Microsoft Designer Review: Features, Pricing & Use Cases

What it does

Microsoft Designer is a graphic design app for creating professional-quality social media posts, invitations, digital postcards, and other graphics. It includes an AI tool for generating custom images and AI editing features such as background removal and generative erase. The app also provides ready-made templates for social platforms including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Twitter.

Key features

• AI Image Generator Generates a custom image for a project from a written description.
• Background Remover Removes the background from an image.
• Generative Erase Removes unwanted elements from an image using AI.
• Frame Images Adjusts or frames an uploaded image within a design.
• Social and Office templates Provides starting templates sized for social platforms and Microsoft 365 surfaces.

What marketers use it for

• Generate a custom image for a project from a written text description.
• Remove or replace the background of a product or marketing image.
• Create social posts sized for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or Twitter.
• Design branded headers and banners for Microsoft 365 apps such as Outlook, SharePoint, and Teams.
• Erase unwanted objects from a photo before using it in a design.

Pricing plans

The official site doesn't list plans on the pages we checked.

Capabilities and integrations