Affinity Publisher can't open InDesign's .indd files directly, but users of the Adobe app will find this alternative familiar and easy to use.

While Affinity Publisher has the feature set and power for professional publishers, many will shy away from it due to its lack of support for InDesign files.

Even as I built new documents in Affinity Publisher and discovered that I could export my InDesign files to IDML and open them in Affinity Publisher, I kept subscribing to Creative Cloud, just in case ...

Version 1.8 of the Mac app brings IDML compatibility, allowing users to import InDesign files for the first time.

Affinity Publisher is now available in open beta, adding a suite of publishing tools that join Serif's current stable of Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer.