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Adobe Illustrator vs Adobe XD: What are the differences?
Adobe Illustrator: Create logos, icons, sketches, typography and complex illustrations. The industry-standard vector graphics app lets you create logos, icons, sketches, typography, and complex illustrations for print, web, interactive, video, and mobile; Adobe XD: UX/UI design and collaboration tool. A vector-based tool developed and published by Adobe Inc for designing and prototyping user experience for web and mobile apps.
Adobe Illustrator and Adobe XD can be categorized as "Graphic Design" tools.
According to the StackShare community, Adobe Illustrator has a broader approval, being mentioned in 84 company stacks & 61 developers stacks; compared to Adobe XD, which is listed in 38 company stacks and 44 developer stacks.
Pros of Adobe Illustrator
- Vector Creation2
Pros of Adobe XD
- Free15
- Interactive Prototypes9
- Reusable elements/components8
- Clean Design8
- Vector8
- Imports Sketch files5
- Repeat Grid1
- Import Adobe files1
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Cons of Adobe Illustrator
- Massive disk space usage3
- Adobe Updater to slow you down even more3
- Expensive2
- Not really a tool for web design1
- Clunky1
Cons of Adobe XD
- No dark theme5
