Hey Product Hunt 👋 I built TranslateInDesign because I got tired of watching designers fight the same losing battle every time a document went multilingual: copy text out of InDesign → paste it into a translation tool → paste it back in → re-apply every style → discover that the German version just destroyed the layout. The tools we reach for are generalists. They treat an IDML file like a Word doc. But InDesign files are design ecosystems — styles, anchors, paragraph tags, character overrides, all of it load-bearing. So we built something opinionated: XML-level accuracy. We translate at the markup level. Your styles, anchors, and layout tags survive the round-trip, exactly where you left them. Overflow detection. German runs ~30% longer than English. Chinese is shorter. We flag translations that expand beyond 20% of the original text box — before they break your layout. Free pre-flight. Preview the first 10 rows free. Verify tone and terminology before you pay a cent. Privacy by default. Files process in memory. Zero logging of content. Everything auto-purges in 24 hours — critical for agencies handling pre-release, NDA, or regulated material. Pricing: $4.99 platform fee per file + $1.00 per 1,000 characters translated. That's it. No seats, no subscriptions, no minimum commit. 🎁 Early bird offer: The first 100 people get 100% off — use code EARLYBIRD100 at checkout. Full file, full translation, zero cost. After 100 redemptions, standard pricing applies. We've been in private beta with a handful of studios and publishing teams. Today it's open. Would love your honest feedback — especially from designers who've been burned by localization workflows before. What breaks for you? What would you add next?

Translate InDesign

Translate InDesign files without breaking your layout

Translate InDesign files without breaking your layout