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What is Adobe InDesign?

Adobe InDesign is a versatile desktop publishing application that gives you pixel- perfect control over design and typography.

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Adobe InDesign is a versatile desktop publishing application that gives you pixel- perfect control over design and typography.


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Adobe empowers everyone, everywhere to imagine, create, and bring any digital experience to life. From creators and students to small businesses, global enterprises, and nonprofit organizations — customers choose Adobe products to ideate, collaborate, be more productive, drive business growth, and build remarkable experiences.

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Evan Z.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Best in class for print layout and publishing and composition."
There is no other product on the market that offers the quality and quantity of tools available. It is the industry standard.
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Sophie L.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Such a beautiful app, I love it!!!!"
I love this application which is easy to handle and very versatile. You can do plenty of projects ranging from book layout to making advertising po...
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Anthony M.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Essential for graphic design workflow"
Ease of use; building on a great product that has a long history for quality graphic design

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Adolfo T.
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Graphic Designer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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Products used within Adobe Creative Cloud: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe XD
What do you like best about Adobe Creative Cloud?

Adobe CC is helpful for designers like me who have multiple niches in terms of media. It consists of tools I need for my everyday tasks for my different clients. You don't need to create an account for each tool, unlike other software limited to one function, because one account can be used across different platforms under Adobe CC, which is a time-saver for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Creative Cloud?

Generative AI is not yet polished, especially when I use Photoshop. Additionally, there are no proper prompt guidelines on how to use it, so generating images inside Photoshop is kind of hard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe Creative Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps me (thanks to AI) when there's a specific ratio or size required for creating an asset and the provided image cannot fill the entire space, leaving blank areas. But generative AI fills in the blank spaces, saving me a lot of time by eliminating the need to edit those areas manually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Adobe Creative Cloud?

The cloud storage is a big part of it! It's incredible.

Adobe creative cloud allows me to access multiple different products - as well as learn on the go, meaning I never have to turn a task away. I can do it all! There are so many features to mention! Its easy, seamless and gives me what I need to do my job well every single day.

The customer support has always been top notch! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Creative Cloud?

Honestly, nothing. If anything - it can feel in accessible if you're employers don't provide it because of the cost but I can see adobe working hard to provide design suites that cater for everyone! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe Creative Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

Creative cloud keeps track of unsaved files which is an absolute God Send!

It allows me to create beyond my scope of knowledge on a regular bases and provides brilliant tutorials!

The updates are regular and don't throw me off within the products. It feels well maintained and clean! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Adobe Creative Cloud?

I've been using Adobe for more than a decade now, from my college days and now a working professional, i never really had any training for their products but due to the vast number of tutorials online i managed to make a living out of creating social media post up to 2d animations. Being the industry standard, a lot of companies use adobe as their benchmark in hiring graphic design services, and because adobe's program is compatible to most every file format out there, you can use their product with almost anything design related projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Creative Cloud?

The only problem i have with Adobe Creative Cloud is sometimes when new updates roll out it crashes the program, mostly indesign and photoshop and it uses too much RAM. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe Creative Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

High demand for engaging social media and animation, motion graphics, im earning a living through various clients that hire my services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Adobe Creative Cloud?

There are simply no other products that offer what the Adobe suite does. It is best in class for creative software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Creative Cloud?

I have, on multiple occasions, struggled with authorization and licensing on both my professional and personal accounts. This is especially true when switching devices. I have spent hours with Adobe support, and they are worthless. Clearly outsourced call centers that have no answers beyond re-login and re-install. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe Creative Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have been an adobe user for nearly 3 decades and they are an essential and everyday tool in my workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Adobe InDesign?

There is no other product on the market that offers the quality and quantity of tools available. It is the industry standard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe InDesign?

Some tools can feel unintuitive when switching from other Adobe products. Image placement in general could use an overhaul. As with all Adobe products, DRM can cause licensing headaches and support is among the worst I've eve worked with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe InDesign solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have a heavy output of multipage documents. Tools like paragraph styles allow me to easily make document wide changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Créatrice de contenu visuel er conceptrice web
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Adobe InDesign?

I love this application which is easy to handle and very versatile. You can do plenty of projects ranging from book layout to making advertising posters and all kinds of montages (pamphlets, magazines, ebooks). I use it every day for all the projects I work on, because it creates beautiful layouts and I can use it with the images I create in Illustrator. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe InDesign?

Stability, because I often experience bugs and the application closes on its own. Fortunately, the application saves automatically and we don't lose anything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe InDesign solving and how is that benefiting you?

The application frequently updates to improve the application, and this is a plus for the application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sarah E.
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Graphic designer
Higher Education
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Adobe InDesign?

I like the extensive range of features available for automation, organization, editing and publishing anything from flyers to magazines. I can create large documents very quickly with Indesign. I have also integrated in5 in to Indesign and worked extensively with the interactive features to create a digital award-winning interactive college viewbook. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe InDesign?

Indesign has so many features I have yet to use and might seem too complex to new users, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe InDesign solving and how is that benefiting you?

Indesign allows the user to automate their workflow to save time. With it be from text variables to master pages, Indesign makes creating large documents easier for me. I love the layers and links panels for organization purposes and paragraph styles for automation uses. I can create an entire custom workspace and save to use everytime I open Indesign. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Carl M.
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Government photography contractor
Photography
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Adobe Creative Cloud?

Number one the amount of apps you get to use. Next is being able to save everything to the cloud. That saved so much space on my laptop allow everything to move as fast as the day I bought it. The versatility is why I will be keeping my subscription Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Creative Cloud?

The least I would say is being able to find customer support. If you have a problem, its tough finding support, but after you do get a hold of them. They do get your squared away. It's Easy to integrate into your current work load and easy to use though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe Creative Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

They integrated A.I. allowing me to work more efficiently and effectively throughout the day. Without A.I. I was fast and had a good turn around time on certain projects, but now. I'm an all out beast when it comes to turn around time. Pushing some projects out in less than 24 hours. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Manisha M.
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Senior Associate
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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Products used within Adobe Creative Cloud: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver
What do you like best about Adobe Creative Cloud?

Creative Cloud for its wide variety of creative apps, particularly Photoshop and Lightroom. The integrated tools and regular updates are also appreciated, making it a versatile platform for graphic design, video editing, and more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Creative Cloud?

Nothing as it provides the best features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe Creative Cloud solving and how is that benefiting you?

Adobe Creative Cloud solves the problem of requiring multiple software tools for different creative tasks by providing a suite of applications for design, editing, publishing, and sharing creative work. This benefits users by offering a centralized platform with interconnected tools, enabling streamlined workflows and efficient creativity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anthony M.
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Owner, Creative Director
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Adobe InDesign?

Ease of use; building on a great product that has a long history for quality graphic design Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe InDesign?

Occasional crashes; changes in features are occasionally distracting Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Adobe InDesign solving and how is that benefiting you?

Smooth workflows for producing quality graphic design quickly and effectively Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.