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What's new in Adobe XD CC 22.0.12.12

Aug 13, 2019
  • Edit in Photoshop:
  • Now you can open and edit images in Photoshop directly from XD. When you’re done editing, simply hit “Save” and images will be automatically updated in XD in real time.
  • Plugins Panel:
  • Access your favorite plugins right in the XD interface. The Plugins Panel puts a world of new capabilities and connections to other apps and services at your fingertips, without breaking your workflow.
  • CSS Snippets in Design Specs:
  • Design Specs now includes automatically-generated CSS code snippets that developers can copy and paste right into their code, so it’s easier than ever to bring your design vision to life.
  • Improvements to component bounds:
  • Based on feedback from our community, we've changed how component bounds are defined and set to make resizing and aligning components easier.

New in Adobe XD CC 21.0.12.11 (Jul 16, 2019)

  • Unified development links:
  • Now you can share a single link with developers that includes both prototype interactions and design specs, saving your developers time as you better communicate your design intent.
  • Grid view in shared links:
  • Quickly navigate a shared prototype or design spec links using the new grid view. Stakeholders can easily see all artboards in a project, or jump to a specific screen to view linked artboards or actual artboard content.
  • Presence:
  • See when other designers are working on the same document to avoid conflicting edits and duplicative work. When you see your team member’s’s avatar in XD, it means they’ve opened the same doc.
  • Commenting on mobile:
  • Stakeholders can now easily review and add comments to a shared web prototype, right from their mobile device.

New in Adobe XD CC 20.0.12.10 (Jun 18, 2019)

  • Plugins Panel:
  • Access and interact with plugins right in XD. All your installed plugins appear in one place, and you can add more at any time.
  • XD for Jira 2.0:
  • This new integration makes additional information about XD documents — like the number of artboards or avatars — available in Jira, so it’s even easier to collaborate.
  • Text additions:
  • Create text symbols for trademarks, copyright, and more by adding superscripts and subscripts into your design.
  • Property Inspector improvements:
  • Now Prototype mode supports the Property Inspector, which lets you show property options for a selected object and perform operations at scale across multiple artboards.

New in Adobe XD CC 19.0.22 (May 14, 2019)

  • Create and maintain a design system:
  • Keep everyone on your design team in-sync with linked assets, components (formerly symbols), and cloud documents that can be shared and updated in real-time.
  • Components with overrides:
  • Now it’s quick and easy to create multiple variations of a design element with components. Change any property while keeping the ability to override any of the common properties across the set.
  • Responsive resize for components:
  • No more ungrouping components to resize them for multiple artboards. Now responsive resize works on components the same way it does with groups of objects on the design canvas.
  • Linked Assets:
  • Import components, colors, and character styles into your current document from your or any shared XD cloud document. You’ll be notified of any changes made so you can accept or ignore updates.
  • Keyboard and gamepad triggers:
  • For the first time ever you can bring your prototypes to life using keyboard and gamepad triggers. Interact with your prototypes using your keyboard as well as Xbox One and DualShock 4 controllers.
  • Artboard guides:
  • Simply drag guides from the top or left side of your artboard. They’re easy to copy and paste on multiple artboards allowing you to align elements and position them consistently.
  • Polygon tool:
  • Quickly create a variety of shapes directly within XD — triangles, pentagons, hexagons, and more.
  • Improved type control:
  • XD now includes support for uppercase, lowercase, title case and strikethrough, in the XD design application and in web and mobile previews.
  • Voice prototype notifications:
  • When a prototype isn’t responding to a voice command, you can troubleshoot that interaction in the desktop preview app — with a visual preview of what Adobe XD is hearing.
  • Request access to private prototypes and design specs:
  • Now you can keep work moving by requesting access to a privately shared prototype or design spec and the owner can approve or deny access.

