Quark Software, a global provider of content automation, intelligence and design software, recently announced its latest v21.1 Spring update of QuarkXPress 2025.
The latest release helps designers enhance font management, increase productivity through AI and focus on creativity, with Quarky generative AI technology now available for all subscription and supported perpetual license holders.
The page layout and digital publishing software has accelerated project execution through support for typography workflows using Font Libraries, deeper Markdown integration, and an improved Story Editor user experience to bring writers in closer to the final design.
“This release is all about making QuarkXPress more flexible, innovative, and accessible for creative professionals,” said Ewa Gorka, product manager, QuarkXPress. “We are expanding what our AI can do, making it available to even more users, including those with active maintenance plans. With features like editable tone of voice and open-ended prompt editing, we’re putting 100% control in the user’s hands.”
Ewa said, “Additionally, the simple yet powerful Font Libraries tool offers a much cleaner way to manage large font collections, with no need for external font management apps. Plus, with foundational support for new font formats like COLRv1, we are showing our commitment to keeping pace with evolving design standards.”
“To top it off, we have made meaningful accessibility and user experience improvements that make QuarkXPress more intuitive and personal than ever. Everything in 21.1 is designed to increase productivity and help people focus on creativity.”
New features and capabilities
Tone of Voice & Edit with a Prompt – Pick from formal or informal tone of voice options and simplify text. Plus, designers can use natural language prompts to adjust or create their own AI-generated text.
Font Libraries – Map and manage fonts faster than ever with the ground-breaking Font Libraries tool, reducing the need for external font management apps.
COLRv1 – Enhance creative workflows with COLRv1 fonts featuring solid color support in layout and PDF and the ability to render with full fidelity in digital output.
Story Editor – New visual customization options improve accessibility and comfort. Enabling copywriters to personalize the font, size, line spacing, and toggle text styles, making long editing sessions easier and content more readable.
Quark App Publishing Studio discontinued
Meanwhile, Quark has retired the App Publishing Studio on 31 March 2025. This means that App Publishing Studio will not be available after this date, and all related functionality in previous versions of QuarkXPress – such as exporting projects as iOS or Android apps, and the App Publishing Studio palette – will no longer work. These features will be fully removed from the software from QuarkXPress v21.1 onwards.
