It seems Adobe InDesign has trouble importing QuarkExpress documents properly or even at all. However you can find some commercial plugins like Q2ID that allow users to import .qxd files properly to Adobe InDesigns. It is not the cheapest solution however.
Home > Search converters: qxd to ind
Conversion of qxd file format to ind file format beta
Search for qxd to ind converter or software able to handle these file types.
Convert QuarkXPress document to Adobe InDesign graphics document.
We have found 4 software records in our database eligible for .qxd to .ind file format conversion.
Microsoft Windows software 
- convert qxd to ind on Windows
Adobe InDesign
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.
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Convert from qxd file | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
to ind file | No | Yes | Yes | ind editor | Yes | No | No | No |
The tables with software actions are a good pointer for what a certain program does with various file types and often may give users a good hint how to perform certain file conversion, for example the above-mentioned qxd to ind. However, it is not perfect and sometimes can show results which are not really usable because of how certain programs work with files and the possible conversion is thus actually not possible at all.
Q2ID (Quark To InDesign)
Q2ID (QuarkXPress to Adobe InDesign) is an Adobe plug-in for InDesign CC 2017 through CS5 on Mac and Windows. It provides a quick, easy and affordable method for you to migrate content from QuarkXPress to InDesign in a new document.
The data conversion is enabled with a single click using InDesign File ->Open. No more re-creating documents from scratch, Q2ID gives you a big head-start in converting Quark to InDesign.
Apple macOS / Mac OS X software 
- convert qxd to ind on OS X
Adobe InDesign for Mac
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.
Q2ID (Quark To InDesign) for Mac
Q2ID (QuarkXPress to Adobe InDesign) is an Adobe plug-in for InDesign CC 2017 through CS5 on Mac and Windows. It provides a quick, easy and affordable method for you to migrate content from QuarkXPress to InDesign in a new document. The data conversion is enabled with a single click using InDesign File ->Open. No more re-creating documents from scratch, Q2ID gives you a big head-start in converting Quark to InDesign.
Follow us!