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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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0 Top Rated Capabilities

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

Yusuf O.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

Makes your work seamless

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Designer from other similar products?

It is a powerful tool that lets you describe any visual you can image, and then takes your ideas and transform them into breathtaking images. It is user friendly and easy to navigate.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of this product is that it uses artificial intelligence to generate high-quality images based on your text description. This feature makes it easy to produce visuals for invitations, newsletters, social media posts, flyers, posters, and more.

What do you dislike most about this product?

This product is great and near perfect but will appreciate if the designs can be less difficult to navigate and work on.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I will recommend this product any day any time as you will get value for money. It is a great tool that makes work seamless

Pros

Saves Time
Generous Negotitation
Continually Improving Product
Reliable

Akshat A.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Education
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

Best product for image creation

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Designer from other similar products?

The features are more

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The features and easy to use

What do you dislike most about this product?

Sometimes The server stucks

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Best tool for image creation

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

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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

Yusuf O.

Makes your work seamless

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Akshat A.

Best product for image creation

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

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

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