| Adobe CC 2018 Direct Downloads | Windows | Mac OS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size | Installer | Size | Installer | ||
| InDesign CC 2018 (32-bit) | 877MB | Download | |||
InDesign CC 2018 (64-bit) | 929MB | Download | 883MB | Download | |
What is Adobe InDesign?

InDesign does page layouts. It allows you to produce and preview documents for magazines, both in print and online across mobile and desktop platforms. It offers more precision with typography than Photoshop, but less in the graphics department. InDesign is made for publishing. Ideally, projects rendered are newspapers, posters, and other marketing material. The way InDesign works allow content producers to quickly piece together the layouts for multipage magazines and documents. InDesign operates seamlessly with the rest of the Adobe suite, to enhance creative ability. The latest version incorporates interactive HTML within documents to allow web publishing.
Overall, if you need to create a layout for something with a lot of text and graphics, InDesign is just about the best software out there for it.
System requirements | March 2018 and October 2017 (13.x) releases of InDesign CC
- Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor
- Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10*
- 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
- 2.6 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
- 1024 x 768 display (1280 x 800 recommended) with 32-bit video card; supports HiDPI display
- To use the new InDesign Touch workspace, you must have a touch screen enabled tablet/monitor running Windows 8 or above (such as Microsoft Surface Pro 3) with the screen resolution set to 2160 x 1440 or more
- Adobe® Flash® Player 10 software required to export SWF files
- Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.†
* Not supported on Windows 10 version 1507.
- Multicore Intel processor
- mac OS version 10.13 (High Sierra), macOS version 10.12 (Sierra), or Mac OS X version 10.11 (El Capitan)
- 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
- 2.5 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
- 1024 x 768 display (1280 x 800 recommended) with 32-bit video card; supports Retina display
- Optional: To use GPU Performance, your Mac should have a minimum of 1024 MB of VRAM (2 GB recommended), and your computer must support OpenGL version 4.0 or greater.
- Supported machinesiMac 4KiMac 5KMacBook Pro RetinaMac Pro connected to a HiDPI monitorMac mini connected to a HiDPI monitor
- To check for VRAM value, choose Mac > About This Mac (Graphics information).
- To find out if your computer supports the required OpenGL version (4.0 or later), see this Apple Support document.
- Adobe® Flash® Player 10 software required to export SWF files.
- Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.†
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