New in Adobe XD CC 13.0 (Oct 16, 2018)

  • Voice triggers and speech:
  • Interact with your prototypes like never before. Voice triggers and speech playback let you take users beyond the screen.
  • Plugins:
  • Extend the functionality of Adobe XD for workflows and integrations with the growing collection of plugins created by our developer community. Easily discover and manage those plugins from within the app to automate tasks, integrate with other tools, design with data, and more.
  • App integrations:
  • Adobe XD now integrates with more of your favorite collaboration and productivity apps, including Slack, JIRA, and Microsoft Teams.
  • Auto-animate:
  • Auto animate micro-interactions across artboards. When you duplicate an element and change its properties (e.g. size, position, color etc.), XD bridges the differences to automatically generate an animation.
  • Linked symbols:
  • It’s easier to stay on top of changes when symbols copied from one document and pasted into prototypes remain linked. Now, when changes are made to the source file, you’ll be notified and have the option to accept updates.
  • Easy integration with Adobe Illustrator:
  • Bring your Illustrator designs and assets into Adobe XD in a snap. Just open your Illustrator file from right inside XD and it will automatically convert into a new XD file, retaining artboards, layers, and editability.
  • Export to Adobe After Effects:
  • Export your designs and take your animations even further with After Effects, the industry-leading animation tool.
  • Prototype drag gestures:
  • Now you can include drag gestures in your prototypes to simulate user experiences like dragging cards or screens.
  • Redesigned home screen:
  • Access plugins, UI kits, app integrations and more — all from one screen.

New in Adobe XD CC 11.0.22 (Aug 22, 2018)

  • Extract assets in Design Specs:
  • Save time and give developers the ability to extract and download assets from Design Specs. Mark layers as assets for export and send as a Design Specs link. Developers can download all the assets in the file format they need.
  • Reordering in the Assets panel:
  • Organize your colors, character styles, and symbols in the Assets panel. Simply drag to reorder them in the list view.
  • Private sharing (beta) from the web:
  • Safely share XD prototypes and Design Specs with reviewers or stakeholders by sending an invite using your web browser the same way you do in the XD desktop application.

New in Adobe XD CC 10.0.12 (Jul 19, 2018)

  • Stroke enhancements:
  • Control the stroke of dotted or dashed lines, and set the look of end caps and corners. For even finer control, you copy complex strokes from Illustrator and apply them to objects in XD.
  • Asset renaming:
  • Now you can label colors, character styles, and symbols right in the assets panel for better organization and easier access.
  • Comment on design specs:
  • Design Specs now has the same great commenting feature as prototypes. Developers can comment on specs and you'll be notified. Any updates, changes, or replies you make will automatically show up when they refresh their browsers.
  • Get more details on the July release in the XD blog at:
  • https://www.adobe.com/go/xd-july-whatsnew-blog

New in Adobe XD CC 9.1.12 (Jul 10, 2018)

  • Overlay support:
  • Now you can save time and effort by creating overlays to stack content in prototypes — no more need to duplicate artboards for keyboards, menus, and dialogues.
  • Set fixed positions:
  • Keep elements set in the same position so they stay put as viewers scroll. This new prototyping feature is great for fixed headers, footers, and more.
  • Private Invites (Beta):
  • Share and track your prototypes and design specs with invited team members or stakeholders, so you control who sees, reviews, and comments on them.
  • Better control for image fills:
  • Designers can now crop and reposition images dragged from the desktop to fill shapes.
  • Design using math calculations:
  • Get exact values for your designs by using math calculations in the Property Inspector to determine column sizes, images, grid layouts, and locations of elements.

New in Adobe XD CC 8.0.22 (May 15, 2018)

  • Replace symbols in a snap:
  • It’s now easy to find and replace every occurrence of a symbol all at once. Just drag the new symbol from the Assets panel and drop it onto the symbol you want to replace.
  • Paste to multiple artboards:
  • Copy and paste an object onto multiple artboards and it retains its original position and settings. Along with symbol improvements, this allows you to quickly and consistently manage multiple artboards.
  • Improved Photoshop integration:
  • Get better fidelity on Photoshop files that you bring into XD. The latest updates also let you transfer stroke and image effects and import PSDs faster.
  • Sketch file enhancements:
  • We've improved the way Sketch files open in XD so they retain more of their original features, including better text position accuracy, page and symbol separation, and global color styles.
  • Password protect Design Specs:
  • Now you can control who sees your design specs by making them password protected.
  • Learn about the latest features:
  • Get more details on the May release in the XD blog at http://www.adobe.com/go/xd-may-whatsnew-blog.

