Package Central
for Adobe InDesign
Package InDesign files automatically from hot folders
Offload all file collection tasks to a central system • Serve unlimited users from single workstation
Adobe InDesign CS6 – 2026
macOS 10.12 – 27 (Golden Gate)
New in Package Central 2:
- Revamped user interface.
- Run custom scripts before/after packaging.
- Include a second PDF using a different export preset.
- Define preflight and email settings separately for each workflow.
- Interactive tokens for variable package folder names.
- Keyboard shortcuts to start and stop processing.
- Ongoing support for new InDesign and macOS releases, and much more...
This is the first paid Package Central upgrade in the sixteen years since its initial release.
Upgrading also ensures access to new features and improvements that will continue to be added in future free updates.
Package Central 2: InDesign CS6 – 2026 | macOS 10.15 – 27 + support for forthcoming updates; Silicon-native.
Package Central 1: InDesign CS6 – 2026 | macOS 10.12 – 26 [Tahoe] Will not support later versions.
To use with recent InDesign/macOS versions, upgrade to Package Central 2
Package Central automates Adobe InDesign file packaging by using watched hot folders. It offloads the collection of links and fonts to a central Mac server, which frees up designer workstations, prevents system lockups, and enables fully unattended batch processing.
With Package Central, production artists, prepress operators, and designers simply copy files to hot folders that reside on a network. Package Central then automatically collects InDesign files along with their links and fonts on its dedicated Mac station. Operator machines will never again be tied up by the packaging process.
Hot folders
Package Central runs on a dedicated machine and watches hot folders linked to its workflow settings. The app collects InDesign files automatically along with their links and fonts and can run absolutely unattended.
Create PDF and IDML on the fly
Package Central can automatically export InDesign documents as PDF and IDML files. You can export two PDFs with different presets.
Automatic error handling
Package Central can skip files with missing links, fonts and other errors.
Email notifications
Package Central can send automatic email notifications during processing. Notifications can be triggered by errors, font activation, process stages, and other events.
Variable folder names
Package Central offers flexible variable package folder names based on date, document contents, XMP data, and other components.
Package Central
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Package InDesign files
automatically from
hot folders
UPGRADE
to Package Central 2-
New:
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Revamped UI
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Run custom scripts
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Create two PDFs
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Preflight/email per workflow
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Variable name tokens
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...and much more
UPGRADE
Upgrade to Output Factory 2 from version 1 and BatchOutput
Upgrade to Output Factory (full version) from Output Factory Lite