The back-of-book index creation system
Semi-automatic indexing for quality-conscious indexers and authors

With TExtract you create the back-of-book index for the printed or digital edition of
your publication in three steps, in a fraction of the time it takes using other methods:

  1. The initial index is created fully automatically; running through the text to add or mark index terms is not needed. Just drop a PDF or paged plain text version of your document onto TExtract.
  2. You edit the index using powerful in-context navigation, selection and text editing facilities, available in no other software.
  3. Then you export the formatted index and include it in your document.

Working with TExtract, the indexing process is supported from the outset by the index itself. But you, the indexer, are in control. Your index can be ready within several hours - but you can spend as much time as you think necessary. Read more about the features of TExtract.

TExtract will appeal to professional indexers, editors and authors who want high-quality indexes while having to meet deadlines. It is also great for indexers who want a tool to give them a jump-start. You will value TExtract's powerful application of authority files, its navigation, editing and formatting functions that provide full control over index contents, and its export formats that e.g. enable further processing by other software.

To download pages To try and see for yourself, download the system and use the free 30-day trial license to create the index for your publication now. If you are pleased with the result, buy a license to enable exporting the full index.

See the bibliography and example indexes. Users of TExtract are McGraw Hill Publishers, Ohio Biological Survey, Kluwer Law International, MathWorks, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. National Institute of Health, RR Donnelley, Global Association of Risk Professionals, FAST, Miami Dade Office of Strategic Business Management, University of Missouri, VTEX, Toronto University Press, Continuum Books, the Aspen Institute and many others.

Recent user comments:

• "I set my personal best for indexing an academic book today (about 4 hours). [...]
I will be recommending it to our publisher for future projects."  (editor, Liguori, MO)

• "The TExtract application has proven to be very successful for our publishing operation. [..] We think your product is pretty awesome."  (Operations Manager, Paraparaumu, New Zealand)

• "I'm really enjoying using your software. It seems to work very, very well."  (author from Lexington, Kentucky)

• "The more I learn about using TExtract the more I see the depth of thought and understanding you applied as you developed this software. [..] Thank you for such an excellent program."  (professional indexer from Jefferson County, Iowa)

• "TExtract really bailed me out when my production house dumped the index on me unexpectedly. I had no experience in building an index and TExtract made the whole process quick and simple. I'd definitely use it again and will recommend it to my colleagues. [..] I'm definitely sold on TExtract!"  (author from San Francisco, CA)

• "Given my deadline, there was no way to do this manually [..]. Your program saved the day."  (publisher from Columbus, Ohio)

• "I need to index a book right now. I tried out your demo and was really impres-sed." [Next day:] "The job is already done! I am amazed by this program. Thanks a bunch. Well worth the $90"  (author from Rock Falls, Illinois)

• "You have a great product. It saved me hundreds of dollars in indexing fees."  (author from Plano, Texas)

• "I grew rather fond of the program, and I'll miss using it when my final proofs are done in January. [..] I think this is a terrific piece of software, and I'd use it again."  (author from Pasadena, California)

• "We will be buying a copy of your wonderful program"  (professional indexer, Stoke-on-Trent, UK)

• "You have done a great service to people like me. I edit environmental impact statements under the National Environmental Policy Act. Council on Environmental Quality regulations require such documents to have an index. Schedules being what they are (always too short), there is absolutely never enough time to generate a useful index. I am about 4 days away from delivering my 3,000-page document to the client. I cannot tell you how happy I was to discover your software. [..] If I didn't need the money so much, I'd send you my next paycheck as a token of my gratitude."  (editor from Las Vegas, Nevada)

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