Infigo launches InDesign plugin

The new integration will be regularly updated
The new integration will be regularly updated

Web-to-print developer Infigo has launched InDesign plugin Infigo Invent, following 18 months of development and testing.

The Lindfield, West Sussex-based business said the new integration combines the design flexibility of InDesign with the functionality of end-to-end web-to-print, giving Infigo users greater design capabilities, particularly for dynamic products, while reducing the time it takes to create and migrate PDF templates by up to 80%.

Infigo managing director Douglas Gibson said: “Our entire approach to web-to-print has always been about listening to our customers and developing modules and integrations that makes their lives easier and their businesses more profitable. And this integration is one that we know will massively disrupt the web-to-print industry.

“Rather than building out a template in the browser from scratch, you can create it in InDesign and import seamlessly to your Infigo storefront. In short it allows you to control settings and features for your design template, directly from InDesign.

“This includes variable text fonts and colours, restrictions on element position, generation of forms, and much more.”

Gibson added the enthusiastic feedback from beta testing had reinforced the demand for such an integration.

“The overall response is that this is a feature that will set the trend for the web-to-print industry for the next decade. Printers can slash the time it takes to set up a MegaEdit ready template by up to 80%. So not only will our users be able to create more dynamic products, they’ll be able to make them available to customers in a fraction of the time.

“It’s our goal to empower our customers to take an entrepreneurial approach to web-to-print – to quickly react to industry and societal trends and develop profitable new revenue streams. We feel that this is the missing piece of the puzzle that the industry has been waiting for.”

Infigo said the new integration will be regularly updated, based partly on user feedback that it receives, and added it is already working on additional functions.

The integration is free for all subscribers of MegaEdit, Infigo’s flagship editing tool.