Converting Old 3.0 QuarkXpress Docs to Indesign

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February 23, 2026
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Hello

I have received some CDs in an old Mac Version of QuarkXpress that I would like to bring into InDesign in Windows 11. I believe the files are 3.0 or earlier. No filename extensions as expected. I do not have any budget, This is for a history book for my local sailing club. So, MarkZware is unfortunately not an option.

any suggestions, please?
Thank you

rob day

Community Expert

Hi @Alex Bl , If you want to share the file I have a working copy of CS6 and might be able to convert it for you

Alex BlAuthor

Participant

thank you very much @rob day
It is a number of files and I could not ask that of you.
That said, reading your note i remembered seeing my old CS5 installer CD, which i will now install on an older PC. I just note @Kasyan Servetsky ‘s comment about everything being scrambled…… we’ll see.

Kasyan Servetsky

Legend

As far as I know, InDesign up to version CS6 natively opens Quark 3.3/4.1 files.
If you open such an ‘on Mac originally created qxd file’ on Windows, all text will get scrambled and unreadable. So, for this purpose, you’ll need a very old Mac with CS6 or earlier.