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Access UI design kits

  1. Adobe XD User Guide
  2. Introduction
    1. Release updates
    2. Common questions
    3. Design, prototype, and share with Adobe XD
    4. Color Management
    5. System requirements
      1. Hardware and software requirements
      2. Adobe XD, Big Sur, and Apple silicon | macOS 11
    6. Workspace basics
    7. Change app language in Adobe XD
    8. Access UI design kits
    9. Accessibility in Adobe XD
    10. Keyboard shortcuts
    11. Tips and tricks
  3. Design
    1. Artboards, guides, and layers
      1. Get started with artboards
      2. Use guides and grids
      3. Create scrollable artboards
      4. Work with layers
      5. Create scroll groups
    2. Shapes, objects, and path
      1. Select, resize, and rotate objects
      2. Move, align, distribute, and arrange objects
      3. Group, lock, duplicate, copy, and flip objects
      4. Set stroke, fill, and drop shadow for objects
      5. Create repeating elements
      6. Create perspective designs with 3D transforms
      7. Edit objects using Boolean operations
    3. Text and fonts
      1. Work with drawing and text tools
      2. Fonts in Adobe XD
    4. Components and states
      1. Work with components
      2. Work with nested components
      3. Add multiple states to components
    5. Masking and effects
      1. Create a mask with shapes
      2. Work with blur effects
      3. Create and modify gradients
      4. Apply blend effects
    6. Layout
      1. Responsive resize and constraints
      2. Set fixed padding for components and groups
      3. Create dynamic designs with stacks
    7. Videos and Lottie animations
      1. Work with videos
      2. Create prototypes using videos
      3. Work with Lottie animations
  4. Prototype
    1. Create interactive prototypes
    2. Animate prototypes
    3. Object properties supported for auto-animate
    4. Create prototypes with keyboard and gamepad
    5. Create prototypes using voice commands and playback
    6. Create timed transitions
    7. Add overlays
    8. Design voice prototypes
    9. Create anchor links
    10. Create hyperlinks
    11. Preview designs and prototypes
  5. Share, export, and review
    1. Share selected artboards
    2. Share designs and prototypes
    3. Set access permissions for links
    4. Work with prototypes
    5. Review prototypes
    6. Work with design specs
    7. Share design specs
    8. Inspect design specs
    9. Navigate design specs
    10. Review and comment design specs
    11. Export design assets
    12. Export and download assets from design specs
    13. Group sharing for enterprise
    14. Back up or transfer XD assets
  6. Design systems
    1. Design systems with Creative Cloud Libraries
    2. Work with document assets in Adobe XD
    3. Work with Creative Cloud Libraries in Adobe XD
    4. Migrate from linked assets to Creative Cloud Libraries
    5. Work with design tokens 
    6. Use assets from Creative Cloud Libraries
  7. Cloud documents
    1. Cloud documents in Adobe XD
    2. Collaborate and coedit designs
    3. Coedit documents shared with you
  8. Integrations and plugins
    1. Work with external assets
    2. Work with design assets from Photoshop
    3. Copy and paste assets from Photoshop
    4. Import or open Photoshop designs
    5. Work with Illustrator assets in Adobe XD
    6. Open or import Illustrator designs
    7. Copy vectors from Illustrator to XD
    8. Plugins for Adobe XD
    9. Create and manage plugins
    10. Jira integration for XD
    11. Slack plugin for XD
    12. Zoom plug-in for XD
    13. Publish design from XD to Behance
  9. XD for iOS and Android
    1. Preview on mobile devices
    2. Adobe XD on mobile FAQ
  10. Troubleshooting
    1. Known and fixed issues
      1. Known issues
      2. Fixed issues
    2. Installation and updates
      1. XD appears as not compatible on Windows
      2. Error code 191
      3. Error code 183
      4. Issues installing XD plugins
      5.  Prompt to uninstall and reinstall XD on Windows 10
      6. Issues with preferences migration
    3. Launch and crash
      1.  XD crashes when launched on Windows 10
      2.  XD quits when you sign out of Creative Cloud
      3. Issue with subscription status on Windows
      4. Blocked-app warning when launching  XD on Windows
      5. Crash dump generation on Windows
      6. Crash log collection and sharing
    4. Cloud documents and Creative Cloud Libraries
      1. Issues with XD cloud documents
      2. Issues with linked components
      3. Issues with libraries and links
    5. Prototype, publish, and review
      1. Unable to record prototype interactions on macOS Catalina
      2. Issues with publish workflows
      3. Published  links do not appear in browsers
      4. Prototypes do not render correctly in browsers
      5. Commenting panel suddenly showing up on shared links
      6. Unable to publish libraries
    6. Import, export, and working with other apps
      1. Import and export in XD
      2. Photoshop files in XD
      3. Illustrator files in XD
      4. Export to After Effects from XD
      5. Sketch files in XD
      6. Third-party apps not visible in Export

Learn to access UI kits, plug-ins, and app integrations in XD.

Adobe XD provides links to UI kits for Apple iOS, Google Material, Microsoft Windows, and wireframes. These UI kits contain graphic elements that are native to the operating system. For example, if you're designing an iOS app, you can directly get started with the readily available screens in the Apple iOS kit. XD also provides access to inspirational kits such as Designer Marketplace or Dashboard UI kits.

XD offers several UI kits that designers can use as a starting point for their design products. 

To access UI kits, go to File > Get UI Kits.

Access UI kits
Access UI kits

We've brought a few tailor-made UI kits for you to download. You can download and customize them as per your requirements. These UI access kits can save designers time and effort in the design process and help ensure consistency and adherence to established design guidelines. 

AEM: allport (Intranet)

Reimagine employee communication. Jumpstart your Adobe Experience Manager intranet project and accelerate your XD and AEM workflow.

Anchor Links

Use this kit and save time, as it has several examples of single-page web designs, all hooked up using anchor links, hover states, and fixed elements.

AEM: Sooth (e-Commerce)

Craft intuitive e-commerce experiences. Accelerate your Adobe Experience Manager eCommerce project and speed up your XD and AEM workflow.

AEM: WKND

Build a new site using only Core Components from Adobe Experience Manager.

Vault

Choose from 20 customizable screens, design specs, and an end-to-end prototype.

BFSI

Accelerate your Adobe Experience Manager site designs for financial services.

Animated Charts

Create animated charts for multiple-artboard interactions and component states.

Design Systems: Semantic

Build your own custom design system with a kit inspired by the Semantic user interface.

Boomerang (mobile apps)

Design a mobile app to send messages and share photos and videos with close friends.

Component States

Explore how you can use component states in XD to create buttons, toggle switches, loading sequences, and more.

Dashboard

Simplify analytics and data visualization using customizable charts, icons, components, and layouts.

Auto-Animate

Animate elements across the artboards with tools to create micro-interactions, drag effects, and more.

Wireframes

Use these comprehensive wireframe UX kits to create mobile and web experiences exclusively for XD.

E-Commerce

Create an e-commerce experience with 40+ customizable components across fully layered artboards.

Financial Services Design System

Accelerate the creative of your designs system for financial services experiences.

Presentations

Create and customize both text and images in the 16 dynamic, animated slide designs of this Adobe XD template.

Urgym (Marketing)

Use this to prepare campaign assets for your next launch with landing pages, email templates, and social media graphics.

Smartwatch

Design a smartwatch app with 60+ screens, 20+ components, 30+ icons, and 6 prototype flows, customizable for iOS.

watchOS

Design and prototype apps for Apple Watch with a kit that includes various user interface materials like buttons, and icons for watchOS 5.

Digital Marketing Design

Create marketing graphics for social media platforms and digital advertisement banners based on the latest specifications.

Altura (eCommerce)

Design a furniture e-commerce website with predesigned assets, components, and layouts to jumpstart your creativity.

Wireframes: Hand-Drawn

Mimic hand-drawn wireframe sketches in XD for mobile and web.


related resources

Now that you know how to access UI kits, take a step forward and learn about Workspace basicsplugins in XD, and how to Start your design with UI kits.

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