Free InDesign Stuff
Just a quick list of some of our favorite free stuff for InDesign users.
But first, in case you don’t know how to install these free scripts and plug-ins:
Scripts
- Batch Convert by Peter Kahrel
- CalendarWizard (free for noncommercial use)
- LayoutZone
- Delete All Images
- Footnotes to Endnotes
- NumberAdjuster
- MergeTextFrames
- FindChangeByList (ships with InDesign)
- Compose
- IndyFont
- Columns2Frames
- MultiPageImporter
- Page Exporter Utility (PEU)
- InGutter
- Merge Tables
- IndexMatic
- MakeGrid (ships with InDesign)
- Set Visual Char Size
- Size Labels
- StyLighter
- Table Sort
- Wordalyzer
- Unicode Injector
- Insert GID character (direct download)
Data Merge Scripts
- ImagesToCSV or Folder2CSV
- CSV2Tables (or directly from Loic’s site)
- InlineMerge
Plug-ins
- MultiDo from 65bit (or upgrade to History from DTPtools.com)
- PatternMaker from Teacup Software (download the demo version; it includes the free version)
- AutoFit
- LikeFindsLike
- Image Library Loader
Other Must-Have Free Stuff
- Free InDesign Tip of the Week from InDesign Magazine
- InDesignSecrets Plugins and Scripts available for download here
- The InDesign User Groups
- Adobe’s InDesign Exchange (plug-ins, scripts, templates, and more)