Microsoft’s AI-Powered Designer App Launches on iOS and Android

Microsoft has announced that its AI-powered Designer app, akin to Canva, is now available to all users on iOS and Android. This follows its initial preview phase.

The app allows users to generate images and designs using text prompts, making it easy to create items such as stickers, greeting cards, invitations, collages, and more.

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Key Features:

• Wide Accessibility: Designer is now available in more than 80 