New in Adobe XD CC 7.0.12 (May 6, 2018)

  • Password protected prototypes:
  • Add password protection to your public prototypes when you publish and share with reviewers (coming soon in Design Specs).
  • Filtered search in Assets Panel:
  • Quickly filter assets by color, character styles, or symbols. Use search to find specific font families, hex values, or symbols.
  • Find and highlight assets:
  • Select “highlight” in your Assets Panel to see all the elements on your canvas that use a specific color, character style, or symbol. Right-click an element on your canvas to reveal its colors, character styles, or symbols.
  • Improved Photoshop integration:
  • Now it’s even easier to bring Photoshop designs into XD by either right-clicking on your Photoshop file and choosing "Open with XD" or dragging and dropping a file over the XD icon (Mac only).
  • Sketch workflow enhancements:
  • Sketch files opened in XD now have improved fidelity. And you can preserve color adjustments for images, character styles, document swatches, and more. Bring your Sketch files into XD by either right-clicking on the file and choosing "Open with XD," or dragging and dropping the Sketch file over the XD icon (Mac only).

New in Adobe XD CC 6.0.12 (Mar 14, 2018)

  • Easy integration with Photoshop:
  • Bring your Photoshop designs and assets into XD by simply opening a PSD file from right inside the app. Your file will automatically convert into a new XD file, making it faster and easier to design and prototype.
  • Copy symbols between documents:
  • Now you can copy and paste symbols between XD documents in one step. No need to paste first and then manually convert to a symbol.
  • Style grouped elements:
  • Speed up your design process by easily changing properties like fill and stroke of grouped elements.
  • Scrolling artboard enhancement:
  • When prototyping, it’s faster and easier to edit the viewport of a scrollable artboard right on the canvas without having to go to the Property Inspector.
  • Work with Sketch files:
  • Now you can bring your Sketch designs and assets right into XD. Open your Sketch file from within XD and it automatically converts into an XD file so you don't have to start from scratch.

New in Adobe XD CC 5.0.12 (Feb 13, 2018)

  • Vector graphics from CC Libraries:
  • View and drag linked and unlinked vector graphics from Creative Cloud Libraries into XD. Changes you make to icons, illustrations, and other graphics in Adobe Illustrator update seamlessly to XD through CC Libraries.
  • Preserve scroll position:
  • When clicking on a wired element, you can now control your position to maintain that place on the next screen without having to scroll from the top.
  • Layout grids in Design Specs:
  • View layout grids in the Design Specs (Beta) web app so developers can see column grid attributes such as margins and gutter widths.
  • Eyedropper in Property Inspector:
  • Based on your feedback, we’ve put the eyedropper back in the Property Inspector so it’s easier to sample colors.

New in Adobe XD CC 4.0.12 (Jan 24, 2018)

  • Third-party workflow integrations:
  • XD now integrates with popular design-process tools like Zeplin, Avocode, Sympli, ProtoPie, and Kite Compositor. Start your designs in XD then bring them into your favorite tool to speed up developer handoffs and create advanced animations. Available for Mac only.
  • Better zoom performance:
  • Zoom in and out of your canvas and between screens without slowing down, whether you have 10 or 1,000 artboards.
  • Dropbox preview for XD files:
  • Preview XD files saved to Dropbox without having to download an XD file.
  • Switch between color models:
  • Quickly switch between HEX, RGB, or HSB color models from the Color Picker dropdown menu.
  • Radial gradients:
  • Create and apply radial gradients to simulate a light source, create unique image masks, and more. Gradients are available in the Color Picker under Solid Fill.
  • Improvements to Design Specs (Beta):
  • Now it’s faster and easier to read measurements, navigate and access UI elements, and work with masked layers.
  • Display artboards at 100%:
  • View designs in shared prototypes at actual size when you're in full screen mode.
  • Batch export:
  • Export options now include batch export, which you can access through the file menu. Right-click in the Layers panel to mark objects for batch export.

