InDesign App for Mobile/Android Smartphones

[christian_girl]

I would like to know if InDesign is available for download and use on mobile phones (more specifically in my case, an Android), and if not, if there are any similar/alternative apps that I can use on my mobile phone.

Thank you.

[Derek Cross]

InDesign is not available for use on mobile devices, such as tablets and smart phones.

[Susan235871185eys]

For what they charge, they certainly should. 

[Derek Cross]

Bizarre.

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

Well, y'know, if you can't do it on your iPhone it's probably just not worth doing. 😄

[BobLevine]

You just replied to a two-year-old discussion and didn't add anything to it. It's been asked and answered so I'm locking it before it gets out of hand.

[Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com · Accepted solution]

I use Creative Suite on MS Surface Pro 7s, which are full-powered computers in a 1.5 lb touchscreen tablet form factor. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-pro-7/8N17J0M5ZZQS?activetab=overview  I'm on my third model during the past 7-8 years.

It's a great experience and keeps me from switching back to Macs...I really LOVE using a stylus or my fingers on a touch screen for many creative operations. And of course, I can attach a mouse, keyboard, and 2 external monitors when needed.

What you see in the TV commercials is true. I often sketch in Illustrator and work on layouts in InDesign while sitting on my sofa or in my back porch hammock.

But the Surface Pro is Windows and you'll need one of the higher models with 16GB RAM.

No difference in features once you're in the software programs, but it's a Windows interface and operating system.

I don't care about that and continuously switch between platforms in my studio, but I know some people prefer one OS over the other.

Adobe doesn't have a version of InDesign specifically for tablets, which are low-capacity devices, but some creative apps are available. Note: they generally are scaled down apps, not the full featured versions on our desktops. Here's the run down:

• Acrobat for iOS and Android https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/mobile.html
• Illustrator Draw for iOS and Android https://www.adobe.com/products/draw.html
• Photoshop Mix for iOS and Android https://www.adobe.com/products/mix.html
• Photoshop Express for iOS and Android https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-express.html
• Photoshop Camera for iOS and Android https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-camera.html

But no InDesign.