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title: "VivaDesigner: search popularity in New Zealand"
description: "VivaDesigner is VIVA’s design, page-layout and desktop publishing software for Windows, Mac, Linux and the web, with tools for typography and print or digital documents. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/vivadesigner"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# VivaDesigner: search popularity in New Zealand

VivaDesigner is VIVA’s design, page-layout and desktop publishing software for Windows, Mac, Linux and the web, with tools for typography and print or digital documents. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Brand**: VivaDesigner
- **Owned by**: VIVA
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Sep 2026
- **Share of Search among desktop publishing software**: 0%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Desktop publishing software | 8 | 0% | 0 |

- [Desktop publishing software](/demand/nz/categories/nz-desktop-publishing-software)

## Top desktop publishing software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, VivaDesigner did not appear in any of the five answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adobe InDesign | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Affinity | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Scribus | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Marq | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| QuarkXPress | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Swift Publisher | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Xara | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| VivaDesigner | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about desktop publishing software

- Asked ChatGPT "Which desktop publishing tool should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Affinity, 2. Adobe InDesign, 3. Scribus
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best desktop publishing tools in New Zealand?": 1. Adobe InDesign, 2. Affinity, 3. Scribus, 4. Marq
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best desktop publishing tool in New Zealand for multi-page layouts?": 1. Adobe InDesign, 2. Affinity, 3. Scribus
- Searched Google, AI Overview "desktop publishing software": 1. Adobe InDesign, 2. Affinity, 3. Scribus, 4. QuarkXPress
- Searched Google, AI Overview "page layout software": 1. Adobe InDesign, 2. Affinity, 3. Scribus, 4. Marq, 5. Swift Publisher

Not named in any answer: Xara and VivaDesigner.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## How has branded search demand for VivaDesigner changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for VivaDesigner in New Zealand fell from 10 to 0.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, VivaDesigner’s share of searches among desktop publishing software in New Zealand decreased from 0.5% to 0%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, VivaDesigner fell from 7th to 8th among desktop publishing software in New Zealand.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand desktop publishing software in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Affinity overtook Scribus to rank 2nd among desktop publishing software in New Zealand, with 27.1% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Adobe InDesign lost share of searches among desktop publishing software in New Zealand, from 36.4% to 33.3%.
- In September 2026, Scribus lost share of searches among desktop publishing software in New Zealand, from 24.1% to 22.2%.
- In September 2026, Xara lost share of searches among desktop publishing software in New Zealand, from 16% to 14.6%.
- In September 2026, Swift Publisher lost share of searches among desktop publishing software in New Zealand, from 0.62% to 0%.
- In September 2026, VivaDesigner lost share of searches among desktop publishing software in New Zealand, from 0.62% to 0%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Desktop publishing software | 10 | 0.5% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | Desktop publishing software | 10 | 0.45% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | Desktop publishing software | 10 | 0.79% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | Desktop publishing software | 10 | 0.69% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | Desktop publishing software | 10 | 0.67% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | Desktop publishing software | 10 | 0.59% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | Desktop publishing software | 10 | 0.66% | 8 |
| May 2026 | Desktop publishing software | 10 | 0.75% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | Desktop publishing software | 10 | 0.66% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | Desktop publishing software | 10 | 0.68% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | Desktop publishing software | 10 | 0.62% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | Desktop publishing software | 0 | 0% | 8 |

## How are VivaDesigner’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using VivaDesigner’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “viva designer”
- “vivadesigner”

## Which desktop publishing software compete with VivaDesigner?

- [Adobe InDesign](/demand/nz/brands/adobe-indesign)
- [Affinity](/demand/nz/brands/affinity)
- [Scribus](/demand/nz/brands/scribus): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/scribus-vs-vivadesigner
- [Xara](/demand/nz/brands/xara): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/vivadesigner-vs-xara
- [QuarkXPress](/demand/nz/brands/quarkxpress): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/quarkxpress-vs-vivadesigner
- [Marq](/demand/nz/brands/marq): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/marq-vs-vivadesigner
- [Swift Publisher](/demand/nz/brands/swift-publisher): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/swift-publisher-vs-vivadesigner

## Who owns VivaDesigner?

VivaDesigner is owned by VIVA. Brandwave does not track any other brands owned by VIVA.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Who owns VivaDesigner?

VivaDesigner is owned by VIVA. Brandwave does not track any other brands owned by VIVA.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "VivaDesigner: search popularity in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/vivadesigner

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