New in Adobe XD CC 4.0.12 (Jan 23, 2018)

  • Third-party workflow integrations:
  • XD now integrates with popular design-process tools like Zeplin, Avocode, Sympli, ProtoPie, and Kite Compositor. Start your designs in XD then bring them into your favorite tool to speed up developer handoffs and create advanced animations. Available for Mac only.
  • Better zoom performance:
  • Zoom in and out of your canvas and between screens without slowing down, whether you have 10 or 1,000 artboards.
  • Dropbox preview for XD files:
  • Preview XD files saved to Dropbox without having to download an XD file.
  • Switch between color models:
  • Quickly switch between HEX, RGB, or HSB color models from the Color Picker dropdown menu.
  • Radial gradients:
  • Create and apply radial gradients to simulate a light source, create unique image masks, and more. Gradients are available in the Color Picker under Solid Fill.
  • Improvements to Design Specs (Beta):
  • Now it’s faster and easier to read measurements, navigate and access UI elements, and work with masked layers.
  • Display artboards at 100%:
  • View designs in shared prototypes at actual size when you're in full screen mode.
  • Batch export:
  • Export options now include batch export, which you can access through the file menu. Right-click in the Layers panel to mark objects for batch export.

New in Adobe XD CC 3.0.12 (Dec 12, 2017)

  • Underline text:
  • You can now quickly apply an underline to text with a keyboard shortcut or a button in the property inspector. Underline maintains fidelity with characters that have descenders such as y and g.
  • Options for stroke align type:
  • Toggle between stroke align types (inside, outside, or center) on a closed object like a rectangle or circle to modify weight and alignment and control the appearance of your design.
  • Adobe Stock licensing:
  • Right click on an Adobe Stock raster image in the Creative Cloud Libraries window to begin licensing.
  • Graphics editing in Photoshop:
  • Right click on a raster graphic in the Creative Cloud Libraries window to edit it in Photoshop.
  • More prototype publishing options:
  • Quickly enable and disable hotspot hints to see which areas of your prototype are interactive, then publish to share with your team. Set to open in full screen mode to view without comments or other distractions.
  • Design Specs (Beta) improvements:
  • Get started quickly with user tips and improvements for navigation and properties. Design Specs (Beta) now also supports English, French, German, Korean, and Japanese.
  • And so much more:
  • Also includes: Access to Zoom tool in prototype mode, keyboard shortcuts for font size, and more.

New in Adobe XD CC 2.0.32 (Nov 15, 2017)

  • Design Specs (Beta):
  • Speed up the development process by sending developers a link to automatically generated design specs from your interactive prototype. Specs include the sequence and flow of your artboards, colors, character styles, and measurements (currently English only).
  • Layout Grid:
  • Use customizable column grids with margins and gutters to give your designs a consistent, organized look and to manage the proportions between elements. Toggle between Square and Layout grid in the property inspector.
  • JPG export:
  • Easily export assets and artboards from XD in JPG format without the need to convert from another app. You can control the export quality level from 1-100 percent.
  • Text enhancements:
  • Switch from point text to area text and vice versa with a simple click. Now when you create a new text object, your last used text properties such as font family, size, weight, alignment, and colors are preserved.
  • And so much more:
  • Also includes: Ability to access eyedropper within the color picker to grab color stops when creating gradients and to sample colors when using Asset Panel, and improvements to paste behavior.

New in Adobe XD 1.0.12 (Oct 18, 2017)

