Every Typefi product has a lifecycle. The lifecycle begins when a product is released and ends when it is no longer supported. Typefi provides a minimum of two years of product support from our general availability date.
What does End of Life mean?
End of life means that Typefi no longer provides technical support, including product or security updates, for all derivatives of a product or product version (that is, localized versions, minor upgrades, operating systems, or dot and double-dot releases).
What should I do now?
You may continue to use Typefi products after they are no longer supported, but Typefi will no longer provide updates or address any existing bugs or security issues in the software. Because of this, it is strongly recommended that you update to the latest versions. This will ensure that you benefit from all new functional enhancements and security updates, in addition to support for newer operating systems. Technical support for end of life products is also discontinued.
Typefi product support matrix
Supported products are indicated by a black circle ●. Products nearing their end of life are indicated by a grey circle ●. Unsupported (end of life) products are indicated by a white circle ○. Empty cells indicate configurations that have never been supported.
Typefi Workgroup and Typefi Desktop
Typefi Workgroup and Desktop are on-premises automated publishing solutions for teams (Workgroup) and single-users (Desktop). Both Typefi Workgroup and Desktop support the three latest releases of Adobe InDesign Server and Microsoft Office, with new releases added within 90 days of their general availability.
| Version | Available | End of life | InDesign and InDesign Server | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||
| Typefi 8 | 8.7 | 17 Apr 2020 | Q1 2022 | * | ● | ●† | ● | |||
| 8.6 | 19 Feb 2019 | 28 Feb 2021 | ●† | ● | ○ | |||||
| 8.5 | 06 Aug 2018 | 31 Aug 2020 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
| 8.4 | 16 Jan 2018 | 31 Jan 2020 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
| 8.3 | 22 Aug 2017 | 31 Aug 2019 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
| 8.2 | 05 Sep 2016 | 30 Sep 2018 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
| 8.1 | 02 Mar 2016 | 31 Mar 2018 | ○ | ○ | ||||||
| 8.0 | 23 Sep 2015 | 30 Sep 2017 | ○ | ○ | ||||||
* We are currently working on Adobe InDesign 2021 compatibility updates; the expected availability is Q1 2021. At this time, we recommend that you delay upgrading, or upgrade without removing your current version of InDesign (deselect Remove Old Versions under Advanced Options when upgrading). If you have removed previous versions when updating your Creative Cloud apps to the latest 2021 versions, you will need to re-install InDesign 2020. Please see Install previous version of your Creative Cloud app at Adobe Support for step-by-step instructions.
† Adobe discovered a serious bug in the April 2019 update of InDesign. For more information, see Alert: InDesign 2019 compatibility (April 2019).
Typefi Cloud Bronze
Typefi Cloud Bronze is a shared tenant automated publishing subscription service that provides access to the latest releases of Typefi (including Typefi Designer, Typefi Writer, and Typefitter), and Adobe InDesign Server software. Cloud Bronze follows a continuous service and support policy through non-security and security updates, new product builds (both Typefi and Adobe), and access to online content through Zendesk and online support. Typefi updates are pushed out approximately two weeks following general availability for Typefi Cloud Gold subscribers, while Adobe updates are pushed out biannually.
| Version | Available | End of life | InDesign Server* | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||
| cloud.typefi.net | 8.7 | 25 Oct 2020 | † | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| 8.6 | 25 Mar 2019 | 25 Oct 2020 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
| 8.5 | 10 Sep 2018 | 25 Mar 2019 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
| 8.4 | 02 Feb 2018 | 10 Sep 2018 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
| 8.3 | 03 Sep 2017 | 02 Feb 2018 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
| 8.2 | 14 Oct 2016 | 03 Sep 2017 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
| 8.1 | 29 Apr 2016 | 14 Oct 2016 | ○ | ○ | ||||||
| 8.0 | 24 Sep 2015 | 29 Apr 2016 | ○ | ○ | ||||||
* Typefi Cloud Bronze supports Adobe InDesign Server releases on a rolling, two major version, schedule, with a 90 day transition period before an InDesign Server release is discontinued.
† We are currently working on Adobe InDesign 2021 compatibility updates; the expected availability is Q1 2021. At this time, we recommend that you delay upgrading, or upgrade without removing your current version of InDesign (deselect Remove Old Versions under Advanced Options when upgrading). If you have removed previous versions when updating your Creative Cloud apps to the latest 2021 versions, you will need to re-install InDesign 2020. Please see Install previous version of your Creative Cloud app at Adobe Support for step-by-step instructions.
Typefi Cloud Gold
Typefi Cloud Gold is a fully managed, single-tenant, Software as a Service (SaaS) solution. Typefi Cloud Gold supports the three latest releases of Adobe InDesign Server and Microsoft Office, with new releases supported within 90 days of their general availability. Typefi Cloud Gold requires a separate Adobe InDesign Server license.
| Version | Available | End of life | InDesign Server* | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||
| Typefi Cloud Gold | 8.7 | 17 Apr 2020 | † | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| 8.6 | 19 Feb 2019 | 28 Feb 2021 | ● | ● | ○ | |||||
| 8.5 | 06 Aug 2018 | 31 Aug 2020 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
| 8.4 | 16 Jan 2018 | 31 Jan 2020 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
| 8.3 | 22 Aug 2017 | 31 Aug 2019 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
| 8.2 | 05 Sep 2016 | 30 Sep 2018 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
| 8.1 | 02 Mar 2016 | 31 Mar 2018 | ○ | ○ | ||||||
| 8.0 | 23 Sep 2015 | 30 Sep 2017 | ○ | ○ | ||||||
* Typefi Cloud Gold supports Adobe InDesign Server releases on a rolling, three major version, schedule, with a 90 day transition period before an InDesign Server release is discontinued.
† We are currently working on Adobe InDesign 2021 compatibility updates; the expected availability is Q1 2021. At this time, we recommend that you delay upgrading, or upgrade without removing your current version of InDesign (deselect Remove Old Versions under Advanced Options when upgrading). If you have removed previous versions when updating your Creative Cloud apps to the latest 2021 versions, you will need to re-install InDesign 2020. Please see Install previous version of your Creative Cloud app at Adobe Support for step-by-step instructions..
InDesign Plug-ins
| Product name | Version | Available | InDesign* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2015 | 2014 | |||
| AutoFit | 8.7 | 17 Apr 2020 | † | ● | ● | ||||
| 8.6 | 29 Oct 2019 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
| 8.5 | 11 Aug 2018 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
| 8.4 | 17 Nov 2017 | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ||||
| Typefitter | 4.3 | 17 Dec 2019 | † | ● | ● | ● | |||
| 4.2 | 29 Sep 2019 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
| 4.0 | 11 Jan 2016 | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ||||
* Typefi supports Adobe InDesign releases on a rolling, three major version, schedule.
† We are currently working on Adobe InDesign 2021 compatibility updates; the expected availability is Q1 2021. At this time, we recommend that you delay upgrading, or upgrade without removing your current version of InDesign (deselect Remove Old Versions under Advanced Options when upgrading). If you have removed previous versions when updating your Creative Cloud apps to the latest 2021 versions, you will need to re-install InDesign 2020. Please see Install previous version of your Creative Cloud app at Adobe Support for step-by-step instructions.
Third-party compatibility matrix
Adobe InDesign
Adobe InDesign comes as two products: InDesign, a desktop application for designing page layouts for print or digital distribution; and InDesign Server, a service for programmatically creating automated documents based on what you've created with InDesign. For purposes of this document, "InDesign" refers to both InDesign (desktop) and InDesign Server.
Typefi Designer supports Adobe InDesign releases on a rolling, three major versions, schedule—support for new Adobe releases will become available within 90 days of their general availability.*
| Version | Available* | End of life† (estimated) | Typefi Designer compatibility | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | ||||
| InDesign 2021 | 16 | 20 Oct 2020 | Jan 2024 | ‡ | |||||||
| InDesign 2020 | 15 | 05 Nov 2019 | Jan 2023 | ● | |||||||
| InDesign 2019 | 14‡ | 15 Oct 2018 | Jan 2022 | ● | ● | ||||||
| InDesign 2018 | 13 | 18 Oct 2017 | Jan 2021 | ● | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||
| InDesign 2017 | 12 | 02 Nov 2016 | Jan 2020 | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||
| InDesign 2015 | 11 | 15 Jun 2015 | Jan 2019 | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ||
| InDesign 2014 | 10 | 18 Jun 2014 | Jan 2018 | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ||||
* General availability is listed for InDesign-only, which historically aligns with the first day of the annual Adobe MAX creativity conference. InDesign Server is generally available ~30 days later.
† Adobe limits direct download access to the two most recent major versions of Creative Cloud desktop applications (effective 08 May 2019). Support for older Creative Cloud releases is available only with an active Adobe Gold Support contract. Support for Creative Suite applications is no longer available.
‡ We are currently working on Adobe InDesign 2021 compatibility updates; the expected availability is Q1 2021. At this time, we recommend that you delay upgrading, or upgrade without removing your current version of InDesign (deselect Remove Old Versions under Advanced Options when upgrading). If you have removed previous versions when updating your Creative Cloud apps to the latest 2021 versions, you will need to re-install InDesign 2020. Please see Install previous version of your Creative Cloud app at Adobe Support for step-by-step instructions.
§ Adobe discovered a serious bug in the April 2019 update of InDesign. For more information, see Alert: InDesign 2019 compatibility (April 2019).
