What’s new in Xara Designer Pro+

Get the latest product changes on Designer Pro+. Learn about new features and what we’re doing to help you unlock more creative possibilities.

17 August 2023 23.3

Create Better NavBars

2 Improvements 16 Fixes 75 New NavBar designs

We’ve added new options to help improve the look of your NavBar menus, and 75 all-new NavBar designs to the Content Catalog. Plus a clutch of useful web export improvements and fixes.

5 July 2023 23.2

Web Blocks Extended, Templates Expanded

1 Features 8 Improvements 7 Fixes 700 New Templates

Our game-changing new Web Blocks will now work in your existing websites PLUS a template bonanza with over 700 new designs covering social media, web, print, e-books and presentations.

24 May 2023 23.1

German Versions

1 Feature 4 Improvements 2 Fixes

The installer now includes German versions, complete with online user guide and knowledgebase.

27 April 2023

New Web Block & Modular Website templates

12 Website Templates 92 Web Blocks 300 Background Styles

Great news if you’re loving our new Web Blocks feature – we’ve added 12 new modular website templates, 92 new web blocks and almost 300 new page background styles. We guarantee that you won’t find a quicker and easier way to create that showstopper website of your dreams, and with all the new templates you can be sure that we have the layouts you need.

27 March 2023 23.0

Introducing: Blocks - A faster way to build unique websites

230 Web Blocks 16 Website Templates

Most no-code website builders sacrifice customization for ease of use. We give you both.

We are excited to announce the launch of Web Blocks – Pre-built web page sections and templates that can be fully customized and combined to build complete ‘modular’ websites in minutes.

Blocks come with layouts, functionalities like e-commerce, media, forms, appointment management, and the tools you already use so you can leave the hassles, hidden costs, and headaches of website building in the past.

Our YouTube playlist will help you get started in minutes!

20 December 2022

New Calendar Templates

12 Calendar Templates

We’ve just added a new category of templates to the Online Content Catalog. You’ll find 12 new calendar designs in Print > Calendars, fully customizable to your brand – just in time to get 2023 off to a great visual start.

13 December 2022

1200 new Photo Filter Overlays

1200 Photo Filter Overlays

Another major addition to the Designer Pro+ Online Content Catalog.

We’ve added nearly 1200 new photo filter overlays in 4 new categories in Image Resources > Photo Filter Presets > Overlays (Light Rays, Night Sky, Rose Petal and additions to Light Leak).

Photo overlays can be added to your photo, even on top of other photo filters, to provide a huge choice of creative possibilities.

7 December 2022 22.5

Export tables to Word & Powerpoint

2 Features 5 Improvements

Tables created with the new Xara Table tool and exported to Microsoft Word (in docx format) are now fully editable in Word.

Xara tables should now also look visually correct when exported to Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx) presentations, although they’re not currently editable in PowerPoint (text can be edited but the table won’t update).