Take Advantage of the New Features of Adobe InDesign Using Plugins and Extensions

Adobe InDesign offers an API (Application Programming Interface) that plugins and extensions can use to access functions and data in InDesign. The API enables communication between the plugin and the InDesign application. This makes it possible to access the new features in Adobe InDesign 2024:

Automatic formatting of multiple text frames and creating, editing, and managing style packs
Simplify complex formatting tasks by formatting multiple text frames with Auto Format. You can use the style packs provided by Adobe or create and manage your own style packs to make document-specific changes or changes across your entire InDesign account.

Search for text and customize analytics in published documents
Integrate Google Measure ID when publishing your documents to measure traffic and interactions. You can now search your published documents for any text on all devices. While you can only search text on touchscreen devices, you can search and copy text on desktops and laptops.

File name suffix in JPEG and PNG exports
When exporting to the JPEG or PNG format, you can add suffixes; for example, consecutive numbers, page numbers, and page sizes. You can distinguish and easily filter the same file saved in different sizes for different platforms or stakeholders using the suffixes.

Hiding print sheets
Would you like to omit your draft print sheets when presenting or exporting a document? Now you can hide print sheets in InDesign. The hidden print sheets are not visible in the presentation mode of or when exporting your document to PNG, JPEG, PDF (print), or PDF (interactive) formats.

Harfbuzz as the default formatting engine in the global typesetter
With Harfbuzz as the default shaping engine in the global typesetter, you get improved shaping and correct rendering of glyphs for Indian and MENA languages in InDesign.

So if you wish to use these new features, it is only a small step to automate further design and production tasks in the plugin or extension.