The censhare Adobe (XMLCommand) plugin handles communication between the censhare Client or censhare Render Client and Adobe InDesign, InCopy, and InDesign Server. Find compatibility information for the Adobe plugin, Adobe apps, and censhare.

Introduction

The following compatibility tables show the supported Adobe plugin versions for particular Adobe InDesign and censhare versions. If you do not have any production problems, there is no requirement to update your Adobe plugin to a later version. If you need more information about which plugin to use, please contact the censhare support.

Find answers on the Adobe plugin and censhare Clients in the FAQ.

Download

  1. Go to the ecosphere tracker support system, or log into the censhare Client and select Stored searches | _Downloads | censhare-downloads | PlugIns.
  2. Download the censhare plugin (DMG for macOS, ZIP for Windows ) directly from the Download folder. Otherwise, the plugin might not be installed correctly.

Install

To install the Adobe plugin, see Adobe - Installation. 

For detailed installation information, see the _Downloads |censhare-downloads | PlugIns folder.

Version parity

We strongly recommend that you use the same plugin version on all your workstations and InDesign server. Using different plugins and clients on the same files can cause unexpected results.

Endnotes support

Currently, censhare does not support Adobe InDesign documents that include endnotes. The Adobe Endnote feature (introduced in InDesign CC 2018) includes significant technical changes. By default, you cannot upload or check-in InDesign and InCopy documents with endnotes in censhare. It is neither possible to place snippets that include endnotes in the Editor for InDesign Documents.

What's new with the censhare Adobe plugin

Find relevant enhancements of the censhare Adobe plugin.

For detailed release information on each version of the XMLCommand plug-in, check the Java-based censhare Tracker support system:
Stored searches | _Downloads | censhare-downloads | PlugIns | Change History.

XMLCommand plug-in version


New  or enhanced functionality

macOS plugin version

Windows plugin version


2.17.1 

Adobe 2022 support added on Windows X64, macOS X64, macOS ARM64.

Adobe 2021 support added on Windows X64, macOS X64, macOS ARM64.

2.9.4

Supports Adobe versions including Adobe 2021 v16.x in Rosetta mode.

2.9.3 WebSocket support on both macOS and Windows
Plugin versions in synch again for macOS and Windows.
Available on platforms for all Adobe versions including 2020.

2.9.2

2.8.46

Available on platforms for all Adobe versions including Adobe 2020.

2.9.2

2.8.46

Available on platforms for all Adobe versions including 2020.
macOS Catalina and macOS Mojave:  2.9.1 or above is required to be used with censhare versions 20.9.2, 2019.3.2, and as of 2020.1.1.

2.9.1

2.8.45

First Windows plugin version for Adobe 2020.

2.9.1

2.8.44

Bugfix with AppNap on macOS for WebSocket support

2.9.0

2.8.44

WebSocket support added as a communication protocol
WebSocket protocol besides AppleEvent (on macOS) or COM (on Windows) is added for communication of the plugin between censhare and Adobe. This does not affect your data. You can use your data as before.
WebSocket is now preconfigured as the default communication protocol. Previously available protocols are used as a fall-back.
Note:  A temporary split of plugin versions depending on the operating system for technical reasons. 2.9.x version series on macOS. 2.8.x version series on Windows. You are allowed to use mixed plugin versions until we meet the version parity in a couple of months again. Use the combinations listed in the rows above in this table.

2.8.44

Last common compatible version with both macOS and Windows for a transitional period.

2.8.34

Improved content-lock support
The  Content Lock setting of the original text frame passes to each copy of the text frame.
If users copy text frames that have content locks, the new text frames retain the locks. If users copy text frames that do not have content locks, the new text frames are unlocked.
Users can change the Content Lock setting afterwards. In previous plug-in versions, copied text frames were automatically locked.

2.8.33

Enhanced type-on-a-path selection
When used with censhare version 2017.4 or higher, the creation of InCopy text stories from InDesign frames that include  Type-on-a-path was enhanced.
Users can select multiple Adobe InDesign text frames (with or without Type-on-a-path) and create an Adobe InCopy asset with one or more text stories.

2.8.32

Performance fix for censhare Render Client
New  IP  configuration parameters for the Render Client can point the XMLCommand plugin to the loopback address. This setting can boost the performance of the Render Client on some Windows installations.
Some Installations of the Render Client on Windows without a VFS render slowly. Use of more than one network interface can further impact rendering performance. The source of the problem is a security check for the internal HTTP server that only accepts requests from the loopback address (127.0.0.1). Use of the local loopback address bypasses the security check.

