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Adobe XD

Design, prototype, and share user experiences

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Overview

What Adobe XD does

Adobe XD is a vector-based user experience design tool for web apps and mobile apps. It facilitates rapid prototyping, allows for seamless collaboration between designers and developers, and integrates smoothly with other Adobe Creative Cloud applications.

What people use it for

  • Web design
  • Mobile app design
  • Design systems
  • Interactive prototypes
  • User testing

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The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Adobe XD.

  • Standalone subscription eliminated - now requires expensive Creative Cloud All Apps plan
  • Mac-first design tool with more limited Windows support
  • Collaboration features are less mature compared to Figma
  • Not open source unlike alternatives like Penpot
  • Higher price point than competing standalone design tools

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What people choose instead of Adobe XD

Each pairing was judged by two reviewers asking whether a buyer would genuinely weigh the two against each other. The ones that failed were deleted rather than published.

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    Figma logo
    Figma

    Figma: Cloud-based design with superior collaboration features and lower entry cost than Adobe XD.

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    Sketch

    Sketch: Mac-native design tool with strong community and excellent vector design capabilities.

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    Penpot

    Penpot: Open-source design alternative with self-hosting option and web-based collaboration.

Capabilities

Features

  • Vector design tools

    Vector design tools capability

  • Responsive resize

    Responsive resize capability

  • Auto-animate

    Auto-animate capability

  • Voice prototyping

    Voice prototyping capability

  • 3D transforms

    3D transforms capability

  • Design systems

    Design systems capability

  • Component states

    Component states capability

  • Coediting

    Coediting capability

  • Creative Cloud

    Integration with Creative Cloud

  • Sketch

    Integration with Sketch

  • Photoshop

    Integration with Photoshop

  • Illustrator

    Integration with Illustrator

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Questions people ask

Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.

Can I use Adobe XD without a full Creative Cloud subscription?

No. Adobe XD is no longer available as a standalone subscription. It is only available as part of Creative Cloud All Apps plan priced from $54.99 to $69.99 per month.

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What file formats does Adobe XD support?

Adobe XD supports XD format natively, with import/export capabilities for other design formats and vector graphics.

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Behind it

Who makes Adobe XD

Company
Adobe Inc
Based in
San Jose, CA

Timeline

Adobe XD over time

  1. Launch2016-03-01

    Adobe Experience Design CC public beta released

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  2. Founded2015-01-01

    Adobe XD introduced to market

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