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April 14, 2026
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No Native RTF Export for All Text in InDesign

  • April 14, 2026
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Why is it 2026 and there is still no RTF export (all text boxes) for Indesign without third party plugins or scripts?

 

And don’t even think about mentioning indd > PDF > Word to RTF

 

I feel like I’m taking krazy pills here.

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    Community Expert
    April 14, 2026

    I guess it’s not required as much as you think - it might be important to you - that’s why scripts and plug-ins exist. 

    It’s in the scripts folder already - exportallstories.jsx
     

    Another article here
    https://creativepro.com/exporting-all-stories-text-rtf/

     

     

    As you can see 16 years I had the same problem but haven’t faced that problem in years.

     

    Script here

    https://rorohiko.com/wordpress/2014/04/12/textexporter-3-3-1-rtf-export-released/

     

    Another here
    https://melsbrushes.co.uk/free-indesign-script-export-all-text-to-word/

     

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    Yes it’s 2026 if you want it to be included you have to make the case for it and submit it the feature request page.
    https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601021-adobe-indesign-feature-requests