Extension
What's covered
- File > Open formats
- File > Save As formats
- File > Export formats
- File > Place formats (Import in graphics, media, and text files)
- Save for InCopy
- Other
These tables list the file formats that Adobe InDesign supports for various functions.
For more information on settings and option when opening, importing, exporting, and saving files, see Adobe InDesign Online Help.
File > Open
Extension | Filename | Version | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
indp | Package for InDesign | ||
idap | Package for InDesign | ||
indd | InDesign document | CC and earlier | |
indl | InDesign library | CC and earlier | |
indt | InDesign template | CC and earlier | |
indb | InDesign book | CC and earlier | |
inx | InDesign interchange | CS4 and earlier | |
idml | InDesign Markup Language | CC and earlier | |
qxd |
QuarkXPress Passport | 4.1.x | save newer versions in Quark to these accepted versions |
qxt |
QuarkXPress | 3.3 - 4.1.x | save newer versions in Quark to these accepted versions |
joboptions | Adobe PDF Creation Settings Files |
File > New
|
Filename |
Version |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|
indd |
InDesign document |
CC |
|
indl |
InDesign Library |
CC |
|
indb |
InDesign Book |
CC |
|
File > Save As
Extension |
File name |
Version |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|
indd |
InDesign document |
CC |
|
indt |
InDesign template |
CC |
|
idml |
InDesign CS4 or later |
CC |
|
File > Export formats
Extension | Filename | Version | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
article | Adobe Experience Manager Mobile Article | ||
Adobe PDF (Interactive) |
PDF 1.3 - 1.7 | ||
Adobe PDF (Print) | PDF 1.3 - 1.7 | ||
eps | Encapsulated PostScript | PS level 2 - 3 | |
epub | EPUB (Fixed Layout) | ||
epub | EPUB (Reflowable) | ||
fla | Flash CS6 Professional | CS6 | |
swf | Shockwave Flash | 10.x | For Flash Player |
html | HTML | ||
idml | InDesign Markup Language | CC | |
jpg | JPEG | ||
png | PNG | ||
xml | Extensible Markup Language |
Note: For backwards compatibility to InDesign CS4 export to InDesign Markup Language (idml). For backwards compatibility to InDesign CS3, open the .IDML in CS4 and export as InDesign CS3 Interchange (inx).
File > Place formats (Import in graphics and text files)
Extension | Filename | Version | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
tiff | Tagged Image File Format | ||
gif | Graphic Interchange Format | ||
jpg, jpeg | Joint Photographic Experts Group | ||
bmp | Bitmap | ||
eps | Encapsulated PostScript | ||
dcs | Desktop Color Separation | ||
idms | InDesign Snippet |
||
wmf | MS Windows Metafile | ||
emf | MS Windows Enhanced Metafile | ||
pcx | PC Paintbrush File format | ||
png | Portable Network Graphic | ||
sct | Scitec CT | ||
ai | Adobe Illustrator | ||
psd | Adobe Photoshop | ||
Portable Document Format | since ID CS3 support of multipage PDF files | ||
indd | InDesign document | ||
txt | Text documents | ||
doc, docx | Microsoft Word document | ||
xls, xlsx | Microsoft Excel documents | ||
rtf | Rich Text Format | ||
swf | Shockwave File | ||
flv, f4v | Flash Video | ||
mp4 | MPEG-4 Video | H.264 encoding | |
avi | Audio Video Interface | ||
mov | QuickTime Video | H.264 encoding | |
mp3 | MPEG Audio Layer |
Save for InCopy
Edit> InCopy> Export, or options from Link or Assignment panels.
Extension |
Filename |
Version |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|
icma |
Assignment file |
CC |
is .inca in ID CS3 |
icml |
Content file, Exported file |
CC |
is .incx in ID CS3 |
icap |
Package for InCopy |
CC |
is .incp in ID CS3 |
idap |
Package for InDesign |
CC |
is .indp in ID CS3 |
Other
Extension |
Filename |
Version |
Comments |
---|---|---|---|
xml |
Extensible Markup Language |
|
File > Import XML |
N/A |
Buzzword Document |
|
File > Place from Buzzword |
epub |
Open Publication Structure eBook |
|
File > Export for > EPUB |
html |
Hypertext Markup Language |
|
File > Export for > Dreamweaver |