TrustRadius Insights for Adobe XD are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.
Pros
Clean Design: Users have praised the clean design layouts and UI interface of Adobe XD, finding them easy to navigate and work with. The minimalist and intuitive design contributes to a positive user experience by making tasks more efficient.
Integration with Adobe Suite: Many users appreciate the seamless integration of Adobe XD with other Adobe Creative Suite software, which enhances their design projects. This integration streamlines workflows and allows for a cohesive creative process across different applications.
Prototyping Tools: The prototyping tools in Adobe XD are highly valued by users for creating interactive prototypes, enhancing user experiences, and bringing designs to life with functionality. These tools enable users to test interactions and iterate efficiently during the design process.
I used Adobe XD for my user interface work for clients or personal use. I like to use it to create prototypes and mockups to engage the user or customer. It helps with problem solving on projects and I love building wireframes so it can be used for an agile project management system flow chart.
Pros
UI Interface.
Clean Design Layouts.
Component States.
Cons
Aspects from Figma
Ruler Adjustments
Account Logins
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe XD is the perfect platform to use for UI Designers and Developers. Wether you're designing a website, mobile app, wireframe, or more. It's enhanced protoypes and features make it a very reliable app. I wish it would be a little more like Figma, but otherwise it's a great platform to use.
VU
Verified User
Engineer in Marketing (Graphic Design company, 11-50 employees)
I used Adobe XD for designing wireframes, prototypes, and mockups. I made a purchase of roughly 280 dollars earlier this year after using the free trial version. Adobe XD keeps trying to get me to buy it on the same account I used to purchase it back in February of 2022. Not only are the popups extremely annoying and unnecessary, but sometimes Adobe XD refuses to work as it's meant to; The type tool will either not select a type layer so I can edit it but instead create a new type layer which I really don't want or need for the designs OR it will not allow me to rename artboards or layers. Sometimes I can't even select the correct hex code when I need to change from the default color. To "remedy" this issue, I constantly have to exit and reopen Adobe. One time I had to uninstall and reinstall it on my laptop. It's a serious hindrance to the time I spend designing for my career. It's hardly efficient. I'll be using Figma after I'm done typing this review. I'm incredibly disappointed and I feel like I wasted my money. I would not even spend 100 dollars on this software. If Adobe XD improves, then I MIGHT reconsider using it again.
Pros
Not focus on improving itself
Making sure some of its design features don't function
being frequently inconvenient at random moments
wasting my work time
telling the customer they used the wrong account when they didn't
asking for money I already gave
Cons
The Type tool needs to be fixed
Stop asking to be bought when a purchase was already made.
Likelihood to Recommend
I spent roughly 280 dollars on this product back in February of 2022. I use the same account to buy it for the year and for work. Adobe XD tells me to buy it every time I open it to work on an existing project or to start a new one. So far I haven't been able to solve this issue on my own. And thankfully, even though Adobe XD hasn't tried to forcefully take the money off my account without my authorization, having this popup always asking if I bought it or telling me that I should, is ridiculous. It's bad programming. Speaking of bad programming, the Type/Text tool constantly gives up on me at random moments. I've had to shut down and -one time- re-install Adobe XD to get it to function again, and even then I still have the same issues. It's become more of an obstacle in my work than a help. It eats up my time just trying to fix it when I could be making progress with design projects. Adobe XD isn't worth my time or money. I'll be using Figma from now on after this point.
I am using Adobe XD for straight the ideas, Wireframes, Website Mockup Designs, Custom Icons, and Mobile App Designs. I also create Social Media Banners, Brand Style Guidelines, and some other small design concepts. With Adobe XD, now we can create designs and share the link with clients. We can also get feedback from clients.
Pros
Edit photo from Adobe XD to Adobe Photoshop is an Awesome Feature.
The UI and tools are very easy to learn and use.
Managing multiple art boards is very easy to handle.
Cons
It would be a great feature if we can update multiple flows at the same time.
while working with multiple flows, sometime share tab fluctuate with the links.
It could have a very good feature when you edit a photo from Adobe XD to Adobe Photoshop and after save the photo it can still contains layer from Adobe Photoshop.
Likelihood to Recommend
It's been 4 years since I started using Adobe XD. I have faced some good and some improvements which need to be incorporated.
The Good Things: 1) Adobe XD is fast, lighter, and loaded with very useful tools. 2) Edit Image from Adobe XD to Photoshop directly is a very good feature in my sight. 3) Creating flow is very easy than the other tools.
Improvements: 1) In my case, sometimes XD get closed automatically. Not sure if it's the only bug for someone else facing it too. 2) Updating multiple flows at the same time can be a very good feature.
Adobe XD is being used by members of our digital media department, though primarily by me. We use Adobe XD to rapidly prototype new website designs and to provide an easy commenting platform for other visual projects. Previously we had often relied on either flat graphics or Word documents, but it was difficult for clients to understand how navigation would work, or where certain changes would appear. With Adobe XD we've cut review times in half for most of these digital projects.
Pros
Easy, flexible wireframing
Simple, but powerful interactions
Integrated well with rest of Adobe Creative Suite
Cons
No motion gifs or HTML video support
Scrollable masks can be confusing when scrolling through preview pages
Easier templated elements without hunting for specific plugins
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe XD is particularly useful for rapidly prototyping or visualizing changes or new designs for remote work. There are other products in the same category that do similar things (Invision, Zeplin) but they do not have the benefit of such deep integration in the Adobe ecosystem (not to mention being already included in the same suite at no additional cost). There are some higher-end prototyping needs that may not be served by Adobe XD, but I have not run across these for the applications we are currently using it for.
