- 3Installing Scribus
- 5Alternative Installation Methods
PDFwriter is a printer driver for Mac OS X, which will let you generate PDF files by simply printing. PDFwriter is heavily based on CUPS-PDF. It doesn't use ghostscript to generate PDF files, instead it uses the Mac OS X internal pdf capabilities. Download Freeware Ghostscript for Mac OS X. Welcome to Ghostscript, an interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF.
Ghostscript Overview. Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript® language and PDF files. It is available under either the GNU GPL Affero license or licensed for commercial use from Artifex Software, Inc.It has been under active development for over 30 years and has been ported to several different systems during this time. Ghostscript 9.50 Full. Ghostscript 9.27 was released April 4, 2019. Below is a signed and notarized Macintosh install package for this version of Ghostscript. The package works on macOS Sierra and above, for Intel. In case of trouble, you can revert to Ghostscript 9.26 by just installing on top of Ghostscript 9.27. Ghostscript 9.27. ImageMagick depends on Ghostscript fonts. To install them, type: brew install ghostscript. The brew command downloads ImageMagick and many of its delegate libraries (e.g. JPEG, PNG, Freetype, etc.) and configures, builds, and installs ImageMagick automagically. Alternatively, you can download the ImageMagick Mac OS X distribution we provide.
Introduction
There are many ways to install Scribus on your Mac but the simplest methods are to download either the Scribus Disk Image (DMG) or the Scribus Package Installer (PKG).
The instructions below will show you how to install Scribus using either of these methods.
Other installation methods are available. If you really want to make things more complicated for yourself, see the list of alternatives at the end of this article.
These instructions are for Intel Macs running OS X Leopard (10.5) or later. If you're using an older system then you'll need to search the wiki/web for other instructions.
As of OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) Apple introduced something called Gatekeeper. This is Apple's way of - depending how you look at it - either protecting you from software that could be a problem, or, making it more difficult to install software that Apple hasn't approved. If at any point you get a message saying something like 'Scribus.app' can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer.' then you'll need to bypass Gatekeeper. See this article for instructions about doing this. This is not a problem with Scribus, you'll get this a lot if you install Open Source Software on OS X.
You might be asked at some point - depending on how your system is set-up - if you're sure you want to install something from the internet. For the purposes of installing Scribus and/or GhostScript (see below), if you are asked this kind of question just click 'Yes' or 'OK'.
Installing GhostScript
Before you think about installing Scribus you need to think about whether you should install GhostScript first.
If you've already installed Scribus before installing GhostScript you will get messages telling you that GhostScript isn't installed. If you want to stop these messages you'll need to install Ghostscript. See later in this article for instructions on how to install GhostScript after installing Scribus.
GhostScript is software that provides services to other applications. Specifically, for Scribus, it allows you to import PostScript (PS) images, Extended PostScript (EPS) images, and PDF files (as images). It also allows you to export your document as PS or EPS (rather than the normal PDF export). It is also needed if you want to use the 'Print Plate' Preview functions.
If you don't think that you will need these functions - and not everyone does - then you don't need to install GhostScript but you will get a message each time you start Scribus mentioning that GhostScript isn't installed. You can always follow the instructions below if you change your mind later.
If, on the other hand, you want to make sure that Scribus is ready for whatever you need to do with it then you should install GhostScript. It's entirely your choice.
If you're not installing GhostScript then skip the rest of this section and go to next section.
You can download the latest version of GhostScript from here.
GhostScript is available from many other places on the web but be aware that some other installations - if you don't trust the source - may contain viruses or other malicious software (malware). Install from the recommended source shown above and you should be fine.
Locate the 'GhostScript xx.xx' link with the highest 'xx.xx' version number - it's usually near the top of the page - and click on it. This will start the download of the GhostScript PKG (Package Installer). How the download actually happens is dependant on your browser and system set-up, and thus outside the scope of this article.
Once the PKG has downloaded, open the folder it was downloaded to (this is usually 'Downloads' within your own Home folder).
Double click the PKG icon and follow the on-screen instructions. Accept the defaults if you don't know what to change.
Once the process has finished, GhostScript should be installed and ready for action.
There is no Application icon for GhostScript. As it's 'service software' there is nothing for you to run yourself, so there's no icon for it.
Installing Scribus
Once you've got GhostScript installed - really, do that first - you can get down to installing Scribus itself.
