INX File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Format Adobe InDesign Interchange File (INX)
File Extension .inx
Developed by Adobe Systems
Format Type XML-based
Primary Use Document interchange and backwards compatibility
Editable Yes, with compatible software
Open Standard No
Compression Uncompressed
Text Encoding UTF-8 or UTF-16
Main Advantage Facilitates sharing between different versions of InDesign
MIME Type application/inx
ASCII Armor No
Binary No
Support for Media Limited (links to external media files)
Portability High (due to being XML-based)
Root Element Document
Internationalization Supported via UTF encoding
Version Control Friendly Yes (plain text format)
Default Directory N/A
Usability Used for document exchange and archiving
Security Measures None inherent to format; relies on application-level security