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

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