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FrameMaker is one of Adobe's desktop publishing offering and a piece of Adobe's Creative Suite of design products. * * * Seller [Adobe](https://www.g2.com/sellers/adobe) Discussions [Adobe FrameMaker Community](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-framemaker/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Adobe Techcomm Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-framemaker/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Paligo](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Paligo") Paligo 4.6/5(57) ](https://www.g2.com/products/paligo/reviews) [ ![Storyblok](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Storyblok") Storyblok 4.5/5(592) ](https://www.g2.com/products/storyblok/reviews) [ ![Author-It](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Author-It") Author-It 4/5(40) ](https://www.g2.com/products/author-it/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-framemaker/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 35 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## Adobe FrameMaker Integrations (1) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Adobe Acrobat ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-acrobat/reviews) Show More ![Sandra B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sandra B.") SB Sandra B. Instructional Design/Learning Management System Admin. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/16/2022 "XML to target or map content to SCORM" 4/5 What do you like best about Adobe FrameMaker? Conditional text, table editor, book building, etc. and XML to target or map content. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe FrameMaker? Not as sexy, less graphic-like than InDesign. Also, curious about using it for e-learning to export a SCORM. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Adobe FrameMaker: Training is required if you do not already know this software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe FrameMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? I've trained many companies in it. Also, I've been trying to figure out the best way to have one source of truth for content, then distribute to many formats. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 7/1/2022 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Graphic Design](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Graphic Design") UG Verified User in Graphic Design Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/25/2021 "User Friendly" 4/5 What do you like best about Adobe FrameMaker? really easy to access also user friendly for a fresh people. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe FrameMaker? Not easy to buy and use. Also not available in some areas Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe FrameMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? Whenever the graphics is filled with vector and gradient. Its slow to access Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer & Network Security](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer & Network Security") IC Verified User in Computer & Network Security Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/28/2021 "Good tech writing tool" 4/5 What do you like best about Adobe FrameMaker? FrameMaker is one of the better dynamic tech writing and authoring tools available. There is a steep earning curve in the beginning, but it becomes more intuitive over time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe FrameMaker? Some of the features around using images used to annoy me, but it's become easier to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe FrameMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? Writing large documents with multiple targets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Lan L.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Lan L.") LL Lan L. Senior Content Developer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/24/2019 "The only game in town" 4/5 What do you like best about Adobe FrameMaker? Framemaker is a comprehensive option for technical documentation. The program handles large documents very well and allows you to create online help files from the same source as your print/PDF manuals. The ability to auto-generate tables of content and indices is great. Framemaker also allows you to update the style of your documents easily through the authoring of new templates. You can export the document to many outputs and create crosslinks, internal references, etc. You can create a comprehensive set of variables that allow you to update standardized terms really easily, such as copyright dates and authors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe FrameMaker? Unlike the other reviewers on this site, I found the learning curve for Framemaker to be a little steep. And I actually know how to use Photoshop, so I am familiar with Adobe's menu logic. It's difficult to know which menu contains the function you want in Framemaker. When you work on large legacy documents like me that require constant updates, Framemaker can be frustrating. For example, sometimes applying a new template to an old document simply creates broken color definitions in addition to importing new colors. Other times, cross-references are impossible to find, given the number of conditional text layers you can create. And even with reasonable employee turnover, you end up inheriting document files whose invisible formatting is impossible to clean up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Adobe FrameMaker: If you purchase this product, you should have a comprehensive training session with the product like my company provided. It would have been incredibly hard to start with Framemaker without the incredible support of my department. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe FrameMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? At the end of the day, Framemaker allows you to create multiple different types of help files/formats from one document. The software is very good at handling large documents and the ability to customize your document look and design is very valuable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace") UA Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/19/2018 "Write a book" 4/5 What do you like best about Adobe FrameMaker? This program offers a good structure for text documents. I picked it up cold and began working, slowly, but working. It took some time to figure it out but there are good tutorials and forums to help you out ( I wouldn't count on Adobe). