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
96 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
- Trustworthy
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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
Vendor Capability Ratings
Quality of Features
Breadth of Features
Ease of Implementation
Business Value Created
Availability and Quality of Training
Usability and Intuitiveness
Ease of Customization
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of Data Integration
Vendor Support
Ease of IT Administration
Adobe InDesign Reviews
Sam C.
- Role: Student Academic
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Apr 2022
Great for layouts!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Adobe InDesign from other similar products?
Adobe InDesign is unique in that it is tailored to any kind of publication layout. Essentially, all its features are catered towards being able to quickly and efficiently layout templates and other documents (especially ones for print). It shines because of its integration with other Adobe products, such as Illustrator, Photoshop and Typekit.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect of the product is the number of guides that InDesign offers. All items snap flawlessly in place, so there isn't any question about whether an object is aligned or not. InDesign also offers a lot of capabilities for type, allowing me to fine-tune paragraphs and even kern headline letters.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The one thing I dislike about InDesign is how its keyboard shortcuts differ from other Adobe programs. Certain shortcuts in InDesign will do different things when I do them in other programs. This makes it hard to adapt when quickly switching from one program to another.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I recommend you take a serious look at Adobe if you're looking to streamline the way you design layouts. While other programs can get the job done, InDesign has the full range of tools to make publications quickly and thoroughly. If you're looking for software to design logos or edit photos, this is not the program for you.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
Kara B.
- Role: Industry Specific Role
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Apr 2022
Great product. Not a fan of the pricing options.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Adobe InDesign from other similar products?
Honestly, I prefer Affinity Publisher. It works just as well and has just as many capabilities for a very reasonable, one-time cost. InDesign is a great product but not terribly unique.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Fantastic capabilities. Really powerful design tool.
What do you dislike most about this product?
No one-time cost options.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I'd recommend trying Affinity Publisher instead.
Pros
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Helps Innovate
Cons
- Less Generous
Roel T.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Retail
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Mar 2022
Is there any other tool to do the same job?
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Adobe InDesign from other similar products?
Industry standard right, compared to other Adobe products does appear to be lacking in terms of development and new useful features.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Makes copy look good.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Aligning lines across columns
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Just get it, but follow some tutorials
Pros
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Unique Features
- Includes Product Enhancements
Cons
- Less Friendly Negotiation
- Vendor Friendly Policies
- Less Fair