As mentioned earlier, there are two easy options for doing this:
- DMG - Disk Image
- PKG - Package Installer
Neither option is particularly difficult but they are quite different, so each is described below.
When you run Scribus for the first time it will check all of the fonts installed on your system to see if it can use them properly. If you have a lot of fonts this process might take quite some time. Please be patient.
Scribus is available from many places on the web but some people have reported problems - and even viruses - when installing from downloads that were not from the official source. If you have any doubts, always install from the official downloads page via the links in this article. And remember, Scribus is free. If you have paid someone for it then they have, at the very least, cheated you out of some money.
For Developers and Testers Only. You can install the latest development version of Scribus instead by following the instructions here.
Disk Image (DMG) Installation
If you're installing Scribus using the Package Installer skip to the next section.
To install from the Disk Image, go to the Scribus Download page.
Click on the link for 'Mac OS X DMG (Intel only, Leopard (10.5) or higher)' and follow the instructions to download the file.
You will probably be re-directed to another web site where the DMG file is kept. This is perfectly normal.
Once the download is complete, open the folder it was downloaded to (this is usually 'Downloads' within your own Home folder), then double-click on the Scribus DMG file to open it. A window will open showing the Scribus application icon.
Drag the Scribus application icon over to the Applications folder shortcut within the same window.
Once the Scribus application has been copied to your Applications folder you can drag the Scribus DMG icon - it looks like a little disk drive - from your desktop to the Trash. (This doesn't delete the DMG, it just 'ejects' it so it's no longer open.)
You can now double-click the Scribus application icon in your Applications folder to start Scribus.
If Scribus starts up successfully then you can stop reading here.
Package Installer (PKG) Installation
To install using the Package Installer, go to the Scribus Download page.
Click on the link for 'Mac OS X package installer (Intel only, Leopard (10.5) or higher)' and follow the instructions to download the file.
You will probably be re-directed to another web site where the file is kept. This is perfectly normal.
Once the download is complete, open the folder it was downloaded to (this is usually 'Downloads' within your own Home folder), then double-click on the Scribus PKG file to run it.
Follow the simple on-screen instructions. Accept the defaults unless you know what to change.
Once Scribus has been installed, open your Applications folder and double-click the Scribus icon to start Scribus.
If Scribus starts up successfully then you can stop reading here.
Installing GhostScript after Scribus
It is possible that you have installed Scribus before installing GhostScript and therefore are getting messages that GhostScript isn't installed.
Don't worry, you can probably fix that quite easily.
First, close Scribus if you already have it open.
Then install GhostScript using the procedure as stated near the top of this article.
Once GhostScript has been installed you need to tell Scribus where GhostScript is.
Open Scribus and choose menu 'Scribus -> Preferences'.Scroll down the list of icons on the left of the Preferences dialog box until you see 'External Tools', then click on 'External Tools'.
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At the top of the dialog box you'll see a section named 'Postscript Interpreter', this is where you tell Scribus where GhostScript is installed.Copy this text
/usr/local/bin/gs
and paste it into the field for 'Name of Executable'.OK the dialog box.Close Scribus, then open it again.
Scribus should now be running using GhostScript and you shouldn't be getting the message you were getting before.
If all is fine then you can stop reading here.
However, if the above didn't work, open the Preferences dialog box again, copy this text
/opt/local/bin/gs
and paste it into the field for 'Name of Executable'.OK the dialog box.Close Scribus, then open it again.
You should now be able to use Scribus normally.
If all is fine then you can stop reading here.
However, if that also didn't work you'll need to get more technical.
If neither of the options above fixed your problem then GhostScript was probably installed somewhere that is non-standard, for whatever reason. Hopefully the procedure below will show you where it is, and then how to tell Scribus where it is.
Open your Applications folder and scroll down until you see the 'Utilities' folder.
Double-click the Utilities folder and scroll down until you see the 'Terminal' utility.Double-click the Terminal utility to run it.Copy this text
find / -type l -name gs -print
and paste it after the Terminal prompt, the prompt will probably look like a $ (dollar sign).Press ENTER.
Your system will now start searching for the GhostScript GS file. This is a non-destructive search; no files will be tampered with in any way.
This process will take a few minutes and you'll probably get some 'permission denied' messages (unless you're set-up as a super user or have used the 'sudo' prefix). Don't worry if you don't know what that means, just let the process proceed.
