INDD

indd icon

Adobe InDesign document

File type: Document file

Files with indd extension are associated with Adobe InDesign and used for its default InDesign document format. InDesign is used to create graphically rich documents, brochures and other more sophisticated texts. It was a part of Adobe Creative suite and currently of Adobe Creative Cloud.

What is indd file?

File type category:
Document file

Date updated: January 2, 2025

File extension indd is used by Adobe InDesign, a professional desktop publishing program, developed by Adobe.

The .indd files are document with various page layout formatting and graphics elements and linked images, created with the and used by the application.

InDesign is used to create graphically rich documents, magazines, books, brochures, newspapers and other more sophisticated texts. It was a part of Adobe Creative suite.

Currently Adobe InDesign is available through Adobe Creative Cloud subscription service, but older version vere stand alone software bundles.

Older versions of Adobe InDesign used the ind file extension instead.

How to open indd file?

You can open and work with the *.indd document files in Adobe InDesign. Adobe InCopy can also open InDesign indd files.

How to convert indd file?

Adobe InDesign can save or export the *.indd files to other document format like .pdf for sending it by email or printing.

There is also set of plugins from Markzware that add support of Microsoft Publisher and QuarkXpress file formats. This basically offers the option to convert PUB and QXP files to INDD.

Suggested software to open indd file:

Adobe InDesign icon
Adobe InDesign

Associated software actions with the indd file

Software applications that can open indd files:

Adobe InDesign icon Adobe InDesign (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe InCopy icon Adobe InCopy (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe InDesign for Mac icon Adobe InDesign for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Art View icon Art View (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Software applications that can edit indd files:

Adobe InDesign icon Adobe InDesign (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe InDesign for Mac icon Adobe InDesign for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Software capable of saving indd files:

Adobe InDesign icon Adobe InDesign (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe InDesign for Mac icon Adobe InDesign for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Programs for viewing indd files:

Adobe InDesign icon Adobe InDesign (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe InDesign for Mac icon Adobe InDesign for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Art View icon Art View (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Software apps that create indd files:

Adobe InDesign icon Adobe InDesign (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe InDesign for Mac icon Adobe InDesign for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Software apps that convert indd files:

Adobe InDesign icon Adobe InDesign (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe InDesign for Mac icon Adobe InDesign for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Software apps that import indd files:

no icon available ID2Q (InDesign to Quark) (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available ID2Q (InDesign to Quark) for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Software apps that export indd files:

PDF2DTP icon PDF2DTP (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Q2ID (Quark To InDesign) (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available PUB2ID (Publisher to InDesign) (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available PUB2ID (Publisher to InDesign) for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

no icon available Q2ID (Quark To InDesign) for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Software apps that print indd files:

Adobe InDesign icon Adobe InDesign (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe InDesign for Mac icon Adobe InDesign for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Software applications that handle other tasks involving indd files:

Adobe Creative Suite for Mac icon Adobe Creative Suite for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Creative Cloud icon Adobe Creative Cloud (Multiplatform)