  • Interactive prototypes:
  • Switch from design to prototype mode with a single click, and connect artboards to communicate the flow and paths of multiscreen apps. Connect design elements from one artboard to another, including Repeat Grid cells. Add interactions with intuitive visual controls to test and validate the experience.
  • Publish prototypes for feedback:
  • Generate shareable web links to get feedback on your designs, or embed them on Behance or a web page. Reviewers can comment directly on your prototypes and specific parts of your design. You'll get notified when they make comments, and they can simply refresh their browsers to see your changes.
  • Fast, versatile artboards:
  • Whether you're working with one artboard or a hundred, XD gives you the same fast performance. Design for different screens and devices. Pan and zoom without lag time. Choose from preset sizes or define your own, and copy between artboards without losing placement of your design elements.
  • Repeat Grid:
  • Select items in your design, such as a contact list or photo gallery, and replicate them horizontally or vertically as many times as you want — all your styles and spacing stay intact. Update an element once and your changes will update everywhere.
  • Cross-platform support:
  • Adobe XD natively supports Windows 10 (Universal Windows Platform) and Mac, with companion mobile apps for Android and iOS.
  • Assets panel:
  • Make colors and character styles easily available for reuse by adding them to the Assets panel (formerly the Symbols panel), which automatically includes symbols. Edit any color or character style in the panel and the changes will be reflected throughout your document.
  • Reimagined symbols:
  • Save time with symbols, reusable design elements that eliminate the need to find and edit each instance of an asset across a document. Update one and they'll update everywhere, or choose to override specific instances. Symbols can be vector graphics, raster images, or text objects, and they can also be used as objects within Repeat Grids.
  • Creative Cloud Libraries:
  • With Creative Cloud Libraries integration, you can access and apply raster images, colors and character styles created in Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, and other Creative Cloud applications from inside XD, and reuse them anywhere in your documents.
  • Contextual Property Inspector:
  • Work in an uncluttered space thanks to the context-aware Property Inspector, which only displays options for the objects you've selected. Modify properties like border color and thickness, fill colors, shadows, blurs, opacity, and rotation, and access options for alignment, dimensions, and Repeat Grid.
  • Smart canvas navigation:
  • Easily zoom in on a specific area of your design, or make a selection on an artboard and use a shortcut to zoom right to it. Pan or zoom with your mouse, touchpad, or keyboard shortcuts. And get great performance even if you have hundreds of artboards.
  • Contextual layers:
  • Stay organized and focused while managing complex designs thanks to a contextual approach to layers. XD highlights only the layers associated with the artboard you're working on, so you can quickly and easily find what you need.
  • Layout guidance tools:
  • Seamlessly draw, reuse, and remix design elements using snap-to grids and other intuitive layout tools that help you create relative measurements between objects, mask with shapes, group, lock, align, and distribute design elements, and more.
  • Blur effects:
  • Quickly blur a specific object or an entire background to change the focal point of your design, giving it depth and dimension.
  • Versatile linear gradients:
  • Create beautiful linear gradients using simple yet precise visual controls in the Color Picker. You can also import gradients from Photoshop CC and Illustrator CC.
  • Modern Pen tool:
  • Draw shapes and paths easily with the Pen tool. Use custom paths, add or remove anchor points, easily manipulate lines, and switch between curved and angled paths — all with the same tool.
  • Boolean group editing:
  • Create and experiment with complex shapes by combining groups of objects using non-destructive Boolean operators.
  • Typography styling:
  • Style text with precise control to enhance the user experience. Easily adjust typographical elements like font, typeface, size, alignment, character spacing, and line spacing. Change the appearance of your text the same way you change other elements in XD like opacity, fill, background and blur effects, and borders.
  • Streamlined color control:
  • Pick colors by entering exact values or by sampling from inside or outside XD with the Eyedropper. Create and save color swatches, and use shortcuts for hexadecimal codes in the Color Picker.
  • UI resources:
  • Quickly design and prototype for Apple iOS, Google Material Design, and Microsoft Windows devices using high-quality user interface components.
  • Copy and paste from other design apps:
  • Bring artwork into XD from Photoshop CC and Illustrator CC.
  • In-context iOS and Android previews:
  • Preview your designs and all interactions on the actual devices you're targeting. Make changes on the desktop and then test them on your devices for fidelity and usability.
  • Hotspot hinting:
  • Automatically highlight the hotspots in your prototype so users can see which areas are interactive and clickable.
  • Prototype management:
  • Create multiple URLs from the same file to share different versions of your prototype. Share an unlimited number of prototypes, and easily access and delete them from your Creative Cloud account.
  • Record prototype interactions as videos:
  • As you click through your preview, record an MP4 file to share with your team or stakeholders (Mac only).
  • Export artwork, assets, and artboards:
  • Export images and designs in PNG and SVG formats, which you can configure for iOS, Android, web, or your own custom settings. Export an entire artboard or individual elements. And share assets and artboards by exporting them as individual PDF files or as a single PDF file.
  • Multi-language support:
  • Supported languages include English, French, German, Japanese, and Korean.

