Canva is an graphic design platform with both web and mobile access that can be used to create social media graphics, presentations, flyers, documents, and other visual content. Many users have created zine templates that you can access by keyword searching "zine." Canva provides basic options for free, or you can subscribe for more robust access.
An experimental zinemaking tool for Windows and Mac operating systems. The Electric Zine Maker includes a drawing interface. You can import images, size and place, write text with any font that you have installed, smudge, paint, and a number of other options. You can also save your zines, and easily re-import them by dragging the saved zine folder back into the main menu. It is built with collaboration in mind.
GIMP is a free open source image editing software that provides many of the same features as Photoshop. GIMP is available for GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows, and other operating systems.
Scribus is a free open source desktop publishing and page layout platform available for Linux, Windows, Mac OS, and other operating systems. It is designed for layout, typesetting, and preparing files for printing. You can find many Scribus zine templates shared online.
Spectrolite is a free Mac desktop app by ANEMONE that helps to make colorful risograph prints and zines more easily. This app is your friend if you have access to a Risograph printer.
A library-focused site created to share resources regarding zine collections, programming, preservation, and promotion. Anyone involved with zine libraries can sign up to share information, documentation, advice and news worldwide.
