Keep XD alive, don't discontinue it, bring it out of maintenance mode

XD is a great product used by so many of your customers.

It's got a different approach and philosophy to Figma, and we love the XD way. There is space in the market for this different approach. I genuinely prefer it.

We, your customers, have invested time in learning XD and building expertise with it. Don't turn your back on us now.

You don't have to put a vast effort in, or attempt to rival Figma, and you certainly don't need to attempt to achieve feature parity with Figma (please don't, because that's my point - the XD way is different and preferable). Just retain it as a core product of the CC suite – bring it out of maintenance mode.

XD is preferable to Figma because of XD's focus as purely a design tool. It isn't trying to blend or bridge the distance between design and code. I don't want a tool that uses actual CSS properties, or that exports to web code. I want a tool that lets me quickly draw web/app designs. Design and coding are two completely separate domains and the tools I need for one are different to the tools I need for the other.

There is no replacement for XD within the Adobe CC suite. If XD is discontinued I will be forced to design websites in InDesign, which will be pretty finicky and basically impossible if I want to do anything like an interactive dropdown menu. XD is really well set up to quickly prototype these things and create an interactive flow.

Please keep XD alive!