Private company
Xara
Logo: Anaxara, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3
UK-based software company founded in 1981
Xara is an international software company founded in 1981, with an HQ in Berlin and development office in Hemel Hempstead, UK. It has developed software for a variety of computer platforms, in chronological order: the Acorn Atom, BBC Micro, Z88, Atari ST, Acorn Archimedes, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and more recently web browser-based services.2 It is headquartered in London.1 Its products include Impression, Xara Photo & Graphic Designer and ArtWorks.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersLondon1
- Websitewww.xara.com
- Legal formpublic company1
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Xara is an international software company founded in 1981, with an HQ in Berlin and development office in Hemel Hempstead, UK. It has developed software for a variety of computer platforms, in chronological order: the Acorn Atom, BBC Micro, Z88, Atari ST, Acorn Archimedes, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and more recently web browser-based services.2
Products and brands
- ArtWorks
- Impression
- Xara Photo & Graphic Designer
Listed on Wikidata.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- Jul 25, 1981Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.xara.com1
- WikipediaXara
- WikidataQ11838854
Sources
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- 1WikidataXara on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaXara on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsXara logo by Anaxara, CC BY-SA 4.0