Please take AdobeXD out of mainenance mode. Figma Merger Ended

It's "just business". Adobe Xd started falling behind due to bad decisions in its foundation which plagued its advance later on. Other popular tools like Figma, Penpot etc. work in the browser environment, so they don't need to develop 2 versions of the same app (for Mac & Windows). Adobe is headed the same way with their latest apps, which is why they tried to acquire Figma & use their tech. But they lost $1B due to the failed acquisition, and they will not invest more into Xd which has been falling behind every single day since 2021.

Let's be honest - features like Component states were never really implemented properly (instance states don't inherit overrides), the text engine is a mess on Windows & freezes every 5 minutes. The prototypes are static and rigid - stacks don't function in preview mode - only while designing, so you have to make states for every single scenario, which is a waste of time. There's no dark mode. Features we requested for years were never developed.

Figma is miles ahead. Sure, Xd is okay for simpler projects, but when you have to build something complex and maintain a design system it falls short in a major way.

The only attempt I could see fruitful in the UI/UX market is to develop a browser tool which actually uses CSS, but Penpot already implemented that. For Adobe investing in this market they failed entering first with Fireworks and now with Xd is incredibly risky, with multiple very advanced tools with big user bases occupying the space. I don't think they'll go for it. They are focusing on AI right now and lightweight browser apps, probably to compete with Canva and the like.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Adobe as stated publicly that no further investment into XD was going to happen (see a statement on Bloomberg.com). They are going all in on AI features for other products. There is limited support and if an OS update breaks it, I assume they might address that, but XD is not coming back.

I love to hear this. I have always liked the seamless modes XD has. From design, to prototype interactions to presenting a prototype to jumping on the web/cloud to demo, test or deliver specs. Seemless, efficient and mostly all in XD or Adobe apps. Sketch fell to wayside as compared to this.

I highly doubt it. Most of, if not all of the product management has either moved onto new efforts within Adobe or left. I honestly do not see Xd rising from the ashes. I would be looking to migrate your efforts to a new tool.

I agree, XD is an amazing asset to the creative suite. There has been a lot of development into this tool. From interactive prototyping, sharing, design library building, mobile development and testing and delivery of specs to teams. I think the greatest strength to XD has always been it is connected to other essential design applications from Adobe. It's definitely not perfect, there are some things that could be reworked for better usability for designers but they have always been on the right path for rapid prototyping and delivery to development. I use it daily and will until I can no longer.