Plugin Samples

This repository contains a library of sample XD plugins to help you on your journey. You can use these samples to learn more about how to build plugins for Adobe XD.

For each sample, be sure to read the README as well as code comments. Note that samples that start with how-to- have companion tutorials in the plugin-docs repo, which can be viewed live on our developer portal at:

https://adobexdplatform.com/plugin-docs/tutorials/

Samples list

Extension	Main APIs Used	Description	Minimum Version
e2e-adobe-stock	UI, Network I/O (Fetch)	Lets users use End-to-end Adobe Stock Photo Search	13.0
e2e-colorize-text	UI, Scenegraph, ScenenodeList	Provides several text color utilities	13.0
e2e-create-polygon	UI, Scenegraph, ScenenodeList	Lets users create a custom polygon	19.0
e2e-customize-banner	UI, Scenegraph	Provides a simple UI that lets user create custom sized banners	13.0
e2e-stock-chart	UI, File I/O, Scenegraph, Network I/O (Fetch)	Draws a line chart of the picked stock quote	13.0
quick-start	Scenegraph	Creates a rectangle object and inserts it into the artboard	13.0
quick-start-panel	Scenegraph	Increase the selected rectangle size by user's input value	21.0
quick-start-react	Scenegraph	Creates a rectangle object and inserts it into the artboard (using React)	18.0
how-to-show-an-alert	UI	Demonstrates how to show an alert and an error dialog	13.0
how-to-create-path-objects	Scenegraph	Demonstrates how to create shapes using path objects	13.0
how-to-draw-lines	Scenegraph	Demonstrates how to create line objects	13.0
how-to-generate-an-export-rendition	File I/O, Application(renditions)	Demonstrates how to generate an export rendition of an object	13.0
how-to-import	File I/O, Scenegraph	Demonstrates how to import a .txt file	13.0
how-to-integrate-with-OAuth	Network I/O (XHR, openExternal), Node.js server	Demonstrates how to integrate with a third-party OAuth	13.0
how-to-make-network-requests	Network I/O (XHR , Fetch), Scenegraph	Demonstrates how to make network requests	13.0
how-to-style-text	Scenegraph	Demonstrates how to create text nodes with styled text	13.0
how-to-work-with-scenenodelist	Scenegraph	Demonstrates how to create various objects and use scenenode list to filter and color	13.0
i18n-pojo	UI, Application(appLanguage)	Demonstrates how to localize your plugin	13.0
sg-chart-generator	Scenegraph, Commands	Demonstrates how to generate pie charts and bar charts	13.0
sg-dummy-data	Scenegraph, Commands	Demonstrates how to generate random data	13.0
sg-dynamic-button	Scenegraph, Commands	Updates a frame shape to wrap a text element exactly with a specified amount of padding	13.0
sg-fit-to-object	Scenegraph, Commands	Fits an object (image) to another object (rectangle) with three options- as-is, turn clockwise, turn counter-clockwise	13.0
sg-lots-of-lines	Scenegraph	Draws multiple lines	13.0
sg-margin-guides	Scenegraph, Commands	Create/remove margin guides around the existing objects in artboard(s)	13.0
sg-meme-me	Scenegraph, Commands	Takes text inputs and an image and convert them into a meme	13.0
sg-repeater	Scenegraph, Commands	Duplicates the selection horizontally or circularly	13.0
sg-turtle	Scenegraph, Commands	Draws a series of lines by following "turtle graphics" commands	13.0
sg-update-weather	Scenegraph, Network I/O (XHR)	Finds all text elements that follow a specific pattern and insert the temperatures	13.0
ui-button-padding	UI	Uses h function to create a simple UI with these UI elements: form, labrel, footer	13.0
ui-button-padding-hyperscript	UI	Uses hyperscript to create these UI elements: form, labrel, footer	13.0
ui-buttons-galore	UI	Uses document.querySelector to create these UI elements: different types of buttons	13.0
ui-context-menu	UI	Uses h function to create a context menu with these UI elements: form, footer, button	13.0
ui-create-chart	UI	Uses h function to create a menu optimized for generating charts with these UI elements: form, footer, button	13.0
ui-datagrid-react	UI	Uses React to create data grids	18.0
ui-dialog-variations	UI	Demonstrates several different dialog variations	13.0
ui-hello	UI	Simply shows a dialog with "Hello World"	13.0
ui-hello-h	UI	Used h function to simply show a dialog with "Hello World"	13.0
ui-hello-react	UI	Used React jsx to simply show a dialog with "Hello World"	18.0
ui-hello-vue	UI	Used Vue to simply show a dialog with "Hello World"	13.0
ui-html	UI	Creates a dialog showing simple UI elements: title, text, input field, and buttons	13.0
ui-jquery	UI	Used jquery to create a dialog showing simple UI elements: title, text, input field, and buttons	13.0
ui-panel-button-padding	UI	Creates a button padding around the selected object	21.0
ui-panel-hello-react	UI	Makes real-time changes to the color of the selected object based on user's input in the panel plugin	21.0
ui-panel-scaffold	UI	Demonstrates the structure of a panel plugin. There is no functionality of this plugin	21.0
ui-panel-show-renditions	UI	Creates renditions of the selected items and display them in the panel	21.0
ui-panel-simple-drag-and-drop	UI, Scenegraph	Demonstrates drag and drop on to XD canvas	26.0
ui-panel-typography-react	UI	Demonstrates various typography inside the panel UI	21.0
ui-playground	UI	Shows all the controls in a playground	13.0
ui-rename-artoboards	UI	Shows a sample UI for a plugin that renames artboards	13.0
ui-simple-form	UI	Shows a simple form with these UI elements: input, textarea, select, button	13.0
ui-trello	UI	Uses h function to create a UI that's suitable for a workflow management plugin like Trello	13.0
ui-vectorize	UI	Uses h function to create a simple UI with these UI elements: title, text, button	13.0
ui-tabs-react	UI	Uses React to create a simple UI with tabs	18.0

Recommended development setup

1. Go to the directory that stores your development plugin folder:

   • Mac: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Adobe/Adobe\ XD/
   • Windows: C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Packages\Adobe.CC.XD_adky2gkssdxte\LocalState\

2. Rename the develop directory, if it already exists:

   • Mac: mv plugins oldplugins
   • Windows: (use Windows Explorer)

   If you don't have a develop directory yet, simply create one.

3. Clone this repository as the develop directory:

git clone [email protected]:AdobeXD/plugin-samples.git develop

4. Launch XD, or if already open, use COMMAND+SHIFT+R to reload plugins.

5. Run the plugins from XD's Plugins menu.

Make sure to check out XD Plugin Tutorials and XD Plugin References.