Adobe InDesign support

Adobe support

Before you update to a new version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy, or InDesign Server, verify that the censhare version and Adobe plugin that you use support the desired Adobe version.

The tables below show the compatibility of operating systems and platforms with the Adobe plugin versions as per censhare version and VFS. 
We recommend you to use the latest available Adobe plugin version as well as version parity between the censhare Server and the censhare clients to avoid unexpected results. In general, the plugin with the highest number includes all the functionality of the previous versions.

For details on the Adobe plugin functionality, installation, and version compatibility, see Adobe plugin. 

Adobe InDesign plugin 2024 known issue on macOS: InDesign crashes on exit

Adobe Indesign 2024 crashes on macOS during quit when the Adobe InDesign plugin 2024 is installed.

• Windows users are not affected. 

This behaviour has been observed on MacOS Sonoma and Ventura. Earlier MacOS versions might be affected, too.

Adobe InDesign plugin 2023 known issue on macOS: Gets disconnected

The Adobe InDesign plugin 2023 is fully functional. However, you need to be aware of its unusual behaviour on macOS.

• Windows users are not affected. 
• InDesign Server 2023 works perfectly with the censhare Render-Client and does not require any workaround.

The plugin enters a disconnected state when the InDesign application is put in background, which can happen any time when you move between your tasks.

As a result:

• When you try to open an InDesign document (layout, palette, etc.) stored in censhare by clicking on the asset in the censhare Client, it won’t be opened.
• When you work with InDesign non-interactively, the plugin cannot sustain connection to the Renderer Client.

For both cases, we recommend the following workaround. Before doing anything else, you need to just open the InDesign application first. Then, simply create a new dummy document and keep it open. Now you can proceed with your routine: start the Renderer Client or start working with the censhare Client. As long as the dummy document remains open, you won't face any problems. The document does not require to be changed or saved, just don't close it before you are finished. 

We are working on solving this issue, but we have some dependencies on the third-party provider in this regard. 

VFS support

With the major release 2023.1, we introduce a new virtual file system for macOS-compatible censhare Clients. The new VFS 3.0 does not use kernel extension and is based on a 3d-party library FUSE-T.

Get VFS 3.0/ KEXTless FUSE-T VFS for older censhare versions

VFS 3.0 for macOS is shipped by default starting from the censhare version 2023.1.0. You can always request an update to get an older censhare Client shipped with VFS 3.0., but only for versions 2022.1 and higher. This may make sense if you want to avoid using kernel extension. 

Get VFS 2.0/ KEXT-based VFS for censhare 2023.1 and higher

It is also possible to continue using a VFS with a kernel extension after upgrading to 2023.1, but you will need to request such a Client explicitly.

For both options described above, please contact your project manager or partner manager for more information on how to request an  update.

Compatibilities | Short summary

A short summary of the compatibilities described above.

• VFS 2.0 / KEXT support

• • Default in 2022.1, 2022.2
  • On-demand for 2023.1 and onwards

• VFS 3.0 / FUSE-T support

• • On-demand for 2022.x (2022.1, 2022.2)
  • Default in 2023.1 and onwards

See also VFS Basic architecture - SysAdmin for more information on differences between KEXT-based and KEXTless virtual file systems.

Installation on Windows

• Installation on Windows 10 requires Visual C++ 2015 . On some distributions of Windows 10, Visual C++ 2008 is installed as standard. This causes censhare Client not to start correctly.
• The censhare Render Client can be installed in the equivalent server versions. The minimum version is Windows Server 2012 R2 (based on Windows 8).

Compatibility Matrices

macOS

Adobe 2024     Adobe 2023     Adobe 2022     Adobe 2021 

Windows

censhare Clients can be installed on Windows versions 8, 10, and 11. However, you need to check the exact compatibility in the tables below. VFS version 2017.0.13.38 has been tested with the censhare Clients on Windows 8 and 10. VFS version 2022.0.8480.0 has been tested with the censhare Clients on Windows 11. 

Therefore, we highly recommend using the same combinations.

Adobe 2024    Adobe 2023    Adobe 2022     Adobe 2021     Adobe 2020     Adobe 2019     Adobe 2018     Adobe 2017     Adobe 2015 and below

Windows 11 and Adobe InDesign

The official Adobe documentation does not recommend installing Adobe versions below 2022 on Windows 11.

For more information, see this page.