# Page 8 | Adobe InDesign Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 8 - Is Adobe InDesign the right Graphic Design solution for you? Explore 339 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/233314/Adobe-InDesign/reviews --- Adobe InDesign 4.8 (339) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/233314/Adobe-InDesign/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 8 - Reviews of Adobe InDesign ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 176-200 of 339 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use TAB Tizio Alida B. Integrateur Web Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Adobe InDesign pour éditer vos magazine" November 1, 2023 5.0 J'adore surtout l'interface intuitif Pros J'utilise Adobe InDesign comme outil pour éditer les couvertures des magazines de mes clients Cons Comme la plupart des outil Adobe, Adobe InDesign est également groument en terme de ressource Review Source AV Annabel V. Ecommerce manager Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for editing image for big catalogues" April 28, 2023 5.0 We have 4000 new articles a year who need to be edited for our website and catalogue. We have been using Indesign to do this for years and are really happy. Pros It is easy to layout pictures and texts onto a pageto create flyers. It is also easy to integrate our photos on the pages we designed. Cons When moving things, sometimes it happens that fonts and links change or are gone by accident. There is high learning curve for beginners. Review Source Raquel C. Team Lead Marketing Automation Graphic Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I can't think of a better tool for editorial design." June 24, 2022 5.0 Pros I literally can't think of a better tool to develop your creativity in editorial design. It's simple, intuitive and allows you to see your ideas clearly. Cons For me it has none, it is an ideal tool. Review Source JK Jessica K. Project designer Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Is there alternative?" May 5, 2023 4.0 Pros It’s the mainstream software and what I use from day to day. Cons Too expansive, crash a lot, I wish there were alternatives. Review Source Heather M. Owner, Practitioner Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I feel trapped" October 7, 2021 4.0 It's flexible and functional and I can't imagine life without it, but I'm resentful. Pros I worked in advertising out of college and have used various platforms over the decades. InDesign definitely serves my purposes. Cons The expense and Adobe's inability to play nice with operating systems has always been a pain, and an expensive one. The subscription plan makes upgrades seamless, but I miss the days of a one-time payment and I'm good to go for years. Reason for choosing Adobe InDesign I use Mac, and went with the bigger name brand. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Architecture Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best graphic design for poster" January 12, 2024 4.0 My experience with InDesign help me to do my job in construction and design so poster for our work and i see it is easy to used it for big and small poster graphics Pros InDesign have good features for textures and write text. Cons The drag the photo in inside the programs Reason for choosing Adobe InDesign Someone in youtube show me the best feature of InDesign Review Source HL Hulda L. Grapic Designer Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Indesign mush have for Grapic Designers" April 1, 2022 5.0 Easy to use. Easy import and export + integration with other software. Pros Great workspace, tools, import and export tools. Cons There is nothing I dislike about ghe software. Review Source AH Angela H. Music Team Coordinator Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Super Detailed Program!" April 12, 2022 5.0 Pros Adobe InDesign works great to create detailed material (like flyers, posters, booklets, etc...) Cons I thankfully am the one who doesn't do the initial creation of files for our organization. Someone else creates them, then I go in and proof and edit. I think ID is a more complicated program to use. Maybe it's just because I don't know all the ins and outs of it, but I do think it's super detailed and can be confusing as to how to utilize it. I DO think it's a great program - if you can get some training on it and spend some time figuring out all the cool features! I just prefer something a little more simple. However, it works great for our church for all the graphic needs we have and all the printed material we put out regularly! Review Source FP Federico P. Diseñador Gráfico Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "El programa más completo de maquetación" February 19, 2024 5.0 No conozco otro programa que me brinde las herramientas que Adobe Indesign me da. Pros El trabajo entre programas de la plataforma de Adobe hace que uno pueda expandir su potencial. Permite crear publicaciones con variedad de elementos y gráficos para darle vida a los contenidos. El trabajo con maquetas y estructuras preseteadas es ideal. Cons Me gustaría tener mejor fluidez a la hora de moverme por las páginas, zoom dinámico y libre como en Illustrator y Photoshop para rápido acercamiento. El manejo de las imágenes incrustadas y sus recuadros podría ser más armónico y permitir ediciones libres con mayor facilidad. Review Source Wesley F. Designer Graphic Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Program" April 7, 2022 5.0 I've been using this software for a number of years, and i also teach others how to use it. Pros This program is great for designing brochures, flyers, and anything else you would normally use other desktop publishing programs with. However, you have MUCH more control over the design to create a better-looking final product. Cons This is not a drag and drop piece and software so there s a learning curve t use it. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Marketing Supervisor Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The premier design tools for print media" May 27, 2023 4.0 Overall InDesign has been a crucial tool for delivering print media for our clients. Pros The feature to properly layout page designs for print media, have multi page designs in the same file and easy integration of other adobe tools like illustrator. Cons The user interface is a bit complicated for beginners. Review Source ND Natalia D. Graphic Designer Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Well designed" August 8, 2022 5.0 Difficult to learn at first, but a fine program for designing books and brochures. Pros Indesign is Integrated with other adobe products. Cons Hard to find DTP setting and hard to draw simple vector elements. Review Source JR Julien R. Data steward Graphic Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Le Logiciel de Mise en page de référence" March 24, 2023 5.0 Utilisateur régulier depuis plusieurs années nous ne pouvons que conseiller ce logiciel de MEP qui s'intègre à merveille dans la suite Adobe et qui est LE Logiciel qui nous sert au quotidien dans la réalisation de nos magnifiques catalogues. Pros Le création de template et les fonctions de fusion de données sont ultra appréciable et plus que souvent utile dans la génération de nos catalogues produits. Cons La prise en main pour un non initié peut s'avérer compliqué... Alternatives considered [QuarkXPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/178598/QuarkXPress/) Reason for choosing Adobe InDesign Compatibilité accrue avec Photoshop et Illustrator de la suite Adobe Review Source JH Jennifer H. Director of Coworking Events Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Design Solution" January 27, 2022 5.0 Adobe is hard to get support from, but you can always Google and get answers. Pros I love being able to integrate graphics and images easily into layouts with linked graphics/fonts easily packaged. Cons I have no complaints! I love InDesign!! I have used it as a designer for over 25 years and will until I no longer design. Best layout software ever! Alternatives considered [QuarkXPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/178598/QuarkXPress/)[CorelDRAW](https://www.capterra.com/p/124823/CorelDRAW/) Reason for choosing Adobe InDesign Ease of use and industry standard. Switched from [QuarkXPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/178598/QuarkXPress/) The printing industry made a shift and this is what was being used. Review Source DL Dorothy L. Illustrator Arts and Crafts Used the software for: 2+ years ### "As of yet still irreplaceable" November 23, 2023 5.0 Pros Makes designing multi-page documents so much more manageable and the process much cleaner, especially when it comes to managing many high-resolution images and text formatting. Cons Spellcheck is not that intuitive (compared to word processing apps). Doesn’t help with grammar errors. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Video production specialist Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The industry standard for print" June 6, 2022 5.0 Pros No other software manages to link the files from the established programs Photoshop and Illustrator like InDesign. The Pre-Flight Assistant saves you from unpleasant surprises during the printing process. Cons Understandably, you have to make sure that all the files you use are in one folder if possible to avoid missing links. Fortunately, there is the option to pack projects into a folder. Review Source Tiara H. Founder Media Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The Holy Grail of publishing" November 19, 2023 5.0 Pros Indesign is a part of Adobe Suite so it can integrate with other Adobe programs. I mostly use it in conjunction with Photoshop and Lightroom. Indesign also feature many customizable layouts to create beautifully curated print designs. Cons Large files can become an issue if you don't have a computer with sufficient storage space. Also, because of the large files, exporting can be very time consuming. External storage may be necessary. Switched from [Microsoft Publisher](https://www.capterra.com/p/233254/Microsoft-Publisher/) I wanted the integration with other Adobe software. Review Source VD Valéria D. Fotógrafa Photography Used the software for: 2+ years ### "O software certo para design e edição editorial" March 15, 2023 5.0 Sem dúvidas, é a melhor ferramenta para quem precisa editorar revistas, livros, catálogos ou até mesmo álbuns de fotografias. É dinâmico e rápido, além de permitir diversos formatos de exportação de arquivos. Pros O programa tem muitos recursos diferentes e muitos deles bem intuitivos. A função de reduzir a qualidade de imagens em alta resolução enquanto está trabalhando no arquivo