New in Adobe XD 0.8.22 Beta (Sep 5, 2017)

  • Assets Panel:
  • Make colors and character styles easily available for reuse by adding them to the Assets panel (formerly the Symbols panel), which automatically includes symbols. Edit any color or character style in the panel and the changes will be reflected throughout your document.
  • Creative Cloud Libraries:
  • With Creative Cloud Libraries integration, you can access and apply colors and character styles created in Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, and other Creative Cloud applications from inside XD, and reuse them anywhere in your documents.
  • Updated UI resources:
  • Jumpstart your designs for Apple iOS, Google Material Design, and Microsoft Windows devices using high-quality user interface components such as layouts, patterns, and symbols.
  • Paste styles:
  • Copy the style from one object and paste it onto another to apply all your appearance properties, including transparency, fill, border, shadow, and blur.
  • Paste interaction:
  • Save time wiring up prototypes by copying and pasting interactions, including target, transition, easing, and timing from one object to another.
  • Improved mobile UX/UI:
  • With the updated user experience for iOS and Android, you can make prototypes available offline and share the prototype URL right from the app.

New in Adobe XD 0.6.32 Beta (Jun 14, 2017)

  • Symbol overrides:
  • Customize text and bitmaps for individual symbols without making global changes across your document.
  • Update all symbols:
  • Replace text and bitmap overrides across all instances of a specific symbol by choosing “update all” from the context menu.

New in Adobe XD 0.6.28 Beta (May 18, 2017)

  • Copy with Interaction:
  • In this month’s release on both Mac and Windows, you can now paste objects with their wires. Copying and pasting (as well as duplicating) an object in Prototype mode will now maintain its wire, allowing you to reuse objects with interactions–like that home button–quickly, without having to rewire. If you copy and paste a set of artboards with wires in between them, we’ll maintain the interactions between them, saving you time as you iterate on your designs and transfer interactions from one file to another.

New in Adobe XD 0.6.24 Beta (Apr 19, 2017)

  • Boolean group editing on Windows 10 - Easily create complex shapes by combining groups of objects using Boolean operations.
  • Expanded language support on Windows 10 - XD is now available in Japanese and Korean.

New in Adobe XD 0.6.20 Beta (Mar 29, 2017)

  • Resolve comments:
  • Close the loop on comments without deleting them by marking them as “resolved.” Prototype owners can un-resolve comments to bring them back to the main view.

New in Adobe XD 0.6.16 Beta (Feb 22, 2017)

  • Pinned comments:
  • Reviewers can now pin comments directly onto a specific element of an artboard in a shared prototype, saving time and clarifying feedback.

New in Adobe XD 0.6.12 Beta (Jan 31, 2017)

  • Guest commenting:
  • Reviewers can now give feedback on shared prototypes without having to sign in with an Adobe ID. Designers receive desktop notifications when comments are made. Sharing prototypes can currently only be initiated on Mac.

New in Adobe XD 0.6.8 Beta (Dec 13, 2016)

  • Customer feedback improvements:
  • Based on your requests, you can now preview offline documents on your iOS or Android device. We've also made performance improvements for a smoother experience on XD for Mac.

New in Adobe XD 0.6 Beta (Nov 2, 2016)

  • Next generation layers:
  • Work faster using a modern approach to layers that quickly helps you find what you need by only highlighting the layers associated with the artboard you're working on, so your panel stays clean and uncluttered.
  • Reimagined symbols:
  • With new symbols in XD, you can edit and reuse objects by simply double-clicking on them. Symbols will automatically update across your design – no need for isolation mode. You can also drag and drop symbols onto your artboards, or manage them from your symbols library.
  • Comment on shared prototypes:
  • Get fast, consolidated feedback on your designs by letting stakeholders make comments directly on your

New in Adobe XD 0.5.22.8 Beta (Sep 27, 2016)

  • Preview designs and prototypes in real time with new iOS and Android mobile apps
  • Lock aspect ratios to preserve an object’s proportions when resizing objects on the canvas
  • Zoom to any selection on the canvas using the new “Cmd+3” shortcut
  • Create, move or remove the “fold” (blue dashed line), so as to define a customized viewport height for vertical scrolling in prototypes
  • Use the new Slide transition, creating a parallax effect
  • Share unique URLs to take people to specific artboards in web prototypes
  • Explore a friendlier first-time experience, along with an improved sample file

