The Release Notes for Studio for InDesign and InCopy 20 for Adobe 2025 contain information about the new features, changes, fixed issues, known issues, and upgrade instructions for Studio for InDesign and InCopy 20 for Adobe 2025.
Note: Release Notes of Studio for InDesign and InCopy for other versions of Adobe can be found in the Release Notes section.
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Studio for InDesign and InCopy 20.1.1
Version: 20.1.1 build 24 for Adobe 2025
Release date: 26 October 2026
Downloads
The download files for this version of Studio for InDesign and InCopy can be found in the Release announcement.
New features
No features have been added in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy.
Changes
The following changes have been made in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
- The Universal WoodWing Studio IDP application is now included in the installer for macOS so that it no longer runs in ‘Rosetta mode’ on ARM machines. As part of the installation on macOS, the WoodWing Studio IDP application is installed. This identity provider (IDP) application is used for the communication between a Web browser and the Studio for InDesign and InCopy plug-ins. Until Studio for InDesign and InCopy 20.1.0, the ‘Intel only’ version of the WoodWing Studio IDP application was included in the macOS installer of Studio for InDesign and InCopy. Starting from version 20.1.1, the installer includes the Universal installer. As a result, the WoodWing Studio IDP app no longer runs in ‘Rosetta mode’ on ARM machines.
Known issues
No known issues exist in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy.
Documentation
The following changes to the documentation have been made in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
Fixed issues
The following issues have been fixed in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
EN-96922 When updating a placed image and deleting it, the Update icon remains indicated on the frame.
EN-97021 When an image is selected on the page, the context menu items 'Show versions' and 'Show Dossiers and Layouts' are not present for the image in the Dossier.
EN-97025 After changing the Edition for a layout in InDesign, the text wrap on an image frame is no longer respected in Layout view in InCopy.
EN-97040 When opening the Properties dialog for a single object selected on a layout, the dialog for multiple selected objects appears.
EN-97041 Include the Universal WoodWing Studio IDP application in the installer for Studio for InDesign and InCopy for Adobe 2025.
EN-97071 Setting Type LayoutTemplate via scripting saves the object as a layout instead of as a template.
EN-97079 After embedding a Studio image and saving the layout as a local document, the link to the image is missing after opening the local document.
EN-97080 Improve robustness for Smart Image with imported and/or deleted styles.
EN-97082 The SaveAs() scripting call results in a 'Name already exists' error since Studio for InDesign and InCopy 20.1.0.
EN-97088 The Move to Trash Can context menu shows a multi-select dialog when the same object is selected multiple times in the Dossier panel and an image frame is selected on the layout.
EN-97103 The quickLogin scripting call does not work as expected.
Installation
For information about installing Studio for InDesign and InCopy, see:
- Performing a full installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy
- Upgrading an existing installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy
Studio for InDesign and InCopy 20.1.0 build 22 Quick Patch
Version: 20.1.0 build 22 for Adobe 2025
Release date: 20 August 2026
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Note: This release is a replacement for the release of version 20.1.0 build 21 that was withdrawn on 12 August 2026 due to a login issue. It is identical to the build 21 release in that it contains the same new feature and fixed issues, plus the fixes for the login issue. For details about the build 21 release, see the Release Notes for that build. |
Downloads
The download files for this version of Studio for InDesign and InCopy can be found in the Release announcement.
Changes
No changes have been made in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy.
Fixed issues
The following issues have been fixed in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
EN-97029 Studio for InDesign and InCopy 20.1.0 build 21 (Adobe 2025) routes non-SSO on-premise users to the WoodWing Identity Service when opening a layout from Studio.
EN-97037 When checking out a file from Studio, InDesign tries to log in to identity.woodwing.cloud.
Installation
For information about installing Studio for InDesign and InCopy, see:
- Performing a full installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy
- Upgrading an existing installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy
Studio for InDesign and InCopy 20.1.0
Version: 20.1.0 build 21 for Adobe 2025
Release date: 16 July 2026
Note: This release was withdrawn on 12 August 2026 due to a login issue and has been replaced by the Quick Patch release of build 22.
Downloads
The download files for this version of Studio for InDesign and InCopy can be found in the Release announcement.
