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LinkSafe

Collects, relinks, and audits linked files in Adobe InDesign. External assets are copied into a local Links folder, relinked, verified, and logged. Designed for packaging, handoff, and archiving in professional publishing and localization workflows.

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Description

Collect, Relink, and Audit InDesign Links Automatically

A document can look perfectly fine and still be full of external links. InDesign does not flag them: a link only becomes an error after the file moves or the drive goes away - usually the moment you archive the job or hand it on.

LinkSafe consolidates every external linked file into a local Links folder beside your document, relinks the document to those copies, verifies each relink, and logs exactly what happened.

The Problem: External Links Are Invisible

Nothing in the Links panel tells you that a link points outside your document folder. The only way to find out is to hover over every link, one at a time. On a document with a handful of links that is tedious. On a real production document it is not something anyone does.

InDesign Links panel showing a link whose source sits outside the document folder
InDesign does not flag external links. The only way to see them is to hover over each one.

Four Modes

Collect & Relink, External Links Report, Missing Links Report, All Links Inventory.

LinkSafe execution mode dialog with four modes

External Links Report

Lists every existing, non-embedded link whose source file sits outside the document local Links folder, as a CSV. Each row carries the link name, its source path, the folder the document expects, a status, and a reason code.

CSV report showing a status and reason code for every link
Every link gets a status and a reason code, so nothing is silently ignored.

Missing Links Report

  Lists every missing link, keeping the last known source path so you know what to restore. LinkSafe cannot recover a file that is gone - it tells you exactly which ones are.  

LinkSafe Missing Links Report showing one missing link found and a generated CSV report.

All Links Inventory

One CSV row for every link in the document, with its status: local, external, embedded, missing, and more.

Collect & Relink

  Copies every eligible external linked file into a Links folder beside the document, relinks the document to the copies, and verifies each one.  

Collect & Relink running and reporting 5 relinked, 4 skipped, 0 errors
  • Resolves name conflicts automatically - originals are never overwritten
    • Skips embedded, missing, and already-local links, and records the reason for each
      • Single undo: one Ctrl/Cmd+Z reverts all of the document relinks at once
        • Writes a human-readable text report, a structured JSON log, and a full CSV audit trail
          LinkSafe completion summary with links to the text, CSV, and JSON logs

          Before and After

            The same All Links Inventory, run before and after Collect & Relink. Every eligible link moves from outside_links_folder to local.  

          LinkSafe All Links Inventory CSV showing eligible external links moved from the outside-links folder to local.
          LinkSafe All Links Inventory CSV showing local, embedded, and missing link classifications.

          One Undo Reverts the Whole Run

          InDesign Links and Scripts panels before running LinkSafe, showing the link state that can be restored with one Undo.

          Key Features

          • Four modes: one consolidation mode and three read-only audit reports
            • Every relink is verified after it is made, with a warning flag for out-of-date links
              • Automatic name-conflict resolution - original files are never overwritten
                • Complete logs in three formats: text, JSON, and CSV
                  • A reason code for every skipped link, so nothing is silently ignored
                    • Case-sensitive volumes are detected at run time, so path comparisons stay correct on both macOS and Windows
                      • Runs straight from the Scripts panel - no setup and no activation step

                        Who Is This For?

                        • Production designers preparing files for handoff or archive
                          • Localization and DTP teams working across shared storage
                            • Anyone inheriting documents with links scattered across drives
                              • Teams that need an auditable record of what was collected and relinked

                                Full Walkthrough

                                • 0:00 A test document with nine mixed links
                                • 0:22 The four modes
                                • 0:38 All Links Inventory
                                • 1:03 Missing Links Report
                                • 1:39 External Links Report
                                • 2:14 Collect & Relink
                                • 2:54 Verifying the result
                                • 3:27 One undo reverts the whole run
                                • 3:55 One last thing: the document must be saved

                                System Requirements

                                • Adobe InDesign 2024 or later
                                  • macOS or Windows
                                    • Tool type: JSX (ExtendScript)
                                      • The document must be open and saved before you run LinkSafe

                                        Important Notes

                                        • Collect & Relink copies files to disk. Undo reverts the document relinks, but the copied files stay in the Links folder - delete unused copies manually after checking the document.
                                          • Missing links cannot be collected. Use Missing Links Report to list them, restore or relink the files, then run again.
                                            • Testing on a duplicate file is recommended in production environments.

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                                              Version History

                                              1.0.0 -

                                              Aug 19, 2026

                                              - Initial release.
                                              - Collect & Relink: copies eligible external linked files into a local Links folder beside the document, relinks the document to the copies, and verifies each relink.
                                              - Three non-destructive report modes: External Links Report, Missing Links Report, and All Links Inventory (CSV).
                                              - Automatic name-conflict resolution; original files are never overwritten.
                                              - Logs every run as text, JSON, and CSV, with a reason code for each skipped link.
                                              - Single undo step for all of the document's relinks.

                                              Compatibility

                                              InDesign

                                              2026, 2025, 2024

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