APLN files are used as plugins for Adobe InDesign desktop publishing software. InDesign is part of Adobe Creative Cloud services and software.

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Software that open apln file

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APLN file extension - Adobe InDesign 3rd party plug-in

What is apln file? How to open apln files?

File type specification:

Plugin, addon file type icon Plugin, addon file type

apln file icon: apln filetype icon

The apln file extension is associated with the Adobe InDesign professional layout program for Mac and Windows computers for print and digital publishing.

The apln file stores plug-in created by Adobe or 3rd party developers that adds new extra features to InDesign.

The default software associated to open apln file:

Adobe InDesign icon

Adobe Systems Incorporated logoAdobe InDesign  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

A popular software for designing, preflighting and publishing documents for print, online, or to mobile devices. In InDesign graphic designers can create posters, flyers, brochures, books etc.

InDesign also supports export to digital SWF Flash format and EPUB format. Adobe InDesign is the successor to Adobe PageMaker. Adobe InDesign is distributed independently or as a part of some Adobe Creative Suite and Creative Cloud editions.

The latest version, Adobe InDesign CC is available through the new Adobe Creative Cloud subscription service. The previous version was InDesign CS6.

Adobe Creative Suite icon

Adobe Systems Incorporated logoAdobe Creative Suite  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe Creative Suite is a comprehensive set of professional programs for graphic design, video editing and web development, produced and marketed by Adobe Systems.

The latest release of this product family is Adobe Creative Suite and comes in four different editions, which contain a certain combinations of Adobe products focused in one area.

  • Adobe Creative Suite Design Standard
  • Adobe Creative Suite Design & Web Premium
  • Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium
  • Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection

Important: With 2013, Adobe focuses more on cloud-based solutions and offers Adobe Creative Cloud as the successor to Creative Suite. Creative Cloud uses the new subscription model.

 

Adobe InDesign for Mac icon

Adobe Systems Incorporated logoAdobe InDesign for Mac  Apple macOS / Mac OS X software

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe InDesign is popular application used to design documents, such as flyers, posters, brochures, magazines, books etc.. Adobe InDesign also supports export to EPUB and SWF formats to create electronic publications for mobile platforms. InDesign is distributed as a stand-alone application, or as a part of Adobe Creative Suite.

The latest version, InDesign CC is available through the new Adobe Creative Cloud. The previous version was InDesign CS6.

Adobe Creative Suite for Mac icon

Adobe Systems Incorporated logoAdobe Creative Suite for Mac  Apple macOS / Mac OS X software

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe Creative Suite for Mac is a set of professional software tools for graphic design, video editing and web development created and produced by Adobe Systems.

The last one-time payment member of this product family is Adobe Creative Suite 6 which comes comes in four different editions, which contain a certain combinations of Adobe products focused in one area.

  • Adobe Creative Suite Design Standard
  • Adobe Creative Suite Design & Web Premium
  • Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium
  • Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection

Important: With 2013, Adobe focuses more on cloud-based solutions and offers Adobe Creative Cloud as the successor to Creative Suite. Creative Cloud uses the new subscription model.

Adobe Creative Cloud icon

Adobe Systems Incorporated logoAdobe Creative Cloud  Multiplatform software

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe Creative Cloud is latest member of Creative family. With this version Adobe moved from one-time fee to subscription based model, while no longer plans to offer one time purchase options like the users were used. There is either annual or monthly fee for using the whole bundle or just one program.

Help how to open:

Plugin .apln files are intended to use only with Adobe InDesign. You can import it to InDesign and add new functions to this DTP software.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .apln file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.

List of software applications associated to the .apln file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open apln file, edit apln file, convert apln file, view apln file, play apln file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting apln files.

Software that import apln file - Adobe InDesign 3rd party plug-in

Programs supporting the exension apln on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for import apln file action.

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Apple macOS / Mac OS X:

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