As of June 2023, Adobe ceased further investment in XD. It is no longer available as a single application but remains accessible to existing users via the Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps subscription for maintenance support.
In 2020, Adobe XD was positioned as an all-in-one solution for designing everything from smartwatch apps to complex websites. Key features that defined the tool during this period included: adobe-xd-cc-2020
: Unlike Photoshop’s pixel-heavy environment, XD was built specifically for lightweight vector design , making it much faster for UI work. As of June 2023, Adobe ceased further investment in XD
: While Adobe XD offered a friendly interface for beginners, Figma was often cited as more intuitive for real-time collaboration and component architecture. Current Status and Alternatives Key features that defined the tool during this
During its peak in 2020, Adobe XD was often compared to other industry giants: