The invention discloses an indoor unit of a duct air conditioner. The indoor unit comprises a shell, a cross-flow fan, a heat exchanger, sound absorbing layers, a first sound-absorbent partition, and a second sound-absorbent partition. The shell comprises a front board, a rear board, a top board, and a bottom board. The cross-flow fan, the heat exchanger, the sound absorbing layer, the first sound-absorbent partition and the second sound-absorbent partition are disposed in the shell. An air passage is formed between an air inlet and a lower return air hole. The cross-flow fan is disposed in the left air passage above the lower return air hole. The heat exchanger is disposed in the left air passage of the cross-flow fan. One sound absorbing layer is attached to the surface of the inner wall of a right top board of the cross-flow fan, and the first sound-absorbent partition is disposed on the inner wall of the top board on the upper left of the lower return air hole. The other sound absorbing layer is attached to the surface of the inner wall of a right bottom board of the cross-flow fan, and the second sound-absorbent partition is disposed on the inner wall of the bottom board adjacent to the left of the lower return air hole. The indoor unit in application has the advantages that air conditioner noise can be reduced, pressure loss of airflow in the air passage can be reduced and air conditioner efficiency can be improved.