
What is Adobe InDesign?
Adobe InDesign is the industry-leading layout and page design software for print and digital media. Create beautiful graphic designs with typography from the world鈥檚 top foundries and imagery from Adobe Stock. Quickly share content and feedback in PDF. Easily manage production with Adobe Experience Manager. InDesign has everything you need to create and publish books, digital magazines, eBooks, posters, interactive PDFs, and more.
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88 Likeliness to Recommend
97 Plan to Renew
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83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+90 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Adobe InDesign?
Pros
- Enables Productivity
- Performance Enhancing
- Reliable
- Unique Features
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Layout Editing
Text Editing
Templates
Drag and Drop Design
Data Visualization
Graphics Editing
Collaboration
Asset Hub
Social Media Integration
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Adobe InDesign Reviews

Josiah B.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Communications
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Aug 2023
Professional, easy to use... and a bit expensive.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Adobe InDesign from other similar products?
Adobe InDesign integrates seamlessly with other products in the Adobe suite, making collaboration and compelling design an every day experience.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I love the integration with applications across the Adobe suite.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I don't like how expensive it is for smaller businesses. In saying that, it's probably worth the cost.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
The possibilities are vast with Adobe InDesign. This programme is a great option if you want a product that will help you achieve your design goals. There is a great online community to help you learn, along with the content Adobe has created to help users. InDesign is a great product.
Pros
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Unique Features

Jennifer N.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Aug 2023
Excellent product, well worth getting.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Adobe InDesign from other similar products?
Adobe is constantly making improvements and staying on top of the game.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It's incredibly easy to create templates and edit files. Fairly intuitive.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing. I adore Adobe InDesign.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Essential for your marketing and content needs!
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing

PRIYAM V.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Finance
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Aug 2023
Print & Digital Publishing Made Easy!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Adobe InDesign from other similar products?
-It has a customizable interface and supports dark theme as well. Multiple predefined workspaces exist. Also allows the creation of custom workspaces by aligning the tools & widgets we use daily. -We have the option to save our custom styles in the Creative Cloud library for future use. -It's Publish Online feature allows us to share our digital documents by hosting those on Adobe servers. Anyone having the document link can easily access & view the shared document. -Team collaboration is supported via 'Share for Review' feature.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Share for Review is a great collaborative tool. We can directly receive comments and feedback from other team members in the review panel of the shared document.
What do you dislike most about this product?
-It's is a complex software. Some features are relatively easy to learn but others can take some time to master. -InDesign is based on the subscription model & the price point is a bit higher.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
The product has a rich set of tools that can handle both print & digital media. Our organization's online posters, eBooks, merchandise graphics, and logos all get created using Adobe InDesign. It allows us creative freedom & anyone can master it with time and little help.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Unique Features