Migration

Move your publication to smartPress.

Keep your designers in InDesign. Keep your press-ready PDFs. Keep your editorial process. smartPress transforms the final publication into a responsive digital edition — on every device, for every reader.

Where you're coming from

Every serious publishing workflow is welcome.

Migrate from the tools your team already trusts. No re-platforming. No rebuild.

Adobe InDesign
.indd · IDML packages
Print-ready PDF
PDF/X · high-res
QuarkXPress
QXP exports
Microsoft Word
.docx manuscripts
Existing CMS exports
WordPress · Drupal · custom
Newspaper editorial systems
Méthode · CCI · NewsGate
Magazine production
K4 · WoodWing Studio
Corporate publishing
Annual reports · brand books
Government workflows
Gazettes · official notices
The migration journey

From your current workflow to live readers.

Seven steps. One afternoon. No disruption to how your team publishes today.

  1. 01
    Current print workflow
    Nothing changes upstream.
  2. 02
    Upload existing files
    Drop in your press-ready PDF or IDML.
  3. 03
    AI publication engine
    Layout, sections, media, accessibility.
  4. 04
    Publisher review
    Print vs. digital, side by side.
  5. 05
    Approval
    Pre-flight checks signed off.
  6. 06
    Publish
    One click. Every surface.
  7. 07
    Subscribers receive the new edition
    Web, mobile, voice, accessible.
What you gain

Everything digital. Nothing rebuilt.

You keep your process. Readers get every surface — responsive, accessible, voice-ready.

  • Continue designing in Adobe InDesign.
  • Continue exporting print-ready PDFs.
  • Continue your existing editorial process.
  • smartPress transforms the final publication into a responsive digital edition.
  • No redesigning publications for every device.
  • No separate mobile layouts to maintain.
  • No duplicate workflows across teams.
  • One publication becomes many digital experiences.
Enterprise migration

For newsrooms, groups, government and universities.

A named migration lead. A clear plan. Continuity guaranteed from your last print run to your first digital edition.

Historical issue migration
Decades of back-issues, faithfully preserved.
Archive import
Bulk ingest with metadata mapping.
Subscriber migration
Move your list without losing a reader.
Brand preservation
Typography, palette and masthead intact.
Issue preservation
Every past edition remains addressable.
Publication continuity
No gap between last print run and first digital.
Training & onboarding
Editorial and production teams supported.
Enterprise support
Named migration lead. SLA-backed.
Migration stories

Real publications. Real transitions.

A picture of the first week on smartPress.

Monthly magazine

Migrated in one afternoon.

The Tech Monthly team uploaded their March IDML at lunch. By 4pm the digital edition was live on desktop, mobile and voice — with the same cover, the same fonts, the same voice.

1 issue · 96 pages · 4 hours
Government gazette

Now available with full accessibility.

The State Gazette moved from print-only distribution to a WCAG-compliant digital edition. Certified extracts, official notices and searchable archives — without changing how notices are prepared.

AA compliant · certified extracts
Corporate annual report

Transformed into an interactive edition.

Meridian Holdings kept their designer, their brand book and their press-ready PDF. smartPress delivered a responsive interactive report with charts, disclosures and investor sections intact.

PDF in · 6 surfaces out
University journal

Available on every device, in every mode.

A quarterly research journal became readable on phones and screen readers overnight — with citations, figures and equations preserved for scholarly review.

Quarterly · 12 devices · 0 rework
Why smartPress

You don't rebuild your publishing process.
You simply publish through smartPress.

The platform adapts your publication for every reader — on every device, in every mode, without changing the way your team works.