Adobe Xd

What Adobe Xd does

Adobe Xd is a mobile companion for reviewing and testing interface designs created in Adobe XD. It lets designers open prototype screens on an Android device, check how layouts appear on real hardware, and move through interactive flows instead of judging everything from a desktop preview. That makes it suited to UI designers, product teams, developers, and clients who need to inspect an app concept away from the main workstation.

Previewing prototypes on a phone

The app is focused on validation rather than full design creation. Interactive transitions, gestures, and linked screens can be tested on the device they are intended for, helping reveal problems with spacing, navigation, or the feel of a user flow. For teams working through several revisions, seeing the current prototype on a phone can provide a more useful check than a static image.

• Cloud documents: Access shared design files and review the latest available iteration without relying on a local desktop connection.
• Live preview: Connect the mobile app to a desktop workflow for a closer, more immediate look at changes.
• Interactive testing: Follow linked screens and transitions as a user would, rather than only viewing individual artboards.

Who it suits

Adobe Xd makes the most sense for people already working with Adobe XD and Creative Cloud. It is less useful as a standalone drawing or layout app, since its role is to display and test designs produced elsewhere. Teams can use it during review sessions, while individual designers can check touch behaviour and visual scale before handing a concept forward.

Usage and reception

Developed by Adobe, the app sits in the Tools category and has reached 1,000,000+ installs. Its 3.86 rating from 12,086 reviews suggests a practical tool with a mixed but substantial user record. That scale matters here: prototype-preview software earns its place by fitting repeatedly into a working design process, not by offering a long list of unrelated phone features.