
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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Feature Ratings
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

Matthias M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Media
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Aug 2022
Superb Designing Product
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Adobe InDesign from other similar products?
Adobe InDesign is very intuitive and smooth interms of its designing features. It is super easy to share the designs instantly in the cloud, speeding up the whole life cycle of any particular design project.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The most favorite aspect of this product is the ability to design and instantly share to get feedback and make changes quickly.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I don't have anything that I dislike about this product. The product is simply amazing.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If anyone is looking for a very reliable, secure, and intuitive designing tool, Adobe InDesign is definitely a tool to try out.
Pros
- Performance Enhancing
- Caring
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
Damiano B.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: Vendor Selection and Purchasing
Submitted Aug 2022
Fantastic product! the better choise
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Adobe InDesign from other similar products?
the better thing is the adobe suite. every software are linked to the others.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
There are 1001 possibilities and even after 10 years I can still learn something new, that's great! I love the versatility. InDesign helps make page layouts look consistent, clean, and professional.It is the best software for creating magazines, books, brochures & even newsletters. It is the most professional and well known software in its field.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Adobe Indesign has lots of great features but it lacks vector editing functionality like Adobe Illustrator which sometimes is very much needed in designing, but overall it's not a huge problem.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I strongly recommend this software. Adobe InDesign is very easy to use and very compatible with other Adobe products.dditional new features sometimes can be redundant and adding confusion, so pay attentioin
Pros
- Acts with Integrity
- Helps Innovate
- Trustworthy
- Effective Service

Jermaine D. D.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Aug 2022
A must-have tool for graphic artists and marketers
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Adobe InDesign from other similar products?
It has the best typesetting out of programs of its kind, surpassing the competition.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The overall extent of its capabilities which enables typical graphics designers and marketers do their work with outstanding quality.
What do you dislike most about this product?
None that I can think of.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you're looking for the perfect tool that will aid you in your career as a graphics artist or a marketer, Adobe InDesign is certainly the best option for it.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity