InDesign hot folder output automation | Output Factory Server

Output Factory Server

with built-in LinkOptimizer Server

for Adobe InDesign

Hot folder automation of InDesign output for workgroups

Output InDesign files automatically to various formats • Prepare images with LinkOptimizer Server • Serve unlimited users from single station

Adobe InDesign CC 2018 – 2025

macOS 10.13 – 15 (Sequoia)

Output Factory Server 3: InDesign CC 2018 – 2025 | macOS 10.13 – 15 [Sequoia] | Native M1/M2 support

Output Factory Server 2: InDesign CS6 – 2021 | macOS 10.9 – 10.15 | M1/M2 compatible
To use with latest InDesign & macOS versions, please upgrade to Output Factory Server 3

Output Factory Server 3 is here!

Now with built-in LinkOptimizer Server

Upgrade to Output Factory Server 3 from earlier versions

Discount for LinkOptimizer users

Output Factory Server 3 includes built-in LinkOptimizer Server that allows you to process InDesign files from hot folders.

LinkOptimizer users who don’t own Output Factory Server can get a $200 discount on the new Server version.

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Automate your entire team's output workflow with a single installation of Output Factory Server and LinkOptimizer Server for InDesign

Print & export InDesign
files from hot folders

Print and export InDesign files automatically from watched hot folders. Output Factory Server can serve unlimited users on a network.

Create hot folders for various workflows such as hi-res PDF, laser printer, EPUB, LinkOptimizer etc. Users can submit single files, books, and collected jobs.

Hot folder processing with LinkOptimizer Server

Reduce links size, optimize resolution, convert image colors & formats with LinkOptimizer Server.

Combine LinkOptimizer processing with other formats. For example, process file with LinkOptimizer and then export the optimized file to PDF seamlessly from a single hot folder.

Time-saving output options

Export InDesign documents as single pages or every n pages. Update links automatically. Open files with selected app after processing. These are only a few of available options to streamline and simplify your everyday production workflow

All the formats you need

Output Factory supports printing and exporting to PDF, PostScript, EPS, IDML, HTML, EPUB, INDD, TIFF and other image formats.

Email Notifications

Output Factory Server can send automatic email notifications based on powerful variable templates. Notifications can be triggered by errors and other events.

Variable File Names

Output Factory offers unmatched abilities to create variable output file names based on page number, layers, date and other attributes. You can even insert text from your documents using the script label variable.

Layer Versioning

Output InDesign layers and their combinations as separate files automatically – an indispensable feature for multilingual documents and other projects with layered content.

Preflight

With Output Factory, output errors are a thing of the past. Thoroughly check files using InDesign’s preflight or Output Factory’s own options, and skip files with errors. Review errors in the History with their detailed description.

Smart Output Location

Easily manage output files by saving them in dynamically created subfolder tree with variable names.

Custom Scripts

Run custom AppleScript and JavaScript scripts during processing. This new feature offers virtually unlimited possibilities to customize and further automate your workflows.

Output to multiple formats from a single hot folder

Create sequences of workflows to output InDesign files to multiple formats at once. For example, create an action to export files as hi-res PDF, lo-res PDF, and send them to a laser printer – all with just a click of a button.

History

You can rely on Output Factory to track InDesign documents you sent to output along with the error log and the list of output files.

"Output Factory Server is an extremely useful utility for a busy production facility or advertising agency. It can save lots of time - which equates to money."

David Creamer

Adobe Layers Magazine

$ 699

One-time payment

UPGRADE to Output Factory Server 3

Upgrade to Output Factory Server 3 from earlier versions | $349⁹⁷

“I want to say how valuable and useful Output Factory has been for our company. The folks that use it are delighted to have a way to automate so much repetitive work in a consistent and organized way.”

– 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

Holiday Sale Extended!

50% off all products and upgrades until January 14

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off

Save 50% by September 5

50% off all products and upgrades by September 5

use coupon code SUMMER23

Output Factory Server

with built-in LinkOptimizer Server

Output Factory Server 3 is here!

Now with built-in LinkOptimizer Server

Upgrade to Output Factory Server 3 from earlier versions

Discount for LinkOptimizer users

Automate your entire team's output workflow with a single installation of Output Factory Server and LinkOptimizer Server for InDesign

Print & export InDesign
files from hot folders

Hot folder processing with LinkOptimizer Server

Time-saving output options

All the formats you need

Email Notifications

Variable File Names

Layer Versioning

Preflight

Smart Output Location

Custom Scripts

Output to multiple formats from a single hot folder

History

Output Factory Server

UPGRADE to Output Factory Server 3

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

Output Factory Server

with built-in LinkOptimizer Server

Output Factory Server 3 is here!

Now with built-in LinkOptimizer Server

Upgrade to Output Factory Server 3 from earlier versions

Discount for LinkOptimizer users

Automate your entire team's output workflow with a single installation of Output Factory Server and LinkOptimizer Server for InDesign

Print & export InDesignfiles from hot folders

Hot folder processing with LinkOptimizer Server

Time-saving output options

All the formats you need

Email Notifications

Variable File Names

Layer Versioning

Preflight

Smart Output Location

Custom Scripts

Output to multiple formats from a single hot folder

History

Output Factory Server

UPGRADE to Output Factory Server 3

For Sales Queries & Product Support

50%
off

Print & export InDesign
files from hot folders