While primarily for vector art, it’s excellent for single-page layouts and posters.
Serif is very generous with their trials. They often offer 30-day or even 90-day free trials of the entire V2 suite (Publisher, Designer, and Photo). This is the best way to use the official software for a short-term project without any cost.
The industry standard for free desktop publishing. It handles CMYK, spot colors, and PDF creation just like Publisher.
Using cracked software often feels like a shortcut, but it usually comes with significant downsides: