How it works

Four steps.
No learning curve.

Install the plugin, download the connector, open Claude, and start talking to InDesign.

01

Install the Plugin

Get the Plugin for InDesign from Adobe Exchange.

02

Install the Connector

Download and run the installer from our website.

03

Open Claude

Claude Desktop or Claude Code — whichever you prefer.

04

Describe What You Want

Duet handles the rest.

01

Install Duet

Two quick installs and you're ready. The Plugin for InDesign from Adobe Exchange, and the connector from our website. Both take seconds.

  • Get the Plugin for InDesign from Adobe Exchange — adds the Duet panel to InDesign
  • Download the connector installer from our website — connects InDesign to Claude
  • Works with InDesign 2024 and later on macOS and Windows
  • Everything stays on your machine — your files never leave your computer
Adobe Exchange

Plugin for InDesign

One-click install from Adobe Exchange

duetforindesign.com

Connector Installer

Download from our website

Claude
Set up a 3-column grid with 5mm gutters, 10pt Garamond body copy, and a full-bleed hero image on page one
03

Describe what you want

Type it the way you'd say it to a colleague. Apply styles, reflow text, export pages, populate a table from a spreadsheet — Duet understands what you mean without you having to dig through menus.

  • Connects directly to Claude Desktop — just open it and start typing
  • Plain English instructions — no scripting syntax to memorise
  • Stack multiple tasks in one prompt — "set up the grid, place the text, apply styles"
  • Reference external files — "use the copy from the Word doc in my Downloads"
04

Watch InDesign do the work

Duet makes changes directly in your open InDesign document. You see everything happen in real time — frames being created, text being placed, styles being applied. Nothing hidden, nothing mysterious.

  • Every change happens live in your document — nothing runs in the background
  • All changes from one prompt are grouped into a single undo action
  • One Cmd+Z takes you back — no surprises, no mystery changes
  • Iterate as much as you like — refine, adjust, and keep going
InDesign
3-column grid created
Body copy placed — Garamond 10pt
Hero image placed full-bleed on page 1
Paragraph styles applied

Done. One Cmd+Z undoes everything.

Ready to try it?

Get Duet