Hello, We have been using the Adobe XD licensed version so far. In the process of changing the design tool, we couldn't find clarity on a few below-pointers to make an informed decision:Will it be available to use as a free version? If yes, are all features including cloud collaboration, multiple exports, etc. available in the free version? Since Adobe XD has been discontinued and is not available in Adobe Suite. Will it be available to download from any other source? Thanks,Anupam

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Is Adobe XD available as free version?

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January 13, 2024
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Hello,

We have been using the Adobe XD licensed version so far. In the process of changing the design tool, we couldn't find clarity on a few below-pointers to make an informed decision:

Will it be available to use as a free version?
If yes, are all features including cloud collaboration, multiple exports, etc. available in the free version?
Since Adobe XD has been discontinued and is not available in Adobe Suite. Will it be available to download from any other source?

Thanks,

Anupam

Rishabh_Tiwari

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Hi,

Adobe XD is no longer available for purchase as a single application but will continue to be supported for existing users. XD will continue to be available as part of our Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps subscription. We will continue to support existing Adobe XD customers.

Thanks

Rishabh

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Anupam25516887ot3nAuthor

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Hello @Rishabh_Tiwari

Please help me understand. We currently have 25 licenses of Adobe XD on our team.

Do we need to continue to subscribe to Adobe XD?
Since we no longer require cloud features on Adobe. Can XD be used as free software for existing users?

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Wim5F94

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@Anupam25516887ot3nI can answer those questions for you.

(1) : yes, you will have to continue to subscribe to maintain access to XD, even if XD is no longer developed and you do not use any other CC app. It is the same situation with Fireworks and Dreamweaver.

That is the current situation and I do not expect that to change.

(2): see (1). No. XD only works when you subscribe to Adobe Creative Cloud and are logged in as a CC user. There is no free version.

When I log out of my Creative Cloud account, I cannot use XD or any of the other Adobe apps.

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Wim5F94

Participating Frequently

Except for Brackets Adobe never open sourced their design software. Freehand users tried, and Adobe refused.

In my opinion XD will vanish silently. It already did from the CC lineup, right? Adobe will not open source it and even if a free version were to be made available, XD is so dependent on a server environment for collaboration and stuff, those things are impossible to keep running for them: too expensive server costs.

That means Adobe must create a stand-alone desktop version without collab... and what use would that be for any team or designer? And Adobe doesn't want to invest any more money in this money pit. The developer team is disbanded anyway.

No, XD is dead, done, and over with. Adobe is only interested in owning a market segment and their last-ditch attempt to acquire Figma was thwarted. So they have lost interest in XD. Bye bye XD.

Switch to something else. If you want a free self-hosted open source good alternative, check out Penpot. Or switch to Figma.

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