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So, XD is officially done, just like that. First, Creative Cloud Sync gets the axe, and now XD is on the chopping block. Seriously, what is going on over at Adobe? The decision makes zero sense. XD wasn’t just a "nice" prototyping app; it was exceptional. I used it for way more than app design, I used it for brand guide development, because it was such a breeze with XD.
And no, I don’t care about Figma. I don’t want to learn yet another app, especially one that’s not even part of my current workflow. Why should I pay for yet another subscription when XD was already included in my Adobe plan and worked perfectly fine?
With Creative Cloud Sync gone and now XD being phased out, is my Adobe subscription price going to drop? Because let me tell you, justifying the current cost is becoming harder by the minute. Adobe, are we paying for tools, or are we just funding your corporate whims?
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The decision makes all the sense. Adobe is a business, and it makes investments with the goal of making profit. If some piece of software has a bad ROI, they will cut it. Especially if it requires some specific server infrastructure to run, which costs additional money to support (prototypes, syncing, etc).
I understand that you like Xd, but it's objectively a worse product than the other UI design tools out there for the job it is supposed to do. It may seem nice, but as soon as you have to do something more complex, it becomes an unstable mess. Especially on Windows. I have personally pushed it beyond it's capabilities many, many times.
It has much less features and worse performance than other tools. This is why Adobe tried to acquire the software which shall not be named. They are at a $1B loss due to that deal failing, and they will not invest more into a doomed product. Best case they will start something from scratch, but I doubt it.
I would question Xd's usefulness for developing proper brand guides, although I too used it for presentations and such. It lacks color management and the text engine is a mess. Sure - it has some tools that make certain tasks easier, but it can't match Illustrator or InDesign for example. Still, you're entitled to your opinion and workflow. But it is not the average user's opinion, and the majority of users moved on to other tools.
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If you compare XD with other Adobe products, XD is the best UI/web design tool. Faster to work in, and creates a seemless workflow between other Adobe apps. Now Adobe has a gap in its app lineup. What fills it?
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It's not even comparable, as it is the only specialized UI/UX tool Adobe has. So likely nothing. Figma was supposed to fill that gap, but the acquisition didn't happen. They failed with Fireworks, they failed with Xd as well.
They seem to be investing in more browser apps, browser versions of Photoshop and Illustrator, Project Neo, etc. If they try to enter the UI/UX space again, it will be with a new app that will be browser based, just how Figma and PenPot work. That's why they tried to acquire it. I am not aware of such a project right now, and as I said - other tools are really advanced already, with big user bases, so it will be really tough to catch up and a very risky investment.
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@ribik As. I was telling my students, I will still teach Adobe Xd only because it's still available for the time being and there are some companies who still use it... but, I also teach them how to use Figma tools as well, because this is one the leading tools in Product Design, UI and UX fields. Once Xd is no longer available, people will freak out, and the students that I teach that know Xd would be able to get these files up and running in Figma in no time.
There are certain elements I love Xd and there are some elements that I love about Figma, and vice versa on the stuff I don't like... I agree with @Spas K. , Adobe made the attempt to buy out Figma and it failed, and Adobe moves on... it is what it is... people need to learn to pivot when things change