InDesign 1.0 was released way back in the spring of 1999, so it is 15 years old this year!
Since those humble beginnings, there have been 15 versions of InDesign released that contain new features. I put together a PDF called A Brief History of InDesign that shows the name of each version, the version number, whether or not the version introduced a new file format, some of the new features in the release, and additional information.
The current naming system of new releases is confusing. The latest version of InDesign is named “InDesign CC 2014.1”. Tip: You can tell exactly which version you are running by choosing About InDesign from the InDesign menu (Mac) or Help menu (Windows). This will display a “Build number” which is currently at 10.1.
For more about the fascinating history of InDesign, see Page by Page, Ten Years of Designing with Adobe InDesign by Pamela Pfiffner, and James Wamser’s excellent guide to the new features of InDesign CS3 through the latest version.
This article was last modified on July 25, 2019
This article was first published on November 17, 2014
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