New features
The following has been added in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
- When placing an article onto frames on a layout, the Element Labels of the layout frames can now be maintained instead of having them replaced by the article. When an article is placed on existing frames on a layout, the default behavior of Studio for InDesign is that any Element Labels that are assigned to the frames on the layout are replaced by the Element Labels of the frames of the article.
In certain workflows though, it is preferred that the Element Labels of the frames on the layout are maintained.
This behavior can now be controlled through the following new preference:
Element Labels > Override frame Element Label with placed article component Element Label
By default, the preference is enabled, thereby matching the current behavior and ensuring full backward compatibility with existing workflows.
If the Element Labels of the layout frame should be maintained, the preference can be disabled.
The behavior can also be controlled through a new scripting API property named overrideFrameElementLabelOnPlace. This property exposes the same preference through the Studio Preferences scripting object, allowing scripts to retrieve and modify the setting programmatically.
The scripting implementation uses the same underlying preference storage as the user interface, ensuring there is a single source of truth for the setting. Changes made through either the UI or scripting remain synchronized.
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Changes
No changes have been made in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy.
Known issues
No known issues exist in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy.
Documentation
The following changes to the documentation have been made in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
Fixed issues
The following issues have been fixed in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
EN-87244 Layout frame names override article element labels after placing the article in InDesign.
EN-96747 The page synchronization message should only appear in case of a mismatch of planned pages, not for production pages.
EN-96963 Do not unlock the layout in case of an error if a layout is opened during preview generation in InDesign Server.
EN-96974 Not able to Save As a layout containing a Sticky Note after doing a Save Version of the source layout.
EN-96979 Missing plug-in messages on InDesign Server for the SCCoreStickyNotesUI plug-in.
EN-96989 Occasional AppleScript Error (-1712) after Edit Original and working on an image for more than 15 minutes.
EN-96991 The order of statuses in the Studio panel dropdown is incorrect when filtering on object type if the statuses are defined for multiple types.
EN-96992 The User Name is encoded incorrectly in InDesign scripting.
EN-96993 Article check out and check in via the UI does not set the 'lockedBy' metadata correctly when querying from a script.
EN-96994 Improve robustness when handling the multisetproperties message in case of an unexpected number of icon columns.
EN-96995 The Versions panel shows incorrect colors for layout statuses when the statuses are defined for multiple object types.
EN-96998 Sticky Note is removed on the original layout after saving a copy that was created using a Save As of the original layout.
Installation
For information about installing Studio for InDesign and InCopy, see:
- Performing a full installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy
- Upgrading an existing installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy
Studio for InDesign and InCopy 20.0.4
Version: 20.0.4 build 19 for Adobe 2025
Release date: 12 May 2026
Note: This release is a replacement for the release of version 20.0.4 build 18 which was withdrawn on 8 May 2026 due to compatibility issues with version 20.0.3 (see the announcement).
Downloads
The download files for this version of Studio for InDesign and InCopy can be found in the Release announcement.
New features
No features have been added in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy.
Changes
The following changes have been made in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
- Changes have been made to the configuration for informing users about upcoming deadlines. When deadlines are used, it is beneficial to configure the system in such a way so that users are informed at a specified time that a deadline is about to expire. In previous versions, this was done by sending messages using RabbitMQ.
This method has the following downsides:
- It can negatively affect performance
- Even when deadlines are not used, messages can still be triggered
Because of this, as well as the fact that the deadline functionality is not used by many customers, Studio for InDesign and InCopy 20.0.4 no longer handles RabbitMQ messages about deadlines.
If the functionality should still be needed, it can be enabled by configuring it in one of the following places:
1. System wide as a new Feature in the config_overrule.php file:
new Feature(EnableDeadlinesUpdates),
2. Locally as an option in the WWSetting.xml file:
<SCEnt:EnableDeadlinesUpdates/>
- A new scripting API has been added to expose the version details of the installed plug-ins for Studio for InDesign and InCopy. To determine which version of Studio for InDesign and InCopy is installed and to thereby reliably tailor behavior to the detected versions, the following API surface has been added:
- app.studioPlugins
- Type: StudioPlugins
- Access: read-only
- Purpose: root object for scripting relating to the Studio for InDesign and InCopy plug-ins
- app.studioPlugins.version
- Type: PluginVersion
- Access: read-only
- Purpose: provides the full version details of the Studio for InDesign and InCopy plug-ins
- PluginVersion exposes the following read-only properties:
- major (Number) – major version
- minor (Number) – minor version
- patch (Number) – patch version
- build (Number) – build number
- release (String) – release type, such as 'daily', 'release'
For more information and examples, see the Scripting Guide:
Known issues
No known issues exist in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy.
