New InDesign Translation Agent Automates End-to-End Localization of Adobe InDesign Packages
Smartcat’s InDesign Translation Agent is now available to all customers. The new capability lets marketing and creative teams translate complete Adobe InDesign packages — including text inside linked images — and export production-ready files without manual relinking or post-translation cleanup.
Adobe InDesign is central to global marketing operations, powering everything from packaging and brochures to retail displays and sales collateral. Yet localization workflows around InDesign files have long remained manual and fragmented.
Teams typically extract document text, send files to external vendors, then spend hours relinking assets and rebuilding layouts once translations return. The result is delayed launches, overburdened design teams, and unnecessary risk.
Smartcat’s InDesign Translation Agent changes that
By treating the entire packaged InDesign ZIP file as a single workflow, Smartcat allows teams to upload full packages, translate all visible content — including text inside linked raster images such as PNG, JPG, and TIFF — and download localized packages that open directly in InDesign with assets automatically relinked.
We built the InDesign Translation Agent to remove one of the most persistent bottlenecks in global marketing. Designers shouldn’t have to rebuild files after translation. With expert-enabled AI Agents, teams can now create, translate, and localize content in one connected workflow. No more broken layouts or slow launches.
Genevieve Carbone
Director of Product Marketing, Smartcat
What the InDesign Translation Agent Enables
Upload and process fully packaged InDesign ZIP files
Translate IDML content and text inside linked raster images
Edit and review translations directly within Smartcat
Add internal reviewers or professional linguists from the Smartcat Marketplace
Export localized InDesign packages in 208+ languages
Open translated files in InDesign with no manual relinking required
By eliminating copy-paste workflows and design rework, the InDesign Translation Agent helps enterprises:
Launch global campaigns faster
Reduce dependency on disconnected vendor workflows
Protect brand consistency across documents and images
Scale multilingual production without increasing headcount
The release builds on Smartcat’s broader vision of expert-enabled AI Agents that automate the entire content lifecycle — enabling global teams to create, translate, and localize content simultaneously. As enterprises face increasing pressure to move faster across markets and channels, integrated design localization becomes a strategic advantage rather than an operational burden.