Adobe Experience Manager
Typefi supports Adobe Experience Manager Assets with the XML Documentation add-on. With Typefi integration, you no longer need to manage multiple systems to publish DITA content to Adobe InDesign.
| Available* | End of life | XML Doc add-on |
Typefi compatibility | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | ||||
| AEM 6.5 | 08 Apr 2019 | † | 3.5 | ● | ● | ||||||
| 3.4 | ● | ● | |||||||||
| 3.3 | ● | ● | |||||||||
| AEM 6.4 | 04 Apr 2018 | 30 Apr 2021 | 3.5 | ● | ● | ||||||
| 3.4 | ● | ● | |||||||||
| 3.3 | ● | ● | |||||||||
* General availability is listed for AEM-only, which historically aligns with the first day of the North American Adobe Summit digital experience conference.
† Adobe supports the most recent six service packs on AEM 6.5. Service packs are released quarterly. For more information, see AEM Update Release Vehicle Definitions and AEM Product Update Releases Roadmap.
movemen MathTools
Typefi supports movemen MathTools. MathTools is an Adobe InDesign plug-in that provides native equation editor functionality—equations are expressed as fully editable text, not inline equations—and MathML import and export features.
| Available | Typefi compatibility | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | ||
| MathTools V3 | 08 Nov 2017 | ● | ● | ○ | |||||
Microsoft Word
Typefi Writer supports Microsoft Word (Windows-only*) releases on a rolling, three major versions, schedule—support for new Microsoft releases will become available within 90 days of their general availability.
| Version | Available | End of life† (estimated) | Typefi Writer compatibility | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | ||||
| Word 2019* | 17 | 02 Oct 2018 | Oct 2025‡ | ● | ● | ○ | |||||
| Word 2016* | 16 | 22 Sep 2015 | ● | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||
| Word 2013 | 15 | 09 Jan 2013 | Apr 2023 | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
| Word 2010 | 14 | 15 Jul 2010 | Oct 2020 | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ||
* With the release of the 64-bit edition of Typefi Writer 8.7.0, Writer is now compatible with both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft Office. The 32-bit edition of Writer is now deprecated; although the 32-bit edition of Writer is still available, we no longer actively support it and recommend you upgrade to the 64-bit edition. For more information, see Choose between the 64-bit or 32-bit edition of Writer.
† Microsoft Fixed Lifecycle Policy provides 10 years of product support (a minimum of five years Mainstream Support and a minimum of five years Extended Support; see this table for the difference between Mainstream Support, Extended Support, and Self-help Online Support for software products).
‡ Microsoft Modern Lifecycle Policy, as it applies to Microsoft 365, provides continuous product support as long as customers "stay current"; that is, accept all servicing updates and apply them within a specific timeframe. The schedule for these servicing updates depends on your selected update channel. Typefi only certifies Writer compatibility with the Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel. While the Current Channel delivers new or updated features and security and non-security updates at least once each month, these releases are only supported by Microsoft until the next monthly channel release is available and may break compatibility with line-of-business applications like Typefi Writer. For these reasons, Typefi strongly recommends selecting the Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel, which also delivers new or updated features and security and non-security updates, but on a slower schedule of two updates (in January and July) each year. For more information about the channel releases for Microsoft 365 Apps, see Overview of update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps.
Operating systems
| Version | Available | Typefi compatibility | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | |||
| macOS* | 11.0 | 12 Nov 2020 | † | |||||||
| 10.15 | 07 Oct 2019 | ●‡ | ‡ | |||||||
| 10.14 | 24 Sep 2018 | ● | ● | ○ | ||||||
| 10.13 | 25 Sep 2017 | ● | ● | ○ | ○ | |||||
| 10.12 | 20 Sep 2016 | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
| 10.11 | 30 Sep 2015 | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||
| Windows§ | 10¶ | 29 Jul 2015 | ● | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| 8.1 | 26 Oct 2012 | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||
| Windows Server§ | 2019 | 02 Oct 2018 | ● | ● | ||||||
| 2016 | 12 Oct 2016 | ● | ○ | ○ | ||||||
| 2012 R2 | 18 Oct 2013 | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||
| 2012 | 04 Sep 2012 | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||
* Apple does not publish a lifecycle policy for macOS. Instead, support for macOS is linked to the Mac hardware, which is supported for 5 years after the product is no longer manufactured (see Vintage and obsolete products). Apple security updates are generally only provided for the current version of macOS and two previous versions (see Apple security updates). Typefi supports macOS releases on a rolling, three major version, schedule.
† We are currently working on macOS Big Sur (version 11.0) compatibility updates; the expected availability is Q1 2021. At this time, we recommend that you delay upgrading. For more information, see Typefi, Big Sur, and Apple Silicon.
‡ Adobe does not support InDesign 2018 with either macOS Catalina (10.15) or OS X Yosemite (10.10).
§ Microsoft Fixed Lifecycle Policy provides 10 years of product support (a minimum of five years Mainstream Support and a minimum of five years Extended Support; see this table for the difference between Mainstream Support, Extended Support, and Self-help Online Support for software products).
¶ The October 2018 release of Creative Cloud (2019) requires Windows 10 v1709 or later. For more information, see this Adobe announcement.
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