2.8.29

Support for Type-on-a-path
Adds support for Adobe InDesign frames that include  Type-on-a-path.

2.8.26

Support for snippets
Adds support for Adobe InDesign  Snippet files (.IDMS).

Compatibility tables

Before you update to a new version of Adobe InDesign, InCopy, or InDesign Server, verify that the censhare version and Adobe plugin that you use, support the desired Adobe version.

The tables show all compatible plug-in versions per censhare version. Later plugin versions add specific functionality as seen above. In general, the plugin with the highest number includes all the functionality of the previous versions.

We recommend to use the latest available Adobe plugin version.

Monterey and Big Sur on ARM64

Monterey and Big Sur ARM64 require VFS 2.0, and Kernel extensions must be enabled on the client. For more information, see the FAQ and installation guide.

Rosetta 2 enables a Mac with ARM64 to use apps built for a Mac with an Intel (X64) processor. To start an app in Rosetta, go to the Programs folder in the client computer, right-click the app icon, and select Information. In the General section of the dialog, select Open with Rosetta. (more information).

Please note, that the official support of Monterey for censhare will be released with the next major censhare release, but we do not expect any critical issues. You can use Monterey but will do so at your own risk. If you encounter any issues, please create a support ticket.

Adobe with censhare


Adobe 2022       Adobe 2021       Adobe 2020       Adobe 2019       Adobe 2018       Adobe 2017       Adobe before 2017


OS

Platform

Adobe plugin

max - min versions

VFS versions

censhare release versions

Comment

Adobe 2022





macOS Monterey

macOS Big Sur


ARM64 native

censhare-XMLCommand-2022-arm64 v2.17.1.dmg

censhare-XMLCommand-2022-arm64 v2.17.1 - InDesign Server.dmg



2.0.0



2021.2.2 or higher planned



version parity required between censhare Client and censhare Server 

X64

ARM64 Rosetta

censhare-XMLCommand-2022 v2.17.1.dmg
censhare-XMLCommand-2022 v2.17.1 - InDesign Server.dmg


2.0.0


2021.2.1 or higher

2021.1.3 planned

2020.3.6 

2020.2.8 planned

2020.1.10 

2019.3.13 planned



macOS Catalina

X64

censhare-XMLCommand-2022 v2.17.1.dmg
censhare-XMLCommand-2022 v2.17.1 - InDesign Server.dmg 


2.0.0



Windows 10

Windows 8



X64


censhare-XMLCommand-2022-64Bit v2.17.1.zip
censhare-XMLCommand-2022-64Bit v2.17.1 - InDesign Server.zip




2.0.0


2021.2.1 or higher

2021.1.3 planned

2020.3.6 

2020.2.8 planned

2020.1.10 

2019.3.13 planned




OS

Platform

Adobe plugin 

max - min versions

VFS versions

censhare release versions

Comment

Adobe 2021

macOS Monterey

macOS Big Sur




X64
ARM64 Rosetta



censhare-XMLCommand-2021 v2.17.1.dmg
censhare-XMLCommand-2021 v2.17.1 - InDesign Server.dmg

censhare-XMLCommand-2021 v2.9.4.dmg
censhare-XMLCommand-2021 v2.9.4 - InDesign Server.dmg



2.0.0

2021.2.1 or higher

2021.1.3 planned

2020.3.6 

2020.2.8 planned

2020.1.10 

2019.3.13 planned


macOS Catalina

macOS Mojave

macOS High Sierra



X64

censhare-XMLCommand-2021 v2.9.4.dmg
censhare-XMLCommand-2021 v2.9.4 - InDesign Server.dmg



2.0.0

1.1.5


2021.1.0 or higher 

2020.3.2 or higher

2020.2.4 or higher

2020.1.8 or higher

2019.3.9 or higher

2019.2.11 or higher

2019.1.5 or higher

2018.3.9 or higher

2017.4.14 or higher





See VFS 2.0.0 compatibility on censhare Client versions



Windows 10

Windows 8


X64

censhare-XMLCommand-2021-64Bit v2.17.1.zip
censhare-XMLCommand-2021-64Bit v2.17.1 - InDesign Server.zip

censhare-XMLCommand-2021-64Bit v2.9.4.zip
censhare-XMLCommand-2021-64Bit v2.9.4 - InDesign Server.zip


