Introduced in 1989, Xtensions, along with Apple Computer’s HyperCard, were among the first examples of a developer allowing others to create software add-ons for their application.Īfter having released QuarkXPress 3.3, QuarkXPress was seen as needing significant improvements and users criticized it for its overly long innovation cycles. In particular, the Mac version of 3.3 (released in 1996) was seen as stable and trouble-free, working seamlessly with Adobe’s PostScript fonts as well as with Apple’s TrueType fonts.Įarly on, QuarkXPress incorporated an application programming interface called XTensions which allows third-party developers to create custom add-on features to the desktop application. In the 1990s, QuarkXPress quickly became widely used by professional page designers, the typesetting industry and printers. A Microsoft Windows version (3.1) followed in 1992. The first version of QuarkXPress was released in 1987 for the Macintosh.
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