Documentation
The following changes to the documentation have been made in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
- Configuring the deadline warning time (soft deadline) in Studio Server - updated
- Scripting for Studio for InDesign and InCopy - updated
Fixed issues
The following issues have been fixed in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
EN-96364 The Name (user name) field in the Log in dialog should be cleared after moving from a single-sign-on server to a user/password server.
EN-96400 Cross-references are deleted after the article has been edited in InCopy.
EN-96413 The dossier hierarchy is expanded if the Show Related Dossiers option is deselected in the fly-out menu of the global dossier panel.
EN-96608 The 'Save as' dialog appears when a user tries to place a local image on an untitled document using drag-and-drop.
EN-96624 Smart Jump: jump and continuation elements run into overset when the 'Indented (standard)' preference is selected.
EN-96732 The tooltip for the ‘In use by’ icon is not displayed in the Studio panel.
EN-96748 After packaging, adverts do not have an extension in the Links folder of the package.
EN-96811 Locked layout are unlocked when another user tries to open it in an older version of InDesign.
EN-96813 After creating a print article from an article template spread in Studio, the preview shows four pages instead of a single spread.
EN-96816 Locked layout gets unlocked by another user when user tries to check out an article placed on the same layout in an older version of InCopy.
EN-96868 Edit Original with a file format change is failing after restoring a version of the image to an image version that has a different file format.
EN-96903 InDesign 2025 crashes during packaging after adjusting Edition assignments on the master pages.
Installation
For information about installing Studio for InDesign and InCopy, see:
- Performing a full installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy
- Upgrading an existing installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy
Studio for InDesign and InCopy 20.0.3 build 16 Quick Patch
Version: 20.0.3 build 16 for Adobe 2025
Release date: 2 February 2026
Downloads
The download files for this version of Studio for InDesign and InCopy can be found in the Release announcement.
Changes
No changes have been made in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy.
Fixed issues
The following issues have been fixed in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
EN-96849 Improve robustness when handling messages coming from RabbitMQ.
EN-96825 Allow background processing of messages from RabbitMQ in InDesign.
EN-96815 [Windows] InDesign crashes when logging out from the server and selecting File > Exit.
EN-96805 [Windows] The status drop-down in the Sticky Notes panel is not displaying all statuses.
EN-96804 [Windows] InDesign crashes when opening a newly created library after aborting checkout.
EN-96794 After switching the focus back to InDesign, the application stalls because messages coming from RabbitMQ are handled first.
EN-96723 After editing an image in Photoshop and returning to InDesign, occasionally the Check-In dialog for the image does not show up.
Installation
For information about installing Studio for InDesign and InCopy, see:
- Performing a full installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy
- Upgrading an existing installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy
Studio for InDesign and InCopy 20.0.3
Version: 20.0.3 build 14 for Adobe 2025
Release date: 10 December 2025
Downloads
The download files for this version of Studio for InDesign and InCopy can be found in the Release announcement.
New features
No features have been added in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy.
Changes
No changes have been made in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy.
Known issues
The following known issues exist in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
EN-96394 A layout created from a template cannot be closed after placing an article by dragging it from a Library.
EN-96495 It is not possible to create an article on a layout created from an untitled document after recovering the untitled document.
EN-96496 After recovery of an instance of a Layout Template, the Check In option is disabled.
Documentation
No changes to the documentation have been made in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy.
Fixed issues
The following issues have been fixed in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
EN-96540 Reordering the components of an article in the Elements panel is not possible if the article contains more than 100 components.
EN-96624 Smart Jump: jump and continuation elements run into overset when the 'Indented (standard)' preference is selected.
EN-96654 'Send To Next' from the context menu in the Studio panel does not work for locked items.
EN-96660 InCopy: 'Send Article To Next' option is disabled in the Studio toolbar for a new stand-alone article.
EN-96662 PerformOfflineQuery should return an error code.
EN-96711 Setting a boolean property in scripting to false or true without quotes causes a crash.
EN-96718 Studio for InDesign moves files to the User folder instead of the Trash Can when the 'scent:recycleall' setting in WWSettings.xml is enabled.
