Zevrix Solutions has announced LinkOptimizer 5.3, a feature update to the company’s workflow automation tool for Adobe InDesign. 

LinkOptimizer lets users automatically scale and crop images to their InDesign dimensions at specified target resolution, as well as convert image formats and colors, merge layers and more. The app is built to help designers reduce InDesign link size and save production costs. Version 5.3 adds an option to convert images to Photoshop PDF format using the selected Adobe PDF preset.

LinkOptimizer can be purchased from the Zevrix website (www.zevrix.com) for $259.95; there’s a “lite” version for $179.95) as well as from Adobe Exchange and authorized resellers. A demo is available for download. The 5.3 update is free for LinkOptimizer 5.x users and $130 to upgrade from previous versions. LinkOptimizer requires macOS 10.7-10.14 and Adobe InDesign / Photoshop CS5-CC 2019.