Adobe developed XD in 2015 as a competitor to Sketch, which had debuted five years earlier. Both vector-based applications can be used for the front-end design of websites, apps, and games.

Adobe today announced the launch of the XD CC Starter plan, which provides users with free access to Adobe's all-in-one UX/UI design platform.

Adobe XD is no longer available as a standalone app under Adobe’s Creative Cloud launcher, effectively sunsetting the UX / UI product design platform for folks who hadn’t already purchased it.

He noted that experience design isn’t just for designers anymore, but also for marketers, the C-suite “and everybody in-between.” For Adobe, XD is clearly a significant bet.

While its paid subscription tiers start at $12 a month, compared to Adobe XD’s $9.99 a month, Figma has a huge advantage over Adobe Creative Cloud by including a free-to-use membership that ...

Still, if you’re creating UI workflows on a regular basis, Adobe XD is worth keeping an eye on. UX prototyping is a bloated but nascent space, and Adobe XD has already been downloaded 75,000 ...

XD is one of the few Creative Cloud applications that include a completely free mode. Users on the free mode will get access to the new co-editing feature until April 2020.

Adobe developed XD in 2015 as a competitor to Sketch, which had debuted five years earlier. Both vector-based applications can be used for the front-end design of websites, apps, and games.