After a while you should see something in the output that looks like
/usr/local/bin/gs
This means that your system has found a GhostScript installation at that location.
Once you've spotted a location you can use CTRL+Z to stop the search. If you don't stop the search it will continue to plough through all of your connected drives doing more searching. It's nothing to worry about but you could be waiting a very long time if you don't stop it.
Once you've stopped the search, scroll up if necessary and copy the location to the 'Name of Executable' field in 'External Tools' - as shown above - then OK the dialog, close Scribus, then re-open it.
You should now have Scribus working with GhostScript.
To clean up after yourself, go to your Terminal utility, type 'EXIT' (without the quotes), press ENTER, then close the Terminal utility.
If you're still having trouble then the problem is something that is outside the scope of this article. Try using the Scribus Forum, or the Scribus Mailing List, or the Scribus Google+ page to get more help.
The rest of this article is about alternative installation options.
Alternative Installation Methods
These installation methods are a lot more complicated than using the DMG or PKG methods shown above. Make sure you read all of the instructions carefully and understand them properly before you try them.
Homebrew
Homebrew purports to be the missing package manager for OS X.
Find out more about installing through Homebrew here.
Subversion (SVN)
Subversion (often abbreviated SVN, after the command name svn) is a software versioning and revision control system. Developers use Subversion to maintain current and historical versions of files such as source code, web pages, and documentation.
Find out more about installing through SVN here.
Fink
The Fink project wants to bring the full world of Unix Open Source software to Darwin and Mac OS X. They modify Unix software so that it compiles and runs on Mac OS X ('port' it) and make it available for download as a coherent distribution.
Find out more about installing through Fink here.
MacPorts
The MacPorts Project is an open-source community initiative to design an easy-to-use system for compiling, installing, and upgrading either command-line, X11 or Aqua based open-source software on the OS X operating system.
Find out more about installing through MacPorts here.
Installing Development Version
Instead of installing the current stable version of Scribus you can install the latest development version instead.
The latest development version is still being tested and not all functions may work properly. Also, files saved by the latest development version may not be accessible by previous stable versions. Be very careful and don't use it on production documents unless you know what you're doing.
First you should install GhostScript as shown above.
Once you've installed GhostScript, you need to download the latest development version Disk Image from here.
Click on the link for 'Scribus.dmg' and follow the instructions to download the file.
The development DMG may well be much larger than the stable DMG. This is normal as the software has not been optimised.
Once the download is complete, open the folder it was downloaded to (this is usually 'Downloads' within your own Home folder), then double-click on the Scribus DMG file to open it. A window will open showing the Scribus application icon.
Ghostscript For Mac Os X
Using Finder, open your personal Applications folder in your own Home folder. This is the folder usually called Users/<your name>/Applications and not your normal Applications folder.
Installing the development version of Scribus in your normal Applications folder will overwrite your normal Scribus installation. Use your personal Applications folder instead as mentioned above.
Drag the Scribus application icon over to the personal Applications folder you've just opened.
Once the Scribus application has been copied to the Applications folder you can drag the Scribus DMG icon - it looks like a little disk drive - from your desktop to the Trash. (This doesn't delete the DMG, it just 'ejects' it so it's no longer open.)
You can now double-click the Scribus application icon in the Applications folder to start Scribus.
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Unix Binary Release • Mac OS X Binary Release • iOS Binary Release • Windows Binary Release
You can install ImageMagick from source. However, if you don't have a proper development environment or if you're anxious to get started, download a ready-to-run Unix or Windows executable. Before you download, you may want to review recent changes to the ImageMagick distribution.
ImageMagick source and binary distributions are available from a variety of FTP and Web mirrors around the world.
Unix Binary Release
These are the Unix variations that we support. If your system is not on the list, try installing from source. Although ImageMagick runs fine on a single core computer, it automagically runs in parallel on multi-core systems reducing run times considerably.
Version | Description |
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magick | Complete portable application on Linux, no installation required. Just download and run. AppImages require FUSE to run. Many distributions have a working FUSE setup out-of-the-box. However if it is not working for you, you may need to install and configure FUSE manually. |
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34.x86_64.rpm | Redhat / CentOS 7.1 x86_64 RPM |
ImageMagick-libs-7.0.10-34.x86_64.rpm | Redhat / CentOS 7.1 x86_64 RPM |
ImageMagick RPM's | Development, Perl, C++, and documentation RPM's. |
ImageMagick-i386-pc-solaris2.11.tar.gz | Solaris Sparc 2.11 |
ImageMagick-i686-pc-cygwin.tar.gz | Cygwin |
ImageMagick-i686-pc-mingw32.tar.gz | MinGW |
Verify its message digest.
