I just decided to quit doing freelance, it was onlyt small amounts as, I'm a retired graphic designer. I downloaded Scibus for page layout, it's free, adequate. I have heard they are looking at InDesign and Affinity Publisher for UI ideas so, hopefully, future versions will be easier to use. Maybe they have improved with the development version, but I'm waiting for the next stable release. That said, some of the procedures to get things done are cumbersome. I'm used to InDesign, so there was a learning curve in using Scribus but, even with that, on the first day I tried it, I was able to complete a project.
I haven't tested the development version. I've only used Scribus 1.4.8 (the current stable version). They also offer cross-grades from InDesign or QuarkXPress. They have a demo version as well as a free version. VivaDesigner 10 will run on Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) and higher. QuarkXPress doesn't currently require a subscription, but it does require checking in every five days to verify your license. Some software companies openly make previous versions available while others like DxO ask the customer to make a specific request to their DxO Support Team. While I do recommend the rather good Serif Affinity products over Abobe's perma-rental extortionware, I think it is unfortunate that they cannot supply the previous editions of their software where there are difficult and specific circumstances such as yours. I have tried out VivaDesigner and I think it is competent software and I've seen excellent work done with QuarkXPpress. You could see if any of VivaDesigner, QuarkXPpress or the free and open source Scribus meet you needs and all good luck there.
I have three suggestions if I may, please. Is there any way to receive a license for Publisher v1? I have contacted support and posted to Twitter, and have been told in both cases this is not possible. I have purchased a v2 license as an investment, but I really would just like to activate a copy of Publisher v1. I am unable to run macOS Catalina on my computer, and so am unable to use v2.
I own Affinity Designer and Photo v1 and would like to purchase a copy of Publisher v1.
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