Got a German brochure that needs to go international? We see this a lot — beautifully designed InDesign documents that need an English version yesterday. Upload your IDML file to IDML.ai and you'll have the English version in about 3 minutes, layout and all.
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In Adobe InDesign, go to File → Export and choose Adobe InDesign Markup (IDML). This creates the file you'll upload.
Drop your IDML file on IDML.ai and select English as the target language. The source language is detected automatically.
Pay per document (from €3), download the translated IDML, and open it in InDesign. Layout fully preserved.
Here's the good news: you'll actually gain space. English runs about 20–30% shorter than German, so your text frames will breathe easier. The one thing to watch: German compound nouns (Zusammensetzungen) become multi-word phrases in English, which can mess with line breaks in narrow columns. We see a lot of German annual reports come through — the layout usually survives translation beautifully.
More questions? Read our complete guide to IDML translation
Upload your IDML file now and get a layout-perfect translation in minutes.
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