Editing Xara Designer Pro+ (section)

== History ==

[[ArtWorks]], the predecessor of Xara Photo and Graphic Designer, was developed on [[Acorn Archimedes]] and [[Risc PC]] 32-bit [[RISC]] computers running [[RISC OS]] by Computer Concepts during the late 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wuerthner|first=Martin|title=ArtWorks Progress|url=http://www.mw-software.com/software/artworks/aw2progress.html|work=MWSoftware.com|publisher=Martin Wuerthner|access-date=11 June 2012}}</ref> The first version, developed for [[Microsoft Windows]] was initially called Xara Studio. It was licensed to [[Corel]] Corporation before wide-scale public availability, and from 1995 to 2000 was released as CorelXARA. Corel ceded the licensing rights back to Xara in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chastain|first=Sue|title=Whatever Happened To ... Graphics Software|url=http://graphicssoft.about.com/library/extra/blwh_corelxara.htm|work=About.com|access-date=11 June 2012}}</ref> The first Xara X version released in 2000 by its original owner.<ref>{{cite web|last=Moir|first=Charles|title=Xara Group History|url=http://www.xara.com/history/|work=xara.com|publisher=Xara Group Ltd|access-date=11 June 2012}}</ref> The next version, Xara X¹, was released in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=Xara News|url=http://www.xara.com/news/|work=xara.com|publisher=Xara Group Ltd|access-date=11 June 2012}}</ref> Xara Xtreme was released in 2005.<ref name="autogenerated2005">{{cite web|title=Xara Takes Xtreme Action|url=http://www.xara.com/press/2005-10-11/|work=xara.com|publisher=Xara Group Ltd|access-date=11 June 2012}}</ref>

In November 2006, Xara Xtreme PRO (an enhanced version of Xara Xtreme) was released.<ref>{{cite web|title=Xara Release Xtreme Pro|url=http://www.xara.com/press/2006-11-28/|work=xara.com|publisher=Xara Group Ltd|access-date=11 June 2012}}</ref> Xara Xtreme 3.2 and Xtreme Pro 3.2 were released in May 2007. 3.2 Pro included Xara3D, and both versions had more robust [[typography]].<ref>[http://www.digitalred.com/oldsite/xara-xtreme-history.php History of Xara up until version 3.2 (2007)]</ref> In April 2008, Xara Xtreme 4.0 was released.<ref>{{cite web|title=Xara Release Xtreme and Xtreme Pro 4|url=http://www.xara.com/press/2008-04-02/|work=xara.com|publisher=Xara Group Ltd|access-date=11 June 2012}}</ref> Xara Xtreme and Xara Xtreme Pro 5.1 were released in June 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Xara Release Xtreme and Xtreme Pro 5|url=http://www.xara.com/press/2009-06-08/|work=xara.com|publisher=Xara Group Ltd|access-date=11 June 2012}}</ref> Features included more text-area enhancements, [[Seam carving|content-aware scaling]] of bitmap images, improved file import and export, master-page (repeated) objects, an object gallery (replacing the layer gallery), website-creation tools, and multi-stage graduated transparency. In June 2010, Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 6 and Xara Designer Pro 6 were released. Xtreme was renamed Photo & Graphic Designer, and Xtreme Pro was renamed Designer Pro.<ref name="xara6">{{cite web |url=http://www.xara.com/press/2010-06-16/ |title=Two New Releases |access-date=2010-12-01}}</ref> In May 2011, Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 7 and Xara Designer Pro 7 were released.<ref name="xara7">{{cite web |url=http://www.xara.com/uk/press/2011-05-25/ |title=Xara Photo & Graphic Designer and Designer Pro 7 |access-date=2010-12-01}}</ref> Features included "magic" photo erase, user interface improvements to docking galleries and snapping alignment, and (in Pro) new webpage and website-design features.