New in Adobe XD 0.5.16 Beta (Aug 16, 2016)

  • Linear Gradients - Create, edit, and apply linear gradients to objects on the canvas from within the color picker.
  • Korean language support - XD is now available in Korean.
  • Hex Shorthand
  • Instant Transitions
  • Linear Gradients:
  • One of our most frequently requested features has landed. You can now create, edit, and apply linear gradients to vector objects directly in XD. What’s more: you can quickly bring existing linear gradients from Illustrator into XD with simple copy and paste commands. Your color selections and stops are all transferred over into XD along with the shape you’ve pasted.
  • To create a linear gradient, select the vector you want to apply a linear gradient to, navigate to the color picker (located in the property inspector), and change the fill from solid to gradient. A gradient will now appear in the shape. Once you’ve converted to a gradient fill, you can add, select, move, and delete color stops along the bar at the top of the pop-up. Modify each stop’s color and transparency using the familiar color picker and appearance controls.
  • When you create a gradient by changing a vector object’s fill from solid to gradient, you’ll notice that a control line appears in the shape itself. This control line allows you to position the gradient’s endpoints and angle. Furthermore, you can add new color stops and reposition them by sliding them along the control line.
  • Hex Shorthand:
  • Save time when specifying hexadecimal codes in the color picker using a few quick shortcuts. Here are a few examples:
  • Type Populates the hex code line with:
  • AB #ABABAB
  • ABC #AABBCC
  • A #AAAAAA
  • august_release_hex_shorthand
  • Hex shorthand in action.
  • Instant Transitions:
  • In this release, we’ve added the ability to specify an animation’s segue as “none”. This allows you to create instant transitions which are immediate and do not contain any easing. This feature is particularly helpful in simulating changes to an artboard’s state (drop-downs, collapsing/expanding, etc.).
  • In the animated example below, a menu icon is linked to a second artboard (which shows the menu in its expanded state). In prototype mode, the icon has been linked to a second artboard which shows the expanded menu using an instant transition (segue:none). The second artboard was then set to return to the previous artboard (a new feature in July).
  • Renaming “Slide” Transitions to “Push”:
  • In this release, we’ve made changes to our segue naming based on your feedback. “Slide” transitions will now be referred to as “Push”. We believe this better matches the definitions designers are already using. Look out for proper “Slide” transitions in September’s release.
  • The chart and animations below are intended to show how we’re defining Push and Slide transitions in this release forward. Let us know if you have any questions or further feedback.
  • What it does:
  • Moves an artboard off-screenat the same speed and in the same direction as a second artboard. The new artboard “pushes” the old artboard in its entirety. What it does:
  • A new artboard slides over an existing artboard (which exits with a slight parallax effect). The new artboard “slides” over the first artboard.
  • What it looks like:
  • august_release_push_animation What it looks like:
  • august_release_slide_animation
  • Korean Language Support:
  • A while back, the XD team visited design agencies in Korea, to better understand the challenges and workflows designers encounter everyday. We also learned how rapidly UI/UX design was growing in Korea, and are thrilled to announce that Korean is now supported in XD.

New in Adobe XD 0.5.10.8 Beta (Jul 20, 2016)

  • Zoom tool - Easily zoom in on a specific area of your work for a more detailed look at your design.
  • Export PDF - Share assets and artboards by exporting them as individual PDF files or as a single PDF file.
  • Faster artboard flow - Wire up your prototypes faster by choosing “previous artboard” from the target list to go back to the previous screen.
  • Re-use existing assets - Copy and paste artwork from Bohemian Coding Sketch, InDesign, and other apps into XD. You can continue editing your text and vectors without losing fidelity.

