Salesforce Data. InDesign Documents.
Our Salesforce InDesign connector pulls product data directly into Adobe InDesign layouts. Merge CRM data onto print-ready catalogues for CRM to print automation and automated catalogue generation — at scale.
CRM data meets
pixel-perfect design.
Bridge the gap between Salesforce data and InDesign layouts. The Salesforce print integration handles the data pipeline for data-driven print publishing.
Salesforce Data Bridge
Connect to any Salesforce object — standard or custom. Run SOQL queries, pull related records, and map fields to InDesign text and image frames. Products, contacts, opportunities — any data, any layout.
Template-Based Merge
Design your template once in InDesign with placeholder tags. The plugin populates every field, every image, every table row from Salesforce — producing print-ready documents that look hand-crafted.
Dynamic Image Placement
Product photos, logos, and marketing assets stored in Salesforce are automatically downloaded and placed into InDesign frames during merge — correctly sized, cropped, and positioned.
Batch Generation
Generate hundreds or thousands of personalised documents in a single batch run. Each document gets its own data — unique product sets, pricing tiers, customer names, and regional variations.
InDesign Server Automation
Run the entire workflow on Adobe InDesign Server — no desktop InDesign required. Trigger document generation from Salesforce events, scheduled jobs, or API calls for fully hands-off production.
Multi-Language Support
Produce catalogues and brochures in multiple languages from the same template. The connector handles right-to-left text, Unicode, and language-specific formatting rules — one template, any locale.
From Salesforce query to print-ready PDF,
in three steps.
Design your template. Connect your data. Hit merge. The Salesforce publishing plugin handles CRM catalogue automation in between.
Connect & Configure
Authenticate with Salesforce, select your objects and fields, and define your SOQL query. The plugin panel shows a live preview of your data right inside InDesign — before you merge a single record.
Design & Tag
Build your InDesign layout as usual — then tag text frames, image frames, and table cells with Salesforce field placeholders. The plugin provides a drag-and-drop field mapper so designers never touch raw data.
Merge & Export
Hit merge. The connector populates every placeholder with live Salesforce data, places images, paginate multi-record documents, and exports print-ready PDFs, IDML, or packaged InDesign files. One click — thousands of documents.
15 years of InDesign automation.
Nobody knows this stack better.
MetaDesign Solutions has been building InDesign plugins and dynamic print marketing workflows since 2009. The Salesforce connector is the product of that deep expertise.
InDesign Plugin Specialists
We've built 50+ InDesign plugins — CEP panels, UXP extensions, C++ native plugins, and server scripts. This isn't a side project. It's our core competency.
Salesforce Certified
Our Salesforce team understands data models, SOQL, Apex triggers, and connected app architecture. The connector is built by engineers fluent in both Salesforce and InDesign.
Enterprise Scale
Tested with catalogues containing 10,000+ SKUs, multi-gigabyte image libraries, and complex conditional layouts. The connector handles real-world enterprise data volumes — not just demos.
Dedicated Support
A solutions engineer configures your templates, maps your Salesforce fields, and validates your output. Ongoing support for template updates, Salesforce schema changes, and InDesign version upgrades.
IDS Load Balancer Compatible
Pairs with our InDesign Server Load Balancer for high-throughput, multi-instance document generation. Distribute merge jobs across InDesign Server instances for maximum speed.
Common questions,
straight answers.
Everything you need to know about the Salesforce + InDesign Connector. Can't find what you're looking for?
Talk to SalesIt is an InDesign plugin built by MetaDesign Solutions that connects Adobe InDesign directly to Salesforce. It pulls CRM data — products, pricing, images, customer details — into InDesign templates and merges them onto documents automatically, enabling data-driven print production at scale.
Product catalogues, price lists, personalised brochures, marketing collateral, data sheets, proposals, and any print-ready document that needs to be populated with Salesforce data. If InDesign can lay it out, the connector can populate it.
Yes. The connector supports batch generation — produce hundreds or thousands of personalised documents from a single template using Salesforce queries. Combined with InDesign Server, the entire process runs unattended.
The connector works with Salesforce Professional, Enterprise, and Unlimited editions. It uses the Salesforce REST API for data retrieval, supporting standard and custom objects, SOQL queries, and related records.
Yes. The plugin dynamically places images stored in Salesforce — product photos, logos, and assets — directly into InDesign frames during the merge process. It supports JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and PSD formats.
Yes. The connector integrates with Adobe InDesign Server for fully automated, server-side document generation — no desktop InDesign required. Triggered by Salesforce events or scheduled jobs, it produces print-ready PDFs at scale.
Stop copy-pasting from Salesforce.
Start merging automatically.
See how the Salesforce + InDesign Connector turns your CRM data into pixel-perfect print documents — zero manual effort. Book a demo and watch it in action.