I am using Adobe XD as part of my digital product development process. I work on the visual and strategy side of the process, and XD helps me develop ideas so that clients can understand and provide feedback to make sure the goals are being achieved. I can build both wireframe mockups quickly as well as prototypes that they can use to check the process out.
Pros
It's easy to use, similar to other Adobe products.
Connects well with the Adobe library and other applications
Cons
Given that it's still on the new-ish side, tools and add-ons are still being developed.
Because it is so similar to other Adobe products, I can forget and use the wrong commands from time to time.
Likelihood to Recommend
Once you have moved past the pencil-sketch phase, Adobe XD is a great tool to start to build things in the digital realm. It's great at building multiple versions that can be used for testing with users and stakeholders. Adobe XD can produce quality prototypes that are great for helping people to understand your ideas.
It does not have any kind of coding option so you cannot build any kind of functioning asset. I have not discovered a great way to export it to a development arena as of yet but more research might show this.
Our IT department is using Adobe XD to prototype user interactivity. We are revamping our website and possibly making it compatible with users on different devices. Adobe XD allows us to work with the new designs in a variety of different frame formats for watches, phones, desktops and print design. It is allowing us to review interactivity before launching the website and mobile applications live. We are still learning the software but overall it is fairly intuitive with the use of tutorials.
Pros
You can have multiple artboards open at the same time (Mobile displays, desktop, etc.).
You can drag and copy multiple assets directly into the design.
Cons
To view interactivity of the design on the iPhone, it must be directly connected to the PC.
Found it difficult to work with paragraph-styles.
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe XD is used to ensure continuity of design across multiple platforms and is targeted for UI and UX designers. IT is suitable for those looking to develop functional design prototypes. If you are looking for more control and functionality in your design work to ensure the application will work as expected, then this tool is for you.
Adobe XD is used for mocking up prototypes of websites and applications at our company. It is currently used across two departments, both for design proposals and as a reference system for production. Adobe XD allows us to quickly create interactive prototypes that demonstrate design goals, without requiring tedious coding by our designers.
Pros
Website and app prototypes are easy to create.
Users can easily apply a range of basic animation and transition effects.
Cons
Adobe XD supports plugins, but does not have as many as its competitor, Sketch.
The app does not support timeline animation, so its animation capability is elementary.
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe XD is a robust prototyping app with an aggressive development cycle. Adobe updates the app regularly, often once a month or more. On top of that, it is free, even to users who don't have a Creative Cloud subscription. However, users with a Creative Cloud subscription will benefit from its compatibility with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Adobe XD is a good choice for creating websites and app mockups. Improvements to its responsive design capabilities make it a good choice for modern web and app development. Plugins, most of them free, greatly expand the app's functionality. You can also create shared libraries to sync resources between files and ensure consistency between users. Cloud publishing lets you share prototypes with stakeholders and developers. The biggest frustration users may face is developer handoff. There is currently not a design-to-code export built into this app. Developers will need to code the design functions manually, although they can get sizes, colors, and other specs from the shared files. If creating animation prototypes is your thing, you may also be frustrated, as XD's capabilities are quite limited. However, it does sync full-circle with another app named ProtoPie which is capable of very advanced animations.
Adobe XD is used by both our product and customer success orgs. Our product team uses it for quick, interactive mockups of both web and mobile experiences in order to complete internal and external testing before allocated development resources to a project or change. Our CS team uses it to create whitelabeled app mockups for our new customers so the look of apps we create is agreed upon before development takes over. This saves us time and cost for developers and allows us to more quickly iterate interfaces.
Pros
Mockups without code.
Fast to use.
Cons
Very different from other Adobe tools.
Learning curve.
Likelihood to Recommend
Honestly, if everyone had Macbooks we would likely just purchase Sketch. XD is an okay tool for mockups and quick iteration, with interactive demo, but it's so different from other Adobe tools in how it works it might as well not be an Adobe product. We use it because some members have Windows machines and also because it's included in our Adobe suite. I wish it felt more like Photoshop and Illustrator.
As well, it sounds like some features will be spun out as ANOTHER upgrade when CC's price is already astronomical. That will likely be our breaking point if they paywall features we use.
When I was creating custom WordPress and custom coded sites, I would use Adobe XD to quickly create prototypes to show to clients when I was developing a design for their site. This saved time by allowing me to quickly edit designs instead of working with code to start.
Pros
Minimal, sleek UI.
Easy to learn.
Time-saving features like symbols and grids.
Cons
Switching between artboards and symbols is annoying.
Symbol styling can get hairy.
No dark mode.
Likelihood to Recommend
XD is useful if you're planning a complex website or app with lots of pages/screens and interaction. Using a visual interface allows you to quickly get feedback and make revisions without diving into code, which can be costly. If you're doing something simple like Squarespace, then there's no need to use XD.
It has addressed various things in development and Ideas to elaborate or visualize websites so that the end-user or organization can understand how it will be. Mostly UI Design was used.
Pros
Best for designing websites.
Kind of a website flowchart or pictorial view.
Export websites in various formats.
Cons
Import files.
More visualization and templates.
WebGL Support and TwinMaxjs.
Likelihood to Recommend
For an IT Development company, where they have to give mock of website and some demo rather than preferring ppt or any image adobeXD performs well. For an agency or freelancer, where time is a crucial thing, they have to produce something to the customer at once in such a scenario it is best.
VU
Verified User
Manager in Information Technology (Consumer Services company, 11-50 employees)
