Hand off the text. Keep the file.
Your publication should not fall apart because it needs another language. Polyframe extracts every paragraph on import and rebuilds a ready IDML on export - structure, layers, styles and tables preserved, so the layout comes back the way you built it.
Catch overflow before it blows up a frame.
Polyframe measures the length difference between source and target and flags a fit status on every segment. Sort the grid by length delta and the riskiest strings for your layout rise to the top - long before you reopen InDesign.
When a translation runs long, AI shorten and match-length actions bring it back into range without losing meaning.
Every layer, style and table cell stays in place.
The left panel mirrors the real structure of the document - layers, paragraph styles and table text - so text is filtered the way the layout is organised. Table roles, headers, footers, rows and cell positions are detected, so table text never gets confused with body copy.
Inline-tag validation checks that formatting markers survive translation, and the export policy lets you decide whether a tag problem stops the export or gets repaired automatically.
Export a full set of language versions at once.
A single source document can carry many target languages, each with its own translation state. Export separate IDML files for every version in one pass, then move straight to checking the layout - no duplicated manual exports.
Save the work as a .polyframe project and it comes back after client revisions - languages, statuses, memory and settings intact.
Know what's ready for production at a glance.
Segment statuses
Draft, poor quality, structure error or ready-to-publish - so you know exactly which fragments can go to layout.
Project quality bar
A running count of ready, needs-review, error and untranslated segments tells you if the document is production-ready.
Consistent repetitions
Repeated segments propagate automatically, so identical strings can't drift apart in the final layout.
Non-printing characters
Show hard breaks, non-breaking spaces, line separators and tabs - protect the text behaviours that matter for composition.
Warnings report
Collects AI, inline-tag, length, memory and structure issues in one place and jumps to the first segment needing attention.
Undo, redo & save guard
Project history reverses accidental bulk changes, and Polyframe asks before you lose unsaved work.
Give the layout back exactly the way you built it.
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