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Sidekick for InDesign

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The little AI Sidekick that allows you to talk to Adobe InDesign *directly* from Claude or your other favorite AI assistant. sidekick.eastpole.nl

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Sidekick for InDesign @sidekick-indesign.bsky.social · 5h
And yet another version! Fixing an issue where Sidekick couldn't get metrics for all fonts, and object snapshots failed for anything but the first page.
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What's New - Sidekick for InDesign
See what's changed in each Sidekick for InDesign release—new features, improvements, and fixes for the MCP server and InDesign plugin.
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Sidekick for InDesign @sidekick-indesign.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Over the last couple of days, we have spent a ton of time extending our QA, but a bug still slipped through. That bug is now fixed. Restart InDesign or Claude to get the latest version. sidekick.eastpole.nl/whats-new/
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What's New - Sidekick for InDesign
See what's changed in each Sidekick for InDesign release—new features, improvements, and fixes for the MCP server and InDesign plugin.
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Sidekick for InDesign @sidekick-indesign.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We have updated our website with a brand-new look & feel! Tell us what you think!
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Sidekick for InDesign @sidekick-indesign.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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What's New - Sidekick for InDesign
See what's changed in each Sidekick for InDesign release—new features, improvements, and fixes for the MCP server and InDesign plugin.
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Sidekick for InDesign @sidekick-indesign.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Let Sidekick add alt text to the images of your PDF in order to make it accessible: sidekick.eastpole.nl/blog/alt-tex...
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Auditing Alt Text in InDesign, in One Pass - Sidekick for InDesign
Accessible PDFs need alt text on every image—and InDesign's AI now stamps 'AI generated' placeholders on your client photos. Sidekick lets Claude audit and fix the alt text across a whole document, de...
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Sidekick for InDesign @sidekick-indesign.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Sidekick is now able to show you images from your InDesign document directly! sidekick.eastpole.nl/blog/show-do...
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Show, Don't Tell - Sidekick for InDesign
Claude has always verified its work with snapshots—hidden in the tool accordion. Now it can present results inline, right in the conversation.
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Sidekick for InDesign @sidekick-indesign.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
We released a new version, ironing out a wrinkle with taking snapshots and adding better diagnostics for when things fail. sidekick.eastpole.nl/whats-new/
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What's New - Sidekick for InDesign
Sidekick connects Claude AI to Adobe InDesign via MCP. Automate layouts, typography, and production tasks with natural language.
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Sidekick for InDesign @sidekick-indesign.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
A tiny update to help with troubleshooting in case errors occur. No major new features. Everything will continue to work just as smoothly as it did before. (It will auto-update after a Claude restart.) sidekick.eastpole.nl/whats-new/
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What's New - Sidekick for InDesign
Sidekick connects Claude AI to Adobe InDesign via MCP. Automate layouts, typography, and production tasks with natural language.
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Sidekick for InDesign @sidekick-indesign.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Typesetting math expressions in InDesign can be painful, but now there is the ultimate pain relief: through Sidekick, you can leave the typesetting to Claude. @adobelive.bsky.social #InDesign #Claude sidekick.eastpole.nl/blog/math-eq...
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Mathematical Typesetting in InDesign with LaTeX and Sidekick - Sidekick for InDesign
How Claude converts LaTeX formulas into SVG graphics and places them in InDesign with proper baseline alignment.
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Sidekick for InDesign @sidekick-indesign.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Yes, you can use Claude Skills to drive your InDesign work: sidekick.eastpole.nl/blog/session... #claude #ai #indesign #skill
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From Session to Skill - Sidekick for InDesign
How a twenty-minute conversation with Claude became the start of a reusable skill for fixing Dutch typographic errors.
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Sidekick for InDesign @sidekick-indesign.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Sidekick extends InDesign's preflight capabilities to check for broken links. In Claude Desktop, that capability is still limited by its restrictions, but Claude Cowork might change that. sidekick.eastpole.nl/blog/broken-... #claude #indesign #ai #automation
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Finding Broken Links: Claude Desktop vs Claude Code - Sidekick for InDesign
Two ways to automatically find and mark broken hyperlinks in your InDesign documents using Sidekick.
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Sidekick for InDesign @sidekick-indesign.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Some users report being unable to install the Sidekick Claude Extension by double-clicking. If you happen to experience that too, know that you can always achieve exactly the same by going through the Settings menu: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM5D... #InDesign #MCP #Claude
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Install the Sidekick Claude Extension through Claude Settings
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Sidekick for InDesign @sidekick-indesign.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Did you know Sidekick works with *any* MCP client? That means it's not just limited to Claude Desktop, but you can also use from Claude Code! The installation is slightly different though. Here is how you do it. sidekick.eastpole.nl/blog/claude-...
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Using Sidekick with Claude Code - Sidekick for InDesign
How to install and configure Sidekick for use with Claude Code, Anthropic's command-line interface for Claude.
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Sidekick for InDesign @sidekick-indesign.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Adobe #InDesign does not expose font metrics directly through its UI. As a result, you need to jump through quite a few hoops to get access to x, cap, ascender, and descender height. Check here how Sidekick and #Claude fix it: sidekick.eastpole.nl/blog/font-me...
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Precise Typography with Font Metrics - Sidekick for InDesign
Sidekick can now read font metrics directly, enabling precise positioning of objects relative to text and mathematically accurate layouts.
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Sidekick for InDesign @sidekick-indesign.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Huzzah! We have released a new version: 1.0.4! InDesign itself does not expose font details such as x-height and capital height. The latest version of Sidekick makes sure it's readily available! sidekick.eastpole.nl/whats-new #InDesign #Claude
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What's New - Sidekick for InDesign
AI-powered automation for Adobe InDesign through the Model Context Protocol
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Sidekick for InDesign @sidekick-indesign.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Having trouble connecting Claude with Adobe InDesign? Check the installation video here! youtu.be/7MzlfwiRH7A?...
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Sidekick Claude Extension Installation
YouTube video by Sidekick
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