External tools

Type design

Fontforge.

Fontlab. While on Linux and Mac FontForge runs just fine, Windows users have to install a lot of unrelated software just to get FontForge up and running. So proprietary Fontlab package looks like a reliable substutude.

Desktop publishing

Scribus.

Adobe InDesign.

QuarkXPress.

Vector graphics

Inkscape.

Xara Xtreme.

Adobe InDesign.

Corel DRAW.