Swift Publisher 5 — desktop publishing for Mac
A consumer-friendly page-layout app from BeLight Software for designing and printing flyers, newsletters, business cards, labels, envelopes, CD/DVD packages, and other everyday documents without a steep InDesign learning curve.
You start from blank pages or the Template Gallery, then place text boxes, images, Smart Shapes, and heading styles on a canvas with grids, guides, layers, and optional two-page spreads. Master pages keep multi-page jobs consistent; flowing multi-column text, styles, and wrap-around pictures handle long copy. Mail merge and dynamic fields pull addresses from Apple Contacts or data files for personalized labels and envelopes. Built-in barcode tools generate QR, UPC, Code 39, EAN, ISBN, and similar codes—handy for menus, shipping labels, and inventory stickers.
Templates, paper stocks, and print/export
The library includes hundreds of pre-designed layouts plus over 2,000 clipart images (Extras Pack / in-app purchase adds tens of thousands more images and fonts). Label and card stocks from Avery and other vendors map to common print sheets; direct-to-disc printing works with supported Canon, Epson, HP, and specialty label printers (DYMO, Brother, Zebra, Primera, and others documented by BeLight). Export goes to PDF, TIFF, JPEG, and EPS with bleed and DPI controls; text can convert to curves for print-shop handoff. Depositphotos integration offers stock art search when you need more photos than the local library.
Licensing is a one-time $19.99 purchase from BeLight or the Mac App Store (Family Pack and upgrade paths from older BeLight titles exist on the vendor store). A free trial is available via Check for Updates / direct download. The App Store privacy label states that no data is collected. Requirements are macOS 10.12 or later on Intel and Apple Silicon; the store build is about 448 MB. Languages include English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish.
Version 5.7.7
Release 5.7.7 expands day-to-day design stock and barcode polish: new flyers, menus, posters, and business cards in the Template Gallery; additional Avery and Brother label papers; customizable colors for QR codes and other barcodes; improved import of audio and video track lists for disc projects; plus general stability fixes. It follows maintenance work in 5.7.6 (Touch Bar hang) and Tahoe-related fixes earlier in the 5.7 line—worth installing if you print colored QR/menu assets or need the newest label stocks on current macOS.
