Serif Europe

Serif (Europe) Ltd is an independent developer and publisher of software and was founded with the aim to develop low-cost alternatives to high-end desktop publishing and graphic design packages for the PC.

Established in 1987, Serif is a privately owned British company. It provides PC software and associated products direct to customers all over the world through its website and contact centre in the UK, and through selected retailers. In 2014 Serif started selling its Affinity Designer software for the Mac, through the Mac App Store, followed in 2015 by Affinity Photo.

It has 190 employees at its head office in West Bridgford, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

As well as the main website, Serif also run a question and answer support website called CommunityPlus, and a gifts and gadgets website called Gizoo.

History

Serif was founded by a small team of software engineers who wanted to create a low-cost Desktop Publishing (DTP) package for everyday PC users and in 1990 Serif released PagePlus 1.0. Today PagePlus is Serif’s flagship software suite and has won numerous awards over the years.