EN-96719 NamedSearch crashes InDesign when called via scripting with obsolete parameters.
EN-96751 The preview in the Studio panel is sometimes not displayed in secondary Studio panels if multiple instances or versions of InDesign are involved.
EN-96756 Items on a non-printing InDesign layer appear in the Studio panel spread preview.
Installation
For information about installing Studio for InDesign and InCopy, see:
- Performing a full installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy
- Upgrading an existing installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy
Studio for InDesign and InCopy 20.0.2
Version: 20.0.2 build 13 for Adobe 2025
Release date: 24 September 2025
Downloads
The download files for this version of Studio for InDesign and InCopy can be found in the Release announcement.
New features
No features have been added in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy.
Changes
No changes have been made in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy.
Known issues
The following known issues exist in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
EN-96394 A layout created from a template cannot be closed after placing an article by dragging it from a Library.
EN-96495 It is not possible to create an article on a layout created from an untitled document after recovering the untitled document.
EN-96496 After recovery of an instance of a Layout Template, the Check In option is disabled.
Documentation
No changes to the documentation have been made in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy.
Fixed issues
The following issues have been fixed in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
EN-85856 [InDesign Server scripting] The API call app.openObject() does not throw an exception in case of a failure.
EN-96375 [InCopy] 'Error storing the document to the server' message and article does not automatically close when trying to send an article to the next status.
EN-96399 [InCopy] Word, line, and character count is doubled when creating a new article using Save Article As.
EN-96466 [InCopy] An error occurs when choosing Save Article As after force quitting InCopy.
EN-96519 The HasChildren method of the IWWXMLElement interface returns the incorrect value.
EN-96613 Images with effects are not shown in the Thumbnail view of Studio.
EN-96628 Due to a change in version 20.0.1, the Content-Type header returned by app.jsonRequest was changed to application/json.
EN-96630 Due to a change in the return headers by app.jsonRequest in version 20.0.1, an error occurs in a customization with InDesign Server 2025.
EN-96646 A custom property of type Boolean is reset when updating a property for multiple objects having different values.
EN-96656 [Smart Jump] The 'Indented (Standard)' preference is not working as expected.
Installation
For information about installing Studio for InDesign and InCopy, see:
- Performing a full installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy
- Upgrading an existing installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy
Studio for InDesign and InCopy 20.0.1 build 11 Quick Patch
Version: 20.0.1 build 11 for Adobe 2025
Release date: 7 August 2025
Downloads
The download files for this version of Studio for InDesign and InCopy can be found in the Release announcement.
Changes
No changes have been made in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy.
Fixed issues
The following issues have been fixed in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
EN-96622 [Windows] User is not able to log on to a specific SSO enabled Studio Server and a specific non-SSO server using Studio for InDesign/InCopy 20.0.1 build 10.
Installation
For information about installing Studio for InDesign and InCopy, see:
- Performing a full installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy
- Upgrading an existing installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy
Studio for InDesign and InCopy 20.0.1
Version: 20.0.1 build 10 for Adobe 2025
Release date: 2 July 2025
Downloads
The download files for this version of Studio for InDesign and InCopy can be found in the Release announcement.
New features
No features have been added in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy.
Changes
No changes have been made in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy.
Known issues
The following known issues exist in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
EN-96394 A layout created from a template cannot be closed after placing an article by dragging it from a Library.
EN-96495 It is not possible to create an article on a layout created from an untitled document after recovering the untitled document.
EN-96496 After recovery of an instance of a Layout Template, the Check In option is disabled.
Documentation
No changes to the documentation have been made in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy.
Fixed issues
The following issues have been fixed in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
EN-96333 Remove option of activation from e-mail (off-line activation) in the plug-in.
EN-96405 After renaming the Plug-ins/WoodWing folder in macOS, InDesign does not launch any longer.
EN-96492 [macOS] Studio panel auto-switches from Search Mode to Browse Mode when a new document is opened.
EN-96517 After replacing a Studio image by an AI-generated image, the image adornment should indicate a local image instead of a Studio image.
EN-96535 Studio for InDesign and InCopy 2025 'forgets' the Browse/Search mode of the Studio Panel after log-out.
EN-96561 Adobe InCopy 20.3.1 with Studio for InDesign 20.0.0 build 8: Intel Mac crashes at calling app.jsonRequest().