ImageMagick RPM's are self-installing. Simply type the following command and you're ready to start using ImageMagick:
You'll need the libraries as well:
Note, if there are missing dependencies, install them from the EPEL repo.
For other systems, create (or choose) a directory to install the package into and change to that directory, for example:
Next, extract the contents of the package. For example:
Set the
MAGICK_HOME
environment variable to the path where you extracted the ImageMagick files. For example:If the
bin
subdirectory of the extracted package is not already in your executable search path, add it to your PATH
environment variable. For example:On Linux and Solaris machines add
$MAGICK_HOME/lib
to the LD_LIBRARY_PATH
environment variable:Finally, to verify ImageMagick is working properly, type the following on the command line:
Congratulations, you have a working ImageMagick distribution under Unix or Linux and you are ready to use ImageMagick to convert, compose, or edit your images or perhaps you'll want to use one of the Application Program Interfaces for C, C++, Perl, and others.
Mac OS X Binary Release
We recommend Homebrew which custom builds ImageMagick in your environment (some users prefer MacPorts). Download HomeBrew and type:
ImageMagick depends on Ghostscript fonts. To install them, type:
The
brew
command downloads ImageMagick and many of its delegate libraries (e.g. JPEG, PNG, Freetype, etc.) and configures, builds, and installs ImageMagick automagically. Alternatively, you can download the ImageMagick Mac OS X distribution we provide:Version | Description |
---|---|
ImageMagick-x86_64-apple-darwin19.6.0.tar.gz | macOS High Sierra |
Verify its message digest.
Create (or choose) a directory to install the package into and change to that directory, for example:
![For For](https://i1.wp.com/foripadapps.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screenshot_2-2.png?resizeu003d707,367u0026sslu003d1)
Next, extract the contents of the package. For example:
Set the
MAGICK_HOME
environment variable to the path where you extracted the ImageMagick files. For example:If the
bin
subdirectory of the extracted package is not already in your executable search path, add it to your PATH
environment variable. For example:Set the
DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
environment variable:Finally, to verify ImageMagick is working properly, type the following on the command line:
Note, the display program requires the X11 server available on your Mac OS X installation DVD. Once that is installed, you will also need to set
export DISPLAY=:0
.The best way to deal with all the exports is to put them at the end of your .profile file
Congratulations, you have a working ImageMagick distribution under Mac OS X and you are ready to use ImageMagick to convert, compose, or edit your images or perhaps you'll want to use one of the Application Program Interfaces for C, C++, Perl, and others.
iOS Binary Release
~Claudio provides iOS builds of ImageMagick.
Download iOS Distribution
You can download the iOS distribution directly from ImageMagick's repository.
There are always 2 packages for the compiled ImageMagick:
- iOSMagick-VERSION-libs.zip
- iOSMagick-VERSION.zip
The first one includes headers and compiled libraries that have been used to compile ImageMagick. Most users would need this one.
ImageMagick compiling script for iOS OS and iOS Simulator
To run the script:
where VERSION is the version of ImageMagick you want to compile (i.e.: 7.0.10-34, svn, ..)
This script compiles ImageMagick as a static library to be included in iOS projects and adds support for
- png
- jpeg
- tiff
Upon successful compilation a folder called
IMPORT_ME
is created on your ~/Desktop
. You can import it into your Xcode project.Ghostscript For Mac Os X 10.15
Xcode project settings
After including everything into Xcode please also make sure to have these settings (Build tab of the project information):
Ghostscript Mac Os Catalina
- Other Linker Flags: -lMagickCore-Q16 -lMagickWand-Q16 -ljpeg -lpng -lbz2 -lz
- Header Search Paths: $(SRCROOT) - make it Recursive
- Library Search Paths: $(SRCROOT) - make it Recursive
On the lower left click on the small-wheel and select: Add User-Defined Setting
- Key: OTHER_CFLAGS
- Value: -Dmacintosh=1
Sample project
A sample project is available for download. It is not updated too often, but it does give an idea of all the settings and some ways to play around with ImageMagick in an iOS application.
