InDesign image workflow automation | LinkOptimizer

LinkOptimizer

for Adobe InDesign

Automate InDesign link preparation for perfect results

Reduce link size • Optimize resolution • Convert colors • Convert formats and much more…

Adobe InDesign CS6 – 2024

macOS 10.12 – 15 (Sequoia)

LinkOptimizer 6: InDesign CS6 – 2024 | macOS 10.12 – 14 [Ventura] | Native M1/M2 support

LinkOptimizer 5: InDesign CS6 – 2021 | macOS 10.9 – 11 [Big Sur] | M1 compatible
To use with recent InDesign/macOS versions, please upgrade to LinkOptimizer 6

It can take hours - and even days - to optimize, resize and replace InDesign image links manually. LinkOptimizer will do it in a fraction of that time freeing you from tedious repetitive tasks.

LinkOptimizer will perform the following main operations for you:

For in-depth details on these and many other options, please see below.

LinkOptimizer 6 Is Here

New in LinkOptimizer 6:

Sync settings presets across multiple Macs via iCloud
Preserve PSD layer visibility applied in InDesign
Filter links by name
Relink duplicates to a single file (Edit/Convert operations)
Dark mode support
Choose Photoshop version
Performance/stability improvements and more...

By upgrading, you also ensure access to further new features and improvements
that will continue to be added in free updates.

Upgrade to LinkOptimizer Lite 6 >

LinkOptimizer Server for workgroups is now available as part of Output Factory Server 3

Reduce link size,
Optimize resolution

LinkOptimizer will automatically reduce the image resolution, scale and crop the images in Photoshop according to their dimensions in the InDesign document and the target resolution specified, and reimport them to InDesign at 100%.

Convert colors and more

Automatically perform image adjustments:
-convert colors to CMYK, RGB and Grayscale
-assign ICC profile
-apply sharpening filters
-merge and delete layers, flatten image

Convert image formats

Automatically convert linked images into desired file formats (JPEG > TIFF, PNG > PSD etc.) with various conversion settings.

Backup and rename images

With LinkOptimizer, your files are always safe: you can either backup original images, or work with their copies. You can also optimize links for external use, such as web design, without relinking them back to InDesign at all.

Run Photoshop Actions

Run selected Photoshop Actions on each image during processing.

Batch processing

Process multiple InDesign files and books with one click.

Detailed link info

View detailed link info along with LinkOptimizer actions and projected file size.

"LinkOptimizer has changed my life and saved me days and days of work as a retoucher for an international quarterly magazine. It's a lifesaver".

Steve Krason

SK Design Group, Chicago

"Today LinkOptimizer batched a huge book project and another magazine project in minutes vs. hours. Now I can take the afternoon off and drink beer. Thanks for freeing up my afternoon, rather than doing production work."

Brian Donahue

Bedesign studio, Minneapolis, Minnesota

$ 259

One-time payment

ALL FEATURES

$ 179

One-time payment

Excludes:
Convert formats
Run Photoshop actions
Process duplicates

UPGRADE to LinkOptimizer 6

Upgrade to LinkOptimizer 6 from earlier versions

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– Ed SayeStudio Manager at Blue Sky Agency, Atlanta, Georgia

“When every second counts Output Factory is a life saver! It’s a sublime beast that saves a lot of time. I just drag my files into the job list, set them up as I want and then sit back and watch the computer do its stuff.”

– Glen SavilleDesigner, Hornchurch, UK

“Output Factory has been the single biggest time-saver I’ve encountered in ten years of print production. Easily saves hours a week, producing bullet-proof documents over and over… With the reduction in head count and efficiency savings, it must have paid for itself 500 times over.”

– Mike AgateHead of Production of Which? (Europe’s largest consumer rights organization)

“Output Factory is now a tool in our arsenal we couldn’t do without. Within the first day of use we realized its potential and have incorporated it into several of our workflows. Great product!”

– Tony RoseVice President of Creative Services at Flynn Wright Ad Agency in Des Moines, Iowa

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LinkOptimizer

It can take hours - and even days - to optimize, resize and replace InDesign image links manually. LinkOptimizer will do it in a fraction of that time freeing you from tedious repetitive tasks.

Reduce link size,
Optimize resolution

Convert colors and more

Convert image formats

Backup and rename images

Run Photoshop Actions

Batch processing

Detailed link info

LinkOptimizer

LinkOptimizer Lite

UPGRADE to LinkOptimizer 6

For Sales Queries & Product Support

Holiday Sale Extended!

50% off all products and upgrades until January 14

50% off

Save 50% by September 5

50% off all products and upgrades by September 5

use coupon code SUMMER23

LinkOptimizer

It can take hours - and even days - to optimize, resize and replace InDesign image links manually. LinkOptimizer will do it in a fraction of that time freeing you from tedious repetitive tasks.

Reduce link size,Optimize resolution

Convert colors and more

Convert image formats

Backup and rename images

Run Photoshop Actions​

Batch processing

Detailed link info

LinkOptimizer

LinkOptimizer Lite

UPGRADE to LinkOptimizer 6

For Sales Queries & Product Support

50%
off

Reduce link size,
Optimize resolution

Run Photoshop Actions