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Prince vs Vivliostyle: catalog facts
Prince	Vivliostyle
Paid Commercial licences are sold on the website; a download is available to try it.	Free Free and open source.
macOS, Command line	Web, Command line
Detailed CSS paged-media layout Wide script and font support	Book layout written in standard CSS Browser viewer and command-line PDF export
Commercial licence required Layout is driven by CSS rather than a visual editor	Requires familiarity with HTML and CSS Vivliostyle Pub is still in alpha
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

Catalog facts only. Anything “not stated” is unconfirmed. Check full listings for details.