An earlier full-featured desktop publishing program for Windows and Mac from Adobe. PageMaker was the de facto standard in the graphics arts industry for many years for creating ads, brochures, newsletters and books of all sizes and kinds. Introduced originally for the Macintosh in 1985 by Aldus Corporation, PageMaker set the standard for desktop publishing. In fact, Aldus president Paul Brainerd coined the term "desktop publishing."
In 1987, a version came out for Windows 1.0 and was the first non-Microsoft application for the PC. PageMaker was superseded by Adobe's InDesign in 1999. See
InDesign and
LaserWriter.