In May 2012, Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 2013 and Xara Designer Pro X (v8) were released.<ref>{{cite web|title=Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 2013 & Designer Pro X|url=http://www.xara.com/press/2012-05-14/|work=xara.com|publisher=Xara Group Ltd|access-date=11 June 2012}}</ref> Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 9 was released in May 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 9|url=http://www.xara.com/press/2013-05-21/|work=xara.com|publisher=Xara Group Ltd}}</ref> In July of that year, Xara Designer Pro X9 was released.<ref>{{cite web|title=Xara Designer Pro X9|url=http://www.xara.com/press/2013-07-09//|work=xara.com|publisher=Xara Group Ltd}}</ref> Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 10 was released on 16 July 2014,<ref name="Xara Group Ltd"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 10 Release Notes|url=http://xaragroup.magix.net/PGD10releasenotes/|work=xara.com|publisher=Xara Group Ltd}}</ref> and Xara Designer Pro X10 on 23 July.<ref>{{cite web|title=Xara Designer Pro X10 Press Release|url=http://www.xara.com/us/press/2014-07-23/|work=xara.com|publisher=Xara Group Ltd}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Xara Designer Pro 10 Release Notes|url=http://xaragroup.magix.net/Pro10releasenotes/|work=xara.com|publisher=Xara Group Ltd}}</ref> Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 11 was released on 29 June 2015,<ref>{{cite web|title=New: Xara Photo & Graphics Designer 11|url=http://www.xara.com/us/press/2015-06-29/|work=xara.com|publisher=Xara Group Ltd}}</ref> and Xara Designer Pro X11 was released the following month.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New: Xara Designer Pro X11, Creative Software with Online Editing |url=http://www.xara.com/press/2015-07-20/ |access-date=2017-08-03 |website=Xara.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2016, the delivery model was changed to an update service<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Update Service |url=http://www.xara.com/update-service/ |access-date=2017-08-03 |website=Xara.com |language=en}}</ref> which can be renewed annually. Users are entitled to any updates released while the update service is active. The first update-service updates were in May 2016 for Xara Photo & Graphic Designer,<ref>{{Cite web |title=New: Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 365 |url=http://www.xara.com/press/2016-05-25/ |access-date=2017-08-03 |website=Xara.com |language=en}}</ref> and July 2016 for Xara Designer Pro X.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New: Xara Designer Pro X365 |url=http://www.xara.com/press/2016-07-04/ |access-date=2017-08-03 |website=Xara.com |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:26%;"|Version
!  Description
! style="width:12%;"|Release date
|-
|  Xara X || commercial version || 2000
|-
|  Xara X¹ || commercial version || 2004
|-
|  Xara Xtreme || commercial version with commercial plugins || 2005
|-
|  Xara Xtreme XS || commercial version, a light version of Xara Xtreme without plugins or bevel/shadow/outline tools || 2006
|-
|  Xara Xtreme PRO || commercial version with enhanced functions || 2006
|-
|  [[Xara Xtreme LX|Xara Xtreme for Linux]] || open-source version || 2006
|-
|  Xara Xtreme,<br />Xara Xtreme PRO 3.2 || improved typography (Pro includes Xara 3D6) || May 2007
|-
|  Xara Xtreme,<br />Xara Xtreme PRO 4.0 || &nbsp; || April 2008
|-
|  Xara Xtreme,<br />Xara Xtreme PRO 5.0 || &nbsp; || June 2009
|-
|  Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 6,<br />Xara Designer Pro 6  || GUI redesign and tool updates and enhancements || June 2010<ref name="xara6" />
|-
|  Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 7,<br />Xara Designer Pro 7 || &nbsp; || May 2011
|-
|  Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 2013,<br />Xara Designer Pro X (v8) || &nbsp; || May 2012
|-
|  Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 9 ||  &nbsp; || May 2013
|-
|  Xara Designer Pro X9 || combines photo, graphics, page layout, and web design || July 2013
|-
|  Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 10,<br />Designer Pro X10 ||  &nbsp; || July 2014
|-
|  Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 11 ||  &nbsp; || June 2015
|-
|  Xara Designer Pro 11 ||  &nbsp; || July 2015
|-
|  Xara Photo & Graphic Designer with update service ||  &nbsp; || May 2016
|-
|  Xara Designer Pro X with update service ||  &nbsp; || July 2016
|-
|  Most recent update-service update ||  &nbsp; || October 2018
|}