Windows Binary Release
ImageMagick runs on Windows 10 (x86 & x64), Windows 8 (x86 & x64), Windows 7 (x86 & x64), Windows Server 2012, Windows Vista (x86 & x64) with Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 (x86 & x64) with Service Pack 2, and Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64).
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The amount of memory can be an important factor, especially if you intend to work on large images. A minimum of 512 MB of RAM is recommended, but the more RAM the better. Although ImageMagick runs well on a single core computer, it automagically runs in parallel on multi-core systems reducing run times considerably.
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The Windows version of ImageMagick is self-installing. Simply click on the appropriate version below and it will launch itself and ask you a few installation questions. Versions with Q8 in the name are 8 bits-per-pixel component (e.g. 8-bit red, 8-bit green, etc.), whereas, Q16 in the filename are 16 bits-per-pixel component. A Q16 version permits you to read or write 16-bit images without losing precision but requires twice as much resources as the Q8 version. Versions with dll in the filename include ImageMagick libraries as dynamic link libraries. Unless you have a Windows 32-bit OS, we recommend this version of ImageMagick for 64-bit Windows:
Version | Description |
---|---|
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-Q16-HDRI-x64-dll.exe | Win64 dynamic at 16 bits-per-pixel component |
Or choose from these alternate Windows binary distributions:
Version | Description |
---|---|
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-Q16-x64-static.exe | Win64 static at 16 bits-per-pixel component |
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-Q8-x64-dll.exe | Win64 dynamic at 8 bits-per-pixel component |
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-Q8-x64-static.exe | Win64 static at 8 bits-per-pixel component |
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-Q16-x64-dll.exe | Win64 dynamic at 16 bits-per-pixel component |
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-Q16-HDRI-x64-dll.exe | Win64 dynamic at 16 bits-per-pixel component with high dynamic-range imaging enabled |
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-Q16-HDRI-x64-static.exe | Win64 static at 16 bits-per-pixel component with high dynamic-range imaging enabled |
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-Q16-x86-dll.exe | Win32 dynamic at 16 bits-per-pixel component |
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-Q16-x86-static.exe | Win32 static at 16 bits-per-pixel component |
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-Q8-x86-dll.exe | Win32 dynamic at 8 bits-per-pixel component |
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-Q8-x86-static.exe | Win32 static at 8 bits-per-pixel component |
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-Q16-HDRI-x86-dll.exe | Win32 dynamic at 16 bits-per-pixel component with high dynamic-range imaging enabled |
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-Q16-HDRI-x86-static.exe | Win32 static at 16 bits-per-pixel component with high dynamic-range imaging enabled |
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-portable-Q16-x64.zip | Portable Win64 static at 16 bits-per-pixel component. Just copy to your host and run (no installer, no Windows registry entries). |
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-portable-Q16-x86.zip | Portable Win32 static at 16 bits-per-pixel component. Just copy to your host and run (no installer, no Windows registry entries). |
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-portable-Q8-x64.zip | Portable Win64 static at 8 bits-per-pixel component. Just copy to your host and run (no installer, no Windows registry entries). |
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-portable-Q8-x86.zip | Portable Win32 static at 8 bits-per-pixel component. Just copy to your host and run (no installer, no Windows registry entries). |
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-portable-Q16-HDRI-x64.zip | Portable Win64 static at 16 bits-per-pixel component with high dynamic-range imaging enabled. Just copy to your host and run (no installer, no Windows registry entries). |
ImageMagick-7.0.10-34-portable-Q16-HDRI-x86.zip | Portable Win32 static at 16 bits-per-pixel component with high dynamic-range imaging enabled. Just copy to your host and run (no installer, no Windows registry entries). |
Verify its message digest.
To verify ImageMagick is working properly, type the following in an Command Prompt window:
If you have any problems, you likely need
vcomp120.dll
. To install it, download Visual C++ Redistributable Package.Add Ghostscript To Windows Path
Note, use a double quote (
'
) rather than a single quote ('
) for the ImageMagick command line under Windows:Use two double quotes for VBScript scripts:
Congratulations, you have a working ImageMagick distribution under Windows and you are ready to use ImageMagick to convert, compose, or edit your images or perhaps you'll want to use one of the Application Program Interfaces for C, C++, Perl, and others.