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Radaf
Radaf
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June 20, 2023
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The future of Adobe XD

  • June 20, 2023
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Shall we switch to figma now or Adobe XD will continue in the market. 

I need answer from any Adobe employee cause I'm leading a team and I can't decide which direction to follow in terms of software 

 

Thank you 

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    WolleSchmolle
    WolleSchmolle
    Inspiring
    August 30, 2023

    "Switch to Figma" sounds like pressing a button and hundreds of prototypes with hundreds more screens, interactions, definitions, illustrations would magically become usable in Figma.

     

    That is also a question of cost. Who pays for the effort of preparing all this in Figma? How many months of work must be invested? I find the communication on this topic on the part of Adobe a scandal. This is about valuable assets for business that are being devalued.

    Chris W. Griffith
    Community Expert
    Chris W. GriffithCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 30, 2023

    Legally, neither side can say anything. My guess is that it would be a Figma lead effort, as it is their tool that is consuming the content, so the better the understanding of its engine would be the smarter path forward. I know there is a paid plug-in that does this, but I have not tested it. I suspect once the deal is either done or cancelled, an EOL roadmap will be shared. Adobe has had these issues with other products, so they have seen the technical and legal impacts of sunseting a tool (Flex, Flash, Muse, etc). 

      WolleSchmolle
      WolleSchmolle
      Inspiring
      August 31, 2023

      Burying Flash etc. was logical as the technology has changed outside the Adobe ecosystem. However, the prototyping software market is quite different. There are plenty of other players there. Companies need long-term planning security. The update policy alone in recent years for XD is a slap in the face for paying customers.

      The existing plugins do not work to the extent that it is NOT necessary to touch every artboard again. Importing a mountain of SVGs into Figma is NOT a solution. We are still talking about a professional working tool, aren't we? This includes a precise library with components, colors, text formats, etc. You lose all that. 

      As a customer, I expect a professional solution from Adobe.

        Joseph Labrecque
        Community Expert
        Joseph LabrecqueCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        June 20, 2023

        Adobe employees will not say a peep about it until the deal with Figma is resolved one way or the other.

        But yeah, like @NMGD says - switch to Figma.

        N
        NMGD
        Participating Frequently
        June 20, 2023

        Switch to Figma as soon as possible. In terms of updates XD was rarely updated in recent year, with almost no introduction of new features while Figma constantly adds new features and it's rather active. Furthermore, Adobe is recently slowly removing access to Adobe XD as an individaul app etc. The sooner you do it, the more time you will have to adapt, considering that the change from XD to Figma is unavoidable. Figma as a more developed program provides much better and modern approach do UI/UX design, as it is stil being worked on by developers unlike XD in recent months.

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