New in Adobe XD 0.5.6.7 Beta (Jun 21, 2016)

  • Pixel-perfect measuring - Get exact measurements between objects for precise alignment or to give team members accurate dimensions.
  • Blur effects - Blur a specific object or an entire background to change the focal point of your design.
  • Embed prototypes anywhere - Use embed codes to share your interactive prototypes on Behance, Dribbble, or any other website.
  • Text style enhancements - New text controls let you change the color of individual sections of text rather than the whole block.
  • Expanded language support - XD is now available in French, German and Japanese.
  • Share Online support for enterprise - Enterprises can now share their prototypes securely with team members by accessing Share Online services.
  • Enterprise dashboard management - Control and protect creative content and design assets by deploying tools through the Adobe Enterprise Dashboard.
  • Customer feedback improvements - Based on your requests, we’ve added several new enhancements to the latest XD release, including artboard grid improvements, and more.

New in Adobe XD 0.5.4.51 Beta (May 24, 2016)

  • Accurate color control - Pick a color using hue, saturation, brightness and alpha sliders, or by entering the exact values in the field. You can also create and save color swatches to use in your designs.
  • Scrollable artboards - Scroll though long artboards in the Preview window or in your shared prototype to show the full content of your designs.
  • Text style improvements - Use flexible text control to change the style of individual sub-ranges of text instead of the whole block.
  • Boolean group editing - Create complex shapes easily by combining groups of objects using Boolean operations.
  • Artboard alignment and distribution - Align objects relative to their artboards or align multiple artboards with each other, and distribute them across your canvas.
  • Full Screen Mode - Get the big picture when viewing shared prototypes by displaying them as full screen.
  • Customer feedback improvements - Based on your requests, we’ve added several enhancements to the latest XD release, including copy and paste support for symbols and shadows in Adobe Illustrator, and keyboard shortcut hints in context for significant features.

New in Adobe XD 0.5.2.29 Beta (Apr 26, 2016)

  • Design faster with grids - Save time drawing, resizing and moving artboard elements using snap-to grids that place design elements right where you want them and provide a consistent visual framework.
  • Text enhancements - Adjust spacing between lines of text so they fit perfectly in your design.
  • Prototype hotspots - Highlight hotspots in your prototype so users can easily see which areas are interactive and clickable.
  • Multiple URLs - Create multiple URLs from the same file to share different versions of your prototype with stakeholders.
  • Drag and drop text - Improve your design with more realistic content by dragging a text file into a Repeat Grid. The text will automatically populate throughout all the grid cells. You can also place text by dragging and dropping onto the canvas.
  • Customer feedback improvements - Based on your input, we’ve made numerous improvements, including better file saving performance, importing/exporting SVG enhancements, copy/paste capability from Illustrator, and making UI kits available from the file menu. Keep the feedback coming.

New in Adobe XD 0.5.0.4 Beta (Mar 16, 2016)

  • Draw vector icons and artwork - Create your designs using rectangle, ellipse, line, pen and selection tools. Use the Property Inspector to enhance your shapes. Choose border color and thickness, add fill colors, apply shadows, adjust transparency and rotate.
  • Add stylized text - Easily create and place text and adjust its color and size.
  • Refine your designs - Use layout tools to group, lock, align, and distribute design elements, as well as mask with shapes and rearrange the order.
  • Multi-screen artboards - Lay out your designs for different screens and devices using artboards. Choose from preset sizes or define your own, and copy between artboards without losing placement of your design elements.
  • Design for specific devices - Experience Design’s UI kit includes high-quality interface elements to help you quickly design for iOS, Google Material and Microsoft Windows devices.
  • Repeat Grid - Select items in your design, such as a contact list or photo gallery, and replicate them horizontally or vertically as many times as you want — all your styles and spacing stay intact. Update once and changes will be reflected everywhere.
  • Export production-ready artwork - Export images and designs in PNG and SVG formats for iOS, Android and web.
  • Photoshop and Illustrator integration - Copy and paste your Adobe Photoshop CC and Illustrator CC assets directly into Experience Design.
  • Preview, record and share - Record an .MOV file as you click through your preview to share with your team or stakeholders. You can also generate a link to your prototype to share.
  • Interactive prototypes - Add interactions, animations and gestures to accurately test how users will experience your design. Switch easily between design and prototype without leaving the app.
  • Manage your prototypes online - Prototypes are easy to access and delete from your Creative Cloud account. Just click a thumbnail to go to the public link. There's no limit to the number of prototypes you can share with your team.