What is an InPage to Unicode Converter?
An InPage to Unicode Converter is a specialized text translation tool designed for Urdu publishers, writers, and designers. Legacy software like InPage uses proprietary character encodings to render Urdu text. This tool translates that proprietary text into standard UTF-8 Unicode, allowing you to use your Urdu text on modern platforms like Microsoft Word, web browsers, and social media without the characters breaking into unreadable symbols.
How to Convert InPage to Unicode (and vice versa)
- Select your direction — use the toggle button to choose whether you are converting from InPage to Unicode (default) or from Unicode to InPage.
- Paste your text — copy the Urdu text from your source document and paste it into the left input box.
- Review the conversion — the tool instantly translates the character mappings. The converted text will appear in the right output box.
- Preview typography — toggle the "Use Nastaliq" button to preview the text in a beautiful Jameel Noori Nastaliq web font, ensuring the ligatures connect properly.
- Copy and Use — click "Copy Text" to save the converted string to your clipboard.
Examples / Use Cases
Use Case 1: Publishing Legacy Books Online
Many Urdu publishers have archives of books written in InPage. To publish these books as modern EPUBs or HTML web pages, the proprietary text must be converted to standard Unicode. This tool instantly updates legacy archives for the web.
Use Case 2: Copy-pasting to Social Media
If a journalist types an article in InPage and attempts to paste a paragraph directly into WhatsApp or Facebook, it will paste as a string of random, broken symbols. Passing it through this converter first ensures it is readable everywhere.
Advantages and Limitations
- Advantages: This converter operates entirely within your web browser. It features a built-in Urdu virtual keyboard for quick edits and supports bidirectional conversion (both to and from InPage).
- Limitations: This tool only converts plain text strings. It cannot read raw `.inp` file formats. You must open the `.inp` file in InPage software, copy the text to your clipboard, and paste the raw text here.
Privacy & Security
Your documents remain 100% private. All character mapping and conversion algorithms execute via client-side JavaScript. We do not upload your text, we do not store your manuscripts, and no data is sent to our servers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I upload an .inp file directly? ▼
No. Because `.inp` is a proprietary, closed-source binary format, you cannot upload the file itself. You must open the document in the InPage application, select your text, copy it, and paste it into this tool.
Why do some characters look like empty boxes before conversion? ▼
This happens when you paste InPage text into modern software. Because standard fonts do not understand the old proprietary character mappings, your browser renders them as missing glyphs (boxes or question marks). Our tool translates those missing glyphs back into the correct standard Urdu letters.
Does it support Arabic or Persian text? ▼
While many characters overlap, this dictionary mapping is specifically optimized for standard Urdu. Some specific Arabic diacritics or unique Persian characters used in legacy InPage documents might require minor manual corrections after conversion.