Item: Adobe XD
Rating: 1
Author: Kahli Clarke

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I used Adobe XD for designing wireframes, prototypes, and mockups. I made a purchase of roughly 280 dollars earlier this year after using the free trial version. Adobe XD keeps trying to get me to buy it on the same account I used to purchase it back in February of 2022. Not only are the popups extremely annoying and unnecessary, but sometimes Adobe XD refuses to work as it's meant to; The type tool will either not select a type layer so I can edit it but instead create a new type layer which I really don't want or need for the designs OR it will not allow me to rename artboards or layers. Sometimes I can't even select the correct hex code when I need to change from the default color. To "remedy" this issue, I constantly have to exit and reopen Adobe. One time I had to uninstall and reinstall it on my laptop. It's a serious hindrance to the time I spend designing for my career. It's hardly efficient. I'll be using Figma after I'm done typing this review. I'm incredibly disappointed and I feel like I wasted my money. I would not even spend 100 dollars on this software. If Adobe XD improves, then I MIGHT reconsider using it again.

Pros and Cons

Not focus on improving itself
Making sure some of its design features don't function
being frequently inconvenient at random moments
wasting my work time
telling the customer they used the wrong account when they didn't
asking for money I already gave

The Type tool needs to be fixed
Stop asking to be bought when a purchase was already made.

Most Important Features

Everything but the type tool apparently

Return on Investment

Negative: it wastes my time by having me try to fix it when I could be finishing designs that I need to get out asap. I am weeks behind thanks to Adobe XD.

Alternatives Considered

Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator CC and Adobe InDesign

So far I've had minimal issues with Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. All my issues have been with Adobe XD simply not being that great.

Key Insights

Do you think Adobe XD delivers good value for the price?

Are you happy with Adobe XD's feature set?

Did Adobe XD live up to sales and marketing promises?

Did implementation of Adobe XD go as expected?

Would you buy Adobe XD again?

Other Software Used

Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator CC, Adobe InDesign

Likelihood to Recommend

I spent roughly 280 dollars on this product back in February of 2022. I use the same account to buy it for the year and for work. Adobe XD tells me to buy it every time I open it to work on an existing project or to start a new one. So far I haven't been able to solve this issue on my own. And thankfully, even though Adobe XD hasn't tried to forcefully take the money off my account without my authorization, having this popup always asking if I bought it or telling me that I should, is ridiculous. It's bad programming. Speaking of bad programming, the Type/Text tool constantly gives up on me at random moments. I've had to shut down and -one time- re-install Adobe XD to get it to function again, and even then I still have the same issues. It's become more of an obstacle in my work than a help. It eats up my time just trying to fix it when I could be making progress with design projects. Adobe XD isn't worth my time or money. I'll be using Figma from now on after this point.

Adobe XD Convinced Me to Use Figma

Overall Satisfaction with Adobe XD