2.0.0

1.1.5


OS

Platform

Adobe plugin 

max - min versions

VFS version

censhare release version

Comment

Adobe 2020


macOS Catalina

macOS Mojave

macOS High Sierra



X64

censhare-XMLCommand-2020 v2.17.1.dmg
censhare-XMLCommand-2020 v2.17.1 - InDesign Server.dmg

censhare-XMLCommand-2020 v2.9.4.dmg
censhare-XMLCommand-2020 v2.9.4 - InDesign Server.dmg


2.0.0

1.1.5


2021.2.0 or higher

2021.1.0 or higher 

2020.3.1 or higher

2020.2.1 or higher

2020.1.1 or higher

2019.3.2 or higher

2019.2.6 or higher

2019.1.4 or higher

2018.2.7 or higher

2018.1.x

2017.4.14 or higher

2017.3.x

2017.2.x

2017.1.x





See VFS 2.0.0 compatibility on censhare Client versions



Windows 10

Windows 8


X64

censhare-XMLCommand-2020-64Bit v2.17.1.zip
censhare-XMLCommand-2020-64Bit v2.17.1 - InDesign Server.zip

censhare-XMLCommand-2020 v2.9.3.dmg - ...v2.9.4.dmg
+ respective InDesignServer plugin deliverables

censhare-XMLCommand-2020 v2.8.45.dmg - ...v2.8.46.dmg
+ respective InDesignServer plugin deliverables


2.0.0

1.1.5


OS

Platform

Adobe plugin

max - min versions

VFS versions

censhare release versions

Comment

Adobe 2019

macOS Catalina

macOS Mojave

macOS High Sierra



X64

censhare-XMLCommand-2020 v2.17.1.dmg
censhare-XMLCommand-2020 v2.17.1 - InDesign Server.dmg


censhare-XMLCommand-2020 v2.9.3.dmg - ...v2.9.4.dmg
+ respective InDesignServer plugin deliverables

censhare-XMLCommand-CC-2019 v2.8.42.zip - ...v2.8.44.zip
+ respective InDesignServer plugin deliverables



2.0.0

1.1.5





2021.2.0 or higher

2021.1.0 or higher 

2020.3.1 or higher

2020.2.1 or higher

2020.1.1 or higher

2019.3.2 or higher

2019.2.6 or higher

2019.1.4 or higher

2018.2.7 or higher

2018.1.x

2017.4.14 or higher

2017.3.x

2017.2.x

2017.1.x











See VFS 2.0.0 compatibility on censhare Client versions



Windows 10

Windows 8


X64

censhare-XMLCommand-CC-2019 v2.17.1.zip
censhare-XMLCommand-2019-64Bit v2.17.1 - InDesign Server.zip

censhare-XMLCommand-CC-2019 v2.9.3.zip  - ... v2.9.4.zip
+ respective InDesignServer plugin deliverables

censhare-XMLCommand-CC-2019 v2.8.42.zip - ...v2.8.46.zip
+ respective InDesignServer plugin deliverables


or equivalent 64Bit versions


2.0.0

1.1.5


OS

Platform

Adobe plugin

max - min versions

VFS versions

censhare release versions

Comment

Adobe 2018

macOS Catalina

macOS Mojave

macOS High Sierra



X64

censhare-XMLCommand-2020 v2.17.1.dmg
censhare-XMLCommand-2020 v2.17.1 - InDesign Server.dmg

censhare-XMLCommand-2020 v2.9.3.dmg - ...v2.9.4.dmg
+ respective InDesignServer plugin deliverables

censhare-XMLCommand-CC-2019 v2.8.36.zip - ...v2.8.44.zip
+ respective InDesignServer plugin deliverables



2.0.0

1.1.5






2021.2.0 or higher
 2021.1.0 or higher 
2020.3.1 or higher
2020.2.1 or higher
2020.1.1 or higher
2019.3.0 or higher
2019.2.0 or higher
2019.1.0 or higher
2018.3.0 or higher
2018.2.0 or higher
2018.1.0 or higher
2017.4.14 or higher
2017.5.13 or higher
2017.4.6 or higher
2017.3.9 or higher
2017.2.1 or higher
2017.1.8 or higher
5.8.17, 5.7.9, 5.6.12, 5.5.14








See VFS 2.0.0 compatibility on censhare Client versions

Windows 10

Windows 8


X64

censhare-XMLCommand-CC-2019 v2.17.1.zip
censhare-XMLCommand-2019-64Bit v2.17.1 - InDesign Server.zip

censhare-XMLCommand-CC-2019 v2.9.3.zip  - ... v2.9.4.zip
+ respective InDesignServer plugin deliverables

censhare-XMLCommand-CC-2019 v2.8.36.zip - ...v2.8.46.zip
+ respective InDesignServer plugin deliverables


or equivalent 64Bit versions


2.0.0

1.1.5


OS

Platform

Adobe plugin

max - min versions

VFS versions

censhare release versions

Comment

Adobe 2017

macOS Catalina

macOS Mojave

macOS High Sierra



X64

censhare-XMLCommand-2020 v2.17.1.dmg
censhare-XMLCommand-2020 v2.17.1 - InDesign Server.dmg

censhare-XMLCommand-2020 v2.9.3.dmg - ...v2.9.4.dmg
+ respective InDesignServer plugin deliverables

censhare-XMLCommand-CC-2019 v2.8.36.zip - ...v2.8.44.zip
+ respective InDesignServer plugin deliverables



2.0.0

1.1.5






2021.2.0 or higher
 2021.1.0 or higher 
2020.3.1 or higher
2020.2.1 or higher
2020.1.1 or higher
2019.3.0 or higher
2019.2.0 or higher
2019.1.0 or higher
2018.3.0 or higher
2018.2.0 or higher
2018.1.0 or higher
2017.5.0 or higher
2017.4.0 or higher
2017.3.0 or higher
2017.2.0 or higher
2017.1.0 or higher
5.8.2, 5.7.4, 5.6.10, 5.5.11, 5.4.9, 5.3.11, 5.2.11, 5.1.16







See VFS 2.0.0 compatibility on censhare Client versions



Windows 10

Windows 8


X64

censhare-XMLCommand-CC-2019 v2.17.1.zip
censhare-XMLCommand-2019-64Bit v2.17.1 - InDesign Server.zip

censhare-XMLCommand-CC-2019 v2.9.3.zip  - ... v2.9.4.zip
+ respective InDesignServer plugin deliverables

censhare-XMLCommand-CC-2019 v2.8.30.zip - ...v2.8.46.zip
+ respective InDesignServer plugin deliverables


or equivalent 64Bit versions


2.0.0

1.1.5


OS

Platform

Adobe plugin

max - min versions

VFS versions

censhare release versions

Comment

Adobe CC5 - CC2015

macOS Catalina

macOS Mojave

macOS High Sierra



X64


censhare-XMLCommand-2020 v2.9.1.zip - ...v2.9.4.zip
+ respective InDesignServer plugin deliverables

censhare-XMLCommand-CC-2019 v2.8.24.zip - ...v2.8.44.zip
+ respective InDesignServer plugin deliverables



2.0.0

1.1.5




2021.2.0 or higher
 2021.1.0 or higher 
2020.3.1 or higher
2020.2.1 or higher
2020.1.1 or higher
2019.3.0 or higher
2019.2.0 or higher
2019.1.0 or higher
2018.3.0 or higher
2018.2.0 or higher
2018.1.0 or higher
2017.5.0 or higher
2017.4.0 or higher
2017.3.3 or higher
2017.2.0 or higher
2017.1.0 or higher
5.8.7, 5.8.0, 5.7.7, 5.6.0, 5.1.x-5.5.x

Starting with the CC 2015 applications, 64-bit  macOS versions are available. Make sure that you install all available Adobe updates. The latest censhare plug-in expects the appropriate Adobe updates.

Windows 10

Windows 8


X64

censhare-XMLCommand-CC-2019 v2.9.3.zip  - ... v2.9.4.zip
+ respective InDesignServer plugin deliverables

censhare-XMLCommand-CC-2019 v2.8.24.zip - ...v2.8.46.zip
+ respective InDesignServer plugin deliverables


or equivalent 64Bit versions


2.0.0

1.1.5

Starting with the CC 2015 applications, 64-bit Windows versions are available. Starting with CS 6, Windows users must install the correct 64-bit plug-in for InDesign Server. Rendering in 32-bit Windows is no longer possible for CS 6 and CC versions. Make sure that you install all available Adobe updates. The latest censhare plug-in expects the appropriate Adobe updates.