Adobe XD put on life support ahead of Figma acquisition
by Jess Weatherbed from The Verge - All Posts on (#6CCDZ)
Adobe's own product design platform may be dropped entirely in favor of Figma. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Days appear to be numbered for Adobe XD. As spotted by developer Alex Ivanovs, the UX / UI product design platform is no longer available as a standalone app under Adobe's Creative Cloud launcher, effectively sunsetting the software for folks who hadn't already purchased it.
Considering Adobe is in the process of acquiring Figma, a remarkably similar set of design tools, this news isn't entirely unexpected. But it doesn't mean that the Adobe XD app is dead. Not yet anyway.
Anais Gragueb, Senior Manager for Creative Cloud & Innovation Public Relations confirmed to The Verge that Adobe will continue to support Adobe XD for existing customers. If you didn't purchase an XD subscription before it was pulled then the app will still be...