Adobe XD

Name: Adobe XD
Availability: InStock
Author: Adobe

The screen design and prototyping application for building app and website interfaces, with artboards, reusable components, and a linking mode that turns a set of screens into a clickable prototype without any code.

Version 61.0.12.1 1.14 GB Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit) Updated 1 week ago

Overview

What this release is

XD is built for the specific job of designing interfaces, which is why it feels lighter than the general design tools people used to press into that role. Artboards represent screens, the drawing and type tools are tuned for layout rather than illustration, and everything is oriented around producing a set of screens that behave like the finished product.

Components are the core of the workflow. A button, a card, or a navigation bar is defined once and reused across every screen, and a change to the master updates every instance. States let the same component carry its hover, pressed, and disabled appearances, so an interactive prototype reflects real behaviour rather than a flat picture.

The prototype mode is what sells the idea to whoever is approving it. Screens are wired together with transitions and simple interactions, and the result plays back as a clickable flow on the desktop or a phone, so a design can be tested and reviewed before a single line of code is written.

This build is the complete application with the repeat grid, the component system, and the prototype and preview tools enabled, and it opens without an account sign in on first launch.

Feature set

What you get

Artboard layout

Screens as artboards with drawing and type tools tuned for interface work rather than illustration.

Components

Define an element once and reuse it everywhere, with a master change updating every instance.

Component states

Carry hover, pressed, and disabled appearances so a prototype reflects real behaviour.

Repeat grid

Duplicate a laid out element across a grid and edit the whole set at once from one source.

Prototype mode

Wire screens together with transitions into a clickable flow that plays on desktop or phone.

Design specs

Share a layout with measurements, colours, and assets for handoff to whoever builds it.

Changes in this build

What changed

Faster artboard rendering on documents with many components
Improved component state handling in nested instances
Better performance in the prototype preview on large flows
Updated asset export for current screen density targets
Fixed the repeat grid losing overrides on certain nested elements

Installation

How to install it

Disable real time protection before extracting the archive.
Extract to a short path and run setup as administrator.
Choose your interface language on the first screen.
Install to the default location so shared Adobe components resolve.
Skip the sign in prompt on first launch and firewall the executable to hold the state.

Hardware

System requirements

Processor	Intel or AMD, 64-bit, 2 GHz or faster
Memory	8 GB minimum, 16 GB for large documents
Graphics	2 GB VRAM with DirectX 12
Storage	4 GB free space
Display	1920 x 1080
System	Windows 10 version 22H2 or Windows 11

Package

Release information

Title	Adobe XD
Version	61.0.12.1
Developer	Adobe
Category	Graphic Design
Platform	Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)
Package size	1.14 GB
Interface languages	Multilingual (15 interface languages)
Release identifier	BS-61001201
Listed	2 years ago
Last rebuilt	1 week ago
Total downloads	597,224

Questions

Before you start

Is this for web or app design?

Both. It handles screen layouts for websites and applications and prototypes either the same way.

Can prototypes be tested on a phone?

Yes, through the preview, which plays the wired flow on a connected device or a mirror on the desktop.

Does it produce code?

No. It produces designs and a spec for handoff. Building the interface is a separate step.

Can it open designs from other tools?

It imports common design formats, though complex effects sometimes need cleanup after import.