notice that the change didn't stick.
Downloaded the new version and when launched it crashes. I just upgraded to Yosemite so that may be part of the problem. Hopefully the developers will fix this soon.
For layouts that keep elements on one page at a time, it's great.
the feature gap is when working on a booklet with page bleed. It really needs a way to handle page spreads... laying out a magazine with elements that run across the gutter is difficult without it...
For example, if you are using page bleed, and want a title to span across two pages so that when the booklet is open, the title rolls across the entire space, it's nearly impossible to line this all up without a lot of registration marks, work, and hassle.
If there's a way to do it, I can't figure it out. :-(
otherwise, very nice.
Now that Apple has put a bullet to the head of Pages '09 and brought out the cardboard cutout version of Pages 5, there should be an excellent opening for Swift Publisher to step in.
I would like for SP to export to a few more formats, such as .docx, rtf and .txt for compatibility backups.
MacUpdate Desktop cannot install updates to this app properly, even though the dmg has a simple drag install. This problem has persisted through every update since I purchased the app in the December 2012 MU bundle. Trashing the app and doing a clean reinstall of it does not affect this. What could possibly cause MUD to be unable to install this?
Does anyone notice any real difference between version two and three apart from all the Mountain Lion and Retina compatibility fixes (neither interest me in the least: I'm staying Snow).
Swift 3 is an excellent replacement for MS Publisher for those of you who come from a Windows background. Having used Swift 2, I am convinced that any upgrade from this developer would only enhance the program to give stunning designs as your creativity allows without cracking your head to figure out where all the controls & fixes are. It actually makes me look forward to each assignment! Thank you for letting me create newsletters that stun people each time!
This isn’t a comment on Swift Publisher per se — rather, a question about the various options of purchasing it.
The App store has v. 3.1.1 priced at $19.99; MacUpdate has v. 3.2, a trivial difference I assume as at some point, the App store will offer a free update to v. 3.2?
I believe there’s a difference between purchasing software directly from the developer or MacUpdate, and purchasing it from the App store. Can anyone elucidate? No matter where I buy the application, it looks like I can download a demo here or from the developer’s site to try it out. And of course I wouldn’t buy a slightly lower version from the App Store for a few more dollars. Are there others differences?
Thanks!
To be fair to Andrew: this is listed as Shareware, not Demo. Shareware is try before you buy (unrestricted) and if you like it then pay for it. Demo has more or less severe limitations (time-limited demo, save disabled demo, watermarked demo, etc).
So anyone slamming Andrew (who should have left a comment, not a one star review) should also slam the company for mislabeling the product.
I wouldn't normally write a review of Swift Publisher as we don't use it that much (we do mainly online and some of my designers are used to InDesign and cross-training them and have them complain about it for weeks is not the kind of project I need right now), but I have used Swift Publisher myself for some very nice work.
Andrew K. who demands thirty free days for his demo (and not demo marks on output) and has one starred BeLight's powerful and lightweight software is the reason for this immediate review.
I can't let that 1-star review go unchallenged. I've used shareware for decades (literally), and I've seen MANY graphics and audio programs that put some kind of restriction on a demo. And for good reason. Many people would very much like to take advantage of a full-featured demo in order to do quick projects. Why should the developers be deprived of their income while their “potential” customers profit? All anyone needs in a DEMO is the ability to determine how well the product will work. Is it really, truly, that hard to make a determination about Swift Publisher because it plasters “demo” on the output? Seriously? A reasonable person can pretty well look beyond that to make a purchase decision.
Swift Publisher is a well-supported program with good ease of use and many great features. I would give it a 5-star rating regardless of other people’s limited perspectives. A 1-star rating on a program that’s this mature and well supported is little more than a tantrum.
One star - a program is USELESS to try while ever the developer puts stuff like 'made with trial version' on the print job.
I can't try this. I won't buy it.
USELESS.
SELFISH
With the long-awaited addition of grouping plus several other new or improved features, an already great programme becomes superb. This must now be the page layout programme of choice.
Back in July (re: comment below) I received an email from the developers regarding the long awaited 'grouping' ability.
"...The program is in active development and we prepare v.3 for release. The structure of Swift Publisher was re-built and there was no sense to concentrate on adding grouping feature before completing these changes.
An update should appear on August - September this year."
It's now October 10 and still nothing.
And this from the developer's own forum:
"When will Swift Publisher 3 be out? Any info on upgrading?"
and the response:
"Hi,
I expect the release of the third version in the middle or end of 2010.
Nick"
To the developer: don't insult your customers by constantly making promises you have no intention of keeping.
I for one am sick of waiting and am going to buy another product. More than likely iStudio Publisher, a few dollars more than Swift Publisher but has more features.
Grouping coming in version 3
Like $ir M. and Lvdoc I own Swift Publisher, a really good application I think, but like them was wondering what was happening with the 'grouping' ability promised back in 2008.
This afternoon I emailed BeLight Software, the developer, asking when and if 'grouping' was going to be added. Within an hour or so I had a reply saying that they are currently working on version 3 which should be available August - September. Now the really good news - 'grouping' will be available in version 3.
This will, I think, take Swift Publisher from being really good to fantastic!!!!
I own Swift Pub and Art Text. Both are great for what they do.
If, however, Swift Pub ever delivered grouping functionality (as promised back in Apr. 2008), it could have real game-changing potential; note, though, that it has since bumped only from 2.3 to 2.3.3.
Lots of time - not much improvement - the natural question arises: how active is this software's development? (Not intended as criticism)
Swift Publisher used with Art Text 2 is really a great combo. I've had a couple of questions and te developer is probably the most responsive I've ever encountered. Their service alone encouraged me to buy several of their other apps.
I am currently using swift publisher and I think its great nd really simple. Although I am having difficulty in producing quality PDF's. When I create a pdf on my mac, I open it and the colours and gradients look fantastic like the original document but when I open it as a pdf on another PC it looks really bad. Colours dont look the same and the overall feel looks really amateur. Why is this??? Am i doing something wrong?
I find Swift Publisher 2 to be a superb DTP programme. I have used it for various tasks including production of posters and of greetings cards and it is a joy to use. Its integration with ArtText is an excellent feature. And for me the programme has been rock solid. Highly recommended!
This application is super buggy. It crashes sporadically when:
-new pictures are added to a document
- fonts are changed
- saving a document
I just purchased the software today and it has already crashed twelve times within a six hour period. The last crash caused my iMac to completely freeze requiring a manual restart.
This is too bad since it has everything my wife has been looking for in an affordable application for simple booklet layouts. I'm running this app on an late 2007, 24" iMac with a 2.8Ghz CoreDuo and 4GB of RAM.
Quite a nice simple DTP program with some surprising features (and some omissions).
I turned to Swift because of frustrations with Pages' inability to produce spot colors and bought the clipart as well.
The ClipArt is pretty cheesy and looks just like the wmf stuff you get with PCs. I don't think I would have bothered if I'd known. The templates are fairly ordinary as well, but some like that.
It is built around Cocoa so appears familiar to most modern Mac users, but it is not as refined in design and polish as iWorks.
Still the price is about right for what it does.
I do love this program. But I wish they would allow me to group objects. Yes, I can select multiple objects and move them as a group, but that's not the same as creating one large, grouped object which I can maneuver at will. I wrote them awhile back and asked for this feature, and they said it would be in the next release. I do not see it. Bummer.
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