EN-96569 Use static LibCurl across plug-ins and remove dynamic library.
EN-96596 Installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy very problematic due to Windows Defender SmartScreen.
EN-96599 Add robustness to the logic to update adverts after opening a layout.
EN-96600 When placing a local image on a new document without being logged on to Studio, the user is requested to save the document to Studio.
EN-96601 After canceling the Show Import Options dialog for Excel sheets, an empty error dialog appears.
EN-96602 Local image is not replacing Studio image after placing a local image onto a Studio image using drag and drop if the layout does not contain a local image.
Installation
For information about installing Studio for InDesign and InCopy, see:
- Performing a full installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy
- Upgrading an existing installation of Studio for InDesign and InCopy
Studio for InDesign and InCopy 20.0.0
Version: 20.0.0 build 8 for Adobe 2025
Release date: 27 March 2025
Downloads
The download files for this version of Studio for InDesign and InCopy can be found in the Release announcement.
New features
The following has been added in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
- Support for Adobe 2025. Studio for InDesign, InCopy, and InDesign Server version 20 can be used with the following Adobe applications:
- InDesign 2025 version 20.2.0 or higher
- InCopy 2025 version 20.2.0 or higher
- InDesign Server 2025 version 20.0.0 or higher
Changes
The following changes have been made in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
- The default location in which temporary files are stored has changed. In previous versions of Studio for InDesign and InCopy, layouts, articles, images, and certificates were locally stored in the user's Documents (macOS) or My Documents (Windows) folder:
- macOS: Users/<username>/Documents/WoodWingStudio.noindex
- Windows: C:\Users\<username>\My Documents\WoodWingStudio.noindex
In practice, this location is not ideal. For example, when automatically synchronizing the Documents folder with a cloud service such as iCloud, OneDrive, or Google Drive, it can cause unnecessary network traffic and potentially functional issues.
The default location has therefore been changed to the following:
- macOS: Users/<user name>/Library/Application Support/WoodWingStudio.noindex
- Windows: C:\Users\<username>\appdata\local\WoodWingStudio.noindex
Note: This location can be customized by using the UseCustomBaseFolder setting.
- Support for UXP has been added to the scripting event logic. UXP is a JavaScript ES6 (ECMA2015) based extensibility platform, and has been supported in InDesign and InDesign Server since version 18 (2022).
Studio for InDesign version 20 for Adobe 2025 and Studio for InDesign Server version 20 for Adobe 2025 now also support scripting events written in UXP scripts. Event script files with the .idjs extension are executed as UXP scripts.
Next to UXP, Extendscript remains fully supported for InDesign, InCopy, and InDesign Server.
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Known issues
The following known issues exist in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
EN-96394 A layout created from a template cannot be closed after placing an article by dragging it from a Library.
EN-96495 It is not possible to create an article on a layout created from an untitled document after recovering the untitled document.
EN-96496 After recovery of an instance of a Layout Template, the Check In option is disabled.
Documentation
The following changes to the documentation have been made in this release of Studio for InDesign and InCopy:
- Compatibility of Studio for InDesign and InCopy 2025 - new
- Taking layouts or articles offline in Studio for InDesign and InCopy - updated
- Recycling locally stored files after closing in Studio for InDesign and InCopy - updated
- Replacing a database image for a file in a different format using Studio for InDesign and InCopy - updated
- Using SSL to secure the connection between Studio Server and Studio for InDesign and InCopy - updated
Fixed issues
This release contains all fixed issues until versions 18.0.7 and 19.0.3 of the Studio for InDesign and InCopy plug-ins.
EN-96403 Incorrect results for User Query are displayed after creating a User Query and canceling the Search dialog.
EN-96275 Layout from template cannot be saved after placing a complex item from a library
EN-96276 After expanding the hierarchy of an article template in the Dossier panel, the components of the article template are not displayed.
EN-96280 It is not possible to open a library object using scripting in InDesign Server.
EN-96315 Add support for UXP to the scripting event logic.
EN-96376 After clicking Browse in the Save As dialog, the document type is 'InDesign CC document' instead of 'InDesign 2025 document'.
EN-96384 Change the default location for local temporary storage from Documents/My Documents to a folder that is designed for temporary storage of files.
Installation
For information about installing Studio for InDesign and InCopy, see:
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