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Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Designer

Composite Score

8.1 /10

CX Score

8.4 /10

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What is Microsoft Designer?

Microsoft Designer (previously Microsoft Edge Image Creator) is a graphic design and image editing app powered by AI. Create eye-catching images with your words, craft next-level designs that pop, and even edit photos like an expert. Designer is integrated across your favorite Microsoft apps like Word and PowerPoint to help you create when and where you need it.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Designer won the following awards in the AI Content Creation and Optimization category

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6 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2026

Service Experience

2025

6 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

2025

Microsoft Designer Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

85 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Designer?

4% Negative

5% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Image and Video Generation

Data Analysis

Text-To-Image

Translation

Search Engine Optimization

Customization

Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing

Content Editor

Content Summarization

Grammar and Spellcheck

Social Media Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Microsoft Designer Reviews

Anil T.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2026

Simple, AI-powered design tool for creativity

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Designer from other similar products?

What I find most unique is its AI-driven design generation from simple prompts, combined with smooth integration into the Microsoft ecosystem, which makes creating visuals fast and effortless.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect is how quickly it transforms simple ideas into polished designs using AI, saving both time and effort.

What do you dislike most about this product?

What I dislike most is the limited advanced customization options, which can feel restrictive for more complex or highly specific design needs.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I’d recommend starting with simple prompts to explore its AI capabilities, using templates for efficiency, and pairing it with other design tools if you need more advanced customization.

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Saves Time
Respectful
Client Friendly Policies

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2025

Seamless, Affordable, and Perfectly Integrated Des

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features
Efficient Service

Cons

Less Generous

Sudarshan D.

Role: Operations
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

Reliable and intuitive AI Image Creation

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Designer from other similar products?

Its clean AI-generated visuals without needing separate software or technical skills makes it different from other similar products.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of this product is that with just a simple prompt you get your visual image through AI without need of any special training.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I dislike about this product is that there is no option for batch generation.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I’d recommend it to anyone looking for quick and easy AI-generated visuals, but with a heads-up that it has its limitations too.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Microsoft Designer Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Designer?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Image and Video Generation Create images or videos based on textual input, or enhance existing media content with AI-generated elements.

Data Analysis Extract insights and trends from curated content helping users understand the context and preferences of an audience.

Text-To-Image Refers to the process of generating content based on textual descriptions, such as images and video.

Translation Supports automatic translate to multiple languages.

Search Engine Optimization Generate copy that is SEO-friendly. Identify low-ranking content. Prioritize and cluster keywords for a top SERP ranking.

Customization Product or service can be altered to suit the requirements of the user, customer or business.

Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing System recommends automated similar ideas, idea clustering, automated personalized user recommendations on content, and more.

Content Editor Offer suggestions for improving the structure, coherence, and clarity of written content.

Content Summarization Automatically create concise summaries of longer pieces of content, such as articles or documents.

Grammar and Spellcheck Rephrase or rewrite work to adjust length, detect grammar mistakes such as spelling and punctuation, and match style of content.

Social Media Integration Generate content suitable for various social media platforms, increasing relevant social media posts across all channels and networks.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Microsoft Designer Reviews

Anil T.

Simple, AI-powered design tool for creativity

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Seamless, Affordable, and Perfectly Integrated Des

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Sudarshan D.

Reliable and intuitive AI Image Creation

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Translation

Search Engine Optimization

Customization

Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing

Content Editor

Content Summarization

Grammar and Spellcheck

Social Media Integration

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Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration