InDesign© Plugins

World Tools

World Tools is an InDesign CS4 plug-in which enables use of right-to-left text without purchasing the ME version.

$49.00

World Tools 2 installation pack

Special 2 installation license for World Tools.

The two installation license is limited to a single user under the same conditions as Adobe's EULA. This is useful for situations where you need an installation for both desktop and laptop or home/office. It is not legal for two separate users.

$74.00

     
  What Is World Tools?  
     
 

World Tools is an InDesign CS4 plug-in created to allow designers using InDesign to work on all languages and writing scripts – especially Arabic and Hebrew.

For a feature comparison between InDesign ME and World Tools please click here.

Prior to InDesign CS4, the only way to work with documents which contain right-to-left components (which are necessary for Arabic or Hebrew composition) was by using the ME (Middle Eastern) version of InDesign. With CS4, this has all changed. Adobe has included an additional composer called the World-Ready Composer which is capable of composing right-to-left languages. The World-Ready Composer also has the added capability of composing Indic languages.

Under the hood, all of the functionality of the ME version of InDesign is there in every version of InDesign CS4. Adobe has decided to keep this functionality hidden. The ME capabilities are only apparent when one tries to open ME documents (they open flawlessly in CS4). The composer which is enabled by default is the regular composer used in previous versions of InDesign which does not support right-to-left text.

World Tools was created to exposed this dormant capability within CS4. It enables the World-Ready Composer and provides a user interface to be able to use it. It was created to enable all users of InDesign to edit documents with Arabic, Hebrew, and Indic text.

Buy World Tools risk-free!

We are so convinced that World Tools is a solution for most users that we are willing to make a no-risk offer:
Buy World Tools and if you decide in the following six months that it doesn't meet your needs, we will discount the cost of InDesign CS4ME or Creative Suite CS4ME by the full price of World Tools! This offer is only valid for the duration that In-Tools sells CS4ME products. The offer is non-refundable and non-transferable. If, for whatever reason In-Tools discontinues sales of ME products, the offer is void.

What World Tools is NOT!

World Tools is not a full replacement for the ME version of InDesign. There are many reasons why one would want or need to purchase the ME version of InDesign.

First of all, World Tools is based on technology which Adobe considers unsupported. Adobe did not expose the World-Ready Composer because they are not ready/willing to support it yet. We have tested the technology to the best of our ability, and it works well, but there are bugs in the composer which the ME version addresses. If any of these bugs are show-stoppers, then the ME version is the only solution. We will address bugs in the user interface to the best of our ability, but any bugs in the underlying technology, are beyond out abilities to address. There is no guarantee by Adobe that they will even attempt to fix ME related bugs in incremental updates of CS4. This being said, we would like to receive any information on ME related bugs, so we can try to analyze them and alert Adobe of their existence.

Also, World Tools does not attempt to achieve the level of integration that the ME interface has. As a result, the interface of the ME version is much smoother and more familiar.

In the Story Editor, right to left text is only displayed correctly in the ME version.

If you need control of right-to-left text in Photoshop, Illustrator, or Dreamweaver, it might be financially advisable to buy the ME version of the Creative Suite

To purchase InDesign ME click here.

To purchase the Creative Suite ME: For Design Standard click here. For Design Premium click here.

Some advantages of World Tools are:

• Price – you don’t need to buy a whole new program just for right-to-left composition.   

• Timely updates – historically, the ME updates took much longer to be released than the regular ones.   

• Use of right-to-left functions in the CJK versions of InDesign – The ME versions and CJK versions of InDesign are mutually exclusive.   

• Localized interfaces – World Tools can be used with any version of InDesign – no matter what the language of the user interface might be. The ME version only has English (IE), French, Hebrew, and Arabic interfaces.

• World Tools also includes the functions of Multi-Lingual Tools. Multi-Lingual Tools is included free with every copy of InDesign ME purchased on the In-Tools website.