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iBooks Author VS ArcGIS Explorer Desktop

Compare iBooks Author VS ArcGIS Explorer Desktop and see what are their differences

iBooks Author logo iBooks Author

iBooks Author, free from the Mac App store, allows you to create beautiful Multi-Touch textbooks — and just about any other kind of book.

ArcGIS Explorer Desktop logo ArcGIS Explorer Desktop

ArcGIS Explorer Desktop is a free, downloadable GIS viewer that gives you an easy way to explore, visualize, and share GIS information.
  • iBooks Author Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-13
  • ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Landing page
    Landing page //
    2020-02-19

iBooks Author videos

Goodbye, iTunes U … and iBooks Author

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  • Review - iBooks Author - Adding review questions to an Electronic textbook
  • Tutorial - IBooks Author Tutorial For Book Writers

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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to iBooks Author and ArcGIS Explorer Desktop)
Design Tools
70 70%
30% 30
PDF Editor
68 68%
32% 32
e-Books And Digital Publishing Software
PDF Tools
0 0%
100% 100

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ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Reviews

30 Best GIS Software Applications [Rankings]
ArcGIS Desktop is cutting edge in GIS. It raises the bar to the next level by doing what other GIS software can’t. Its success is that it’s expandable. From field apps to modeling and scripting, ArcGIS is a powerhouse for all things GIS.

Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, ArcGIS Explorer Desktop seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 1 time since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

iBooks Author mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of iBooks Author yet. Tracking of iBooks Author recommendations started around Mar 2021.

ArcGIS Explorer Desktop mentions (1)

  • Opening MXD files for free
    You need ArcGIS Desktop to open MXDs but if they can export a PMF you can use ArcGIS Explorer. Source: about 2 years ago

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