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe FrameMaker? I like pictures. FrameMaker does not. I can add some but vector based works better. It can take a while to learn the secrets but like other Adobe products, worth learning well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe FrameMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? We create many large technical manuals. Unfortunately, these manuals need regular edits and updates. FrameMaker is definitely moving up from our previous software. Although some of the changes get cumbersome in part due to the vector graphics we need to add. Part of this can also be different formats introduced also. But we have been able to productively compile thousand page documents with FrameMaker that killed us in Word. I became familiar with FM through work but chose it to create my own mini-book of my life. It is a different use that that of work and proved to be a fun adventure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Varun S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Varun S.") VS Varun S. Design Engineer Intern Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/28/2018 "Framemaker experience for technical writing" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Adobe FrameMaker? Framemaker has the capability of XML/DITA Integration which is used industry wide. This also has adaptive screen (responsive HTML5 layouts) and now framemaker also comes with high resolution display compatibility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe FrameMaker? The actual working screen size seems to be small comparatively as the menu and other taskbars take up space in the window. Adobe should also make framemaker open to integration with tools from other companies also. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe FrameMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps me create technical documents, as it is an industry wide software, support on this software is good. The tutorials on adobe tv are nice. I can integrate it with my own XML file and DITA content. I usually use my XML scripts to write my content, it is good i an use it with framemaker. Plus i don't have to think about people using mobile or tablet or laptop, it can be used on any screen. Word is nowhere compared to this ! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Oil & Energy](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Oil & Energy") IO Verified User in Oil & Energy Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 2/15/2018 "Good All Around Tool" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Adobe FrameMaker? It has a familiar interface. The different pods can be customized and moved where it is comfortable for me to use. The short cuts are quite helpful when I need to do many things at once. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe FrameMaker? The transition to HTML is clunky and just not what I needed. Sometimes when I am saving as a PDF, the program will freeze, and I will have to start all over. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Adobe FrameMaker: FrameMaker is the best package for desktop publishing, especially very large books. If you need to create quality PDFs, create different books for different audiences, and update your projects easily, FrameMaker fits the bill. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe FrameMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? Publishing online help and PDFs. The PDF format is the best option. The book format makes it easy to create and update. I have been able to publish books more quickly and easily using FrameMaker than Microsoft Word, especially the larger books with over 12 chapters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Bridget Ann D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Bridget Ann D.") BD Bridget Ann D. Owner/Designer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/3/2018 "User friendly and intuitive" 4/5 What do you like best about Adobe FrameMaker? It has a lot of functionalities, beats InDesign everyday! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe FrameMaker? Like all software, there are bugs and hiccups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Adobe FrameMaker: If you're an InDesign user, I'd give this a shot! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe FrameMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? I am able to produce multiple works as efficiently as possible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Writing and Editing](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Writing and Editing") IW Verified User in Writing and Editing Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/7/2017 "Powerfully fragile" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Adobe FrameMaker? Framemaker sticks to what you tell it to stick to. For instance, if you have a numbered list, the numbers don't just randomly change to bullets or something. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe FrameMaker? Crashing! I work with many tables (thousands) and I have learned to save my work, close FM, and restart my computer every couple of hours to try to keep it from crashing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Adobe FrameMaker: Must be patient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe FrameMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? I can write an easy to read document with the confidence that nothing has moved (graphics) or changed (numbers and bullets). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Medical Devices](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Medical Devices") UM Verified User in Medical Devices Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/30/2017 "Great backbone for manual creation" 4/5 What do you like best about Adobe FrameMaker? It's got easy to follow functions and helps with consistency Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Adobe FrameMaker? You have to update footers in each section separately. It's time intensive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Adobe FrameMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? We make help manual binders with them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Adobe FrameMaker? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about Adobe FrameMaker ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-framemaker/discussions/new) GU Guest User • Last activity about 4 years ago What does Adobe FrameMaker do? 0 Upvotes 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-adobe-framemaker-do) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-framemaker/discuss) ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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