auxilia muito na rapidez do programa e no fluxo de trabalho. Cons Apesar de permitir trabalhar com imagens e até aplicar determinadas funções nelas (como sombra, gradiente ou formatos que acompanham o texto na página), não é possível editá-las. É sempre necessário migrá-las para um programa de edição de imagens. Isso pode atrasar um pouco o fluxo de trabalho. Review Source JA Joy A. Execuvtive Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "InDesign is The Software for Publication Design" September 6, 2022 5.0 Pros InDesign software is very intuitive. I recently taught a new hire how to use InDesign to layout a 150-page publication. She had never performed this type of work before, but learned the software easily and did an excellent job with her project. She was able to use InDesign Help to answer a lot of her questions about how to accomplish various tasks. Cons I wish that InDesign had the ability tom detect spelling errors. Sometimes we write newsletter copy in the layout in order to fill a specific space. Most text has been edited in Word, so those errors are detected prior to placing in InDesign. We have to rely entirely on our proofreaders to spot error in stories that we write on the fly. Review Source KT Kiara T. Student Writing and Editing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "meh." May 12, 2023 4.0 Pros I like how the design layout is easy to standardize to industry level and to format overall. Cons It’s not an intuitive program. I much prefer adobe’s other platforms like illustrator and photoshop because it just makes more sense to use. In my opinion, it’s much easier to use design wise and just feels more efficient. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Head of Technology Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "InDesign Review" January 7, 2022 4.0 Overall pleased with this but cost and low levels of support hamper the overall experience. Pros InDesign has been around for many years and hardly changed - this is due to it being so well put together and the functionality working so well. It is easy to use, learn and there are plenty of functions that can do whatever is required of it. Cons Software is expensive as it is a subscription based model. Also we have issues with users who are on different versions - this usually corrupts the file. In addition to this users do find they get locked out of the file and this means work has been lost. Support for this is limited from Adobe. The console to assign users also periodically goes wrong and requires a call to the helpdesk to resolve, this is not usually very quick. Review Source HF Hylda F. Marketing Consulting Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Offers the Best Option for Professional Quality Printed Materials" October 25, 2022 5.0 Pros I like the flexibility InDesign offers for creating marketing materials from standard to unique sizes. Cons There is a bit of a learning curve to overcome, so if you are brand new to graphic design, InDesign is not what I would deem very user-friendly. Switched from [Microsoft Publisher](https://www.capterra.com/p/233254/Microsoft-Publisher/) I needed more flexibility and options for high resolution print designs. Review Source McKaffui Aikins S. Graphics Designer Graphic Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "One of the best publishing softwares from the almighty Adobe family. " November 27, 2022 5.0 Pros To me, it's the best when it comes to the publishing industry. Interactive PDF, brochures, magazines, posters, info sheets as well as books can be designed effortlessly with indesign. Cons I don't have much to say but the procedure of automatic page numbering is a bit complicated and can not be easily handled by a beginner. Review Source RI Robin I. graphic designer Graphic Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A reluctant fan of InDesign" June 23, 2022 5.0 Pros I was a very reluctant convert to InDesign having been a Quark XPress user for many years. Though it took a while, I can now say I am a happy InDesign user. My favorite feature is the way it works so seamlessly with other Adobe products and fonts. I use master pages, automatic page numbering, layers, libraries, color swatches, and effects on a regular basis, all of which make my job easier. Cons When I first started using InDesign, I found it a bit awkward to use. It didn't work smoothly and reminded me of Pagemaker back in the day. However, in the past several years, Adobe has made a lot of improvements which erased my original objections. I can't say that I have any complaints. Switched from [QuarkXPress](https://www.capterra.com/p/178598/QuarkXPress/) I have a few clients that work exclusively in InDesign so was required to do all of their work with InDesign as well. Review Source Julien D. JOURNALISTE Newspapers Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Un logiciel complet et fiable mais qui nécessite de l'entraînement" January 7, 2023 5.0 Logiciel fiable qui propose énormément de fonctionnalités. Sa prise en main demande un certain temps. Pros Les nombreuses fonctionnalités, l'interface personnalisable, la rapide, l'absence ou presque de bugst s Cons Comme pour la plupart des logiciels Adobe, il faut un temps d'apprentissage/d'adaptation, le logiciel propose beaucoup d'options et il faut savoir les trouver. Review Source Similar Products Featured