InDesign INDD
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InDesign is a desktop publishing application from Adobe. It is the successor to PageMaker.
This article is mainly about the software, and its native INDD (InDesign Document) format. For other InDesign formats, see:
- IDML
- InDesign INX
- InDesign Book (.indb)
- InDesign Library (.indl)
Identification
INDD files begin with bytes 06 06 ed f5. Version identifier is at 0x1D or at 29th byte, ascii DOCUMENT at byte 16.
Versions
| Version | Extension | Year | Hex (BE) | PRONOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InDesign Generic | INDD | x-fmt/450 | ||
| InDesign 1.0 | INDD | 1999 | ||
| InDesign 1.5 | INDD | 2001 | 0x0150 | |
| InDesign 2.0 | INDD | 2002 | 0x0200 | |
| InDesign CS (3) | INDD | 2003 | 0x0300 | fmt/196 |
| InDesign CS2 (4) | INDD | 2005 | 0x0400 | fmt/548 |
| InDesign CS3 (5) | INDD | 2007 | 0x0500 | fmt/549 |
| InDesign CS4 (6) | INDD | 2008 | 0x0600 | fmt/550 |
| InDesign CS5 (7) | INDD | 2010 | 0x0700 | fmt/551 |
| InDesign CS5.5 | INDD | 2011 | 0x0750 | |
| InDesign CS6 (8) | INDD | 2012 | 0x0800 | fmt/552 |
| InDesign CC (9) | INDD | 2014 | 0x0900 | |
| InDesign CC 2014 (10) | INDD | 2014 | 0x0A00 | |
| InDesign CC 2015 (11) | INDD | 2015 | 0x0B00 | |
| InDesign CC 2015.1 (11.1) | INDD | 2015 | 0x0B10 | |
| InDesign CC 2017 (12) | INDD | 2016 | 0x0C00 | |
| InDesign CC 2018 (13) | INDD | 2017 | 0x0D00 | |
| InDesign CC 2018.1 (13.1) | INDD | 2018 | 0x0D10 | |
| InDesign CC 2019 (14) | INDD | 2018 | 0x0E00 | |
| InDesign CC 2020 (15) | INDD | 2019 | 0x0F00 | |
| InDesign CC 2021 (16) | INDD | 2020 | 0x1000 | |
| InDesign CC 2022 (17) | INDD | 2021 | 0x1100 |
