If you design in Adobe InDesign, you know the frustration: taking print-perfect, complex layouts and converting them into fast, clean, standalone HTML5 web apps often means dealing with heavy bloat, expensive subscription barriers, or endless manual recoding.
I’m an independent developer building practical bridges between desktop design environments and the modern web—creating tools that give designers control over their work without forcing them to write code or rent expensive enterprise software.
The Current Project: HTML5 Exporter for InDesign
My core focus right now is a dedicated HTML5 Exporter plugin. It is designed to turn InDesign documents directly into interactive web presentations, digital publications, and single-page applications—complete with responsive navigation, animations, media embeds, and clean markup.
Where the project stands right now (Active Beta):
The exporter is fully functional and already produces real web outputs, but it is currently in an active beta and testing stage. InDesign layouts have countless edge cases—from complex Bezier curves and nested groups to intricate typography and responsive scaling. Making this tool truly reliable requires running it against real-world documents across diverse workflows.
How you can help as a Beta Supporter:
By backing me here, you get hands-on access to test the plugin on your own projects. If you hit a glitch or an edge case:
- Built-in Debug Mode: I built a dedicated debug mode directly into the plugin that outputs detailed execution logs and event exports.
- Direct Feedback: If you run into an error, sharing the log or export package makes it much faster for me to isolate the issue, reproduce it, and patch it.
- Direct Roadmap Influence: Your daily workflow needs will shape which layout features, interactive capabilities, and export options get built next.
Building and maintaining deep creative plugins takes dedicated time, constant testing against Adobe Creative Cloud updates, and steady refinement. Thank you for supporting independent software and helping me bring this tool to life!
Why Patreon if the plugin is free?
I believe core tools should be accessible. The plugin will always have a free version available in the Adobe Creative Cloud Marketplace.
However, building a reliable export engine, keeping up with InDesign breaking changes, and fixing intricate layout bugs takes significant time. Adobe’s marketplace review process can also take weeks to approve patches.
Supporting me on Patreon gives you instant access to new builds and hotfixes days or weeks before the store, priority debugging for your files, and exclusive access to the helper scripts and template assets I build alongside the core exporter.