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venu_osx
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April 28, 2020
Question

Indesign plugins with Mac OS Catalina

  • April 28, 2020
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Hello, we develop a plugin for Indesign, after upgrading to Catalina, while opening Indesign 2019  it says the developer of the plugin can't be verified.  The same message even with CC 2020 as well. What are my options to make my plugin work with  Indesign on Catalina ?.

The below article says Indesign plugins need not be code signed or notarised by Apple, why my plugin is still not working.   https://helpx.adobe.com/in/indesign/kb/indesign-plugin-notarization.html.

We don't have any installer, our plugin is just a .Indesignplugin file.

 

 

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Dirk Becker
Legend
April 28, 2020

How do you transfer your plug-in?

Examine the resulting folder / bundle using the xattr command. Recursively, of course.

There should be no "com.apple.quarantine" ...

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    venu_osxAuthor
    Participant
    April 29, 2020

    Its just single file with the extension  .Indesignplugin , we send it by email to the users or they download it from internal SharePoint or box folder.

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    Test Screen Name
    Legend
    April 29, 2020

    If you use webmail it will certainly need notarizing. If you use a shared folder, maybe not. But it isn't a single file, it's a bundle (presented as a single file by Finder). This makes it difficult to email or share outside a DMG.

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    Test Screen Name
    Legend
    April 28, 2020

    NB I do not develop InDesign plugins, but I went through all this with Acrobat plugins. 

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    Test Screen Name
    Legend
    April 28, 2020

    Notarization is needed for anything downloaded including plugins. Locally built plugins, used on the same computer, are ok. The article you linked to does not say you can ignore this rule (but I can see why a superficial reading might make you think so). As a Mac developer you must now Notarize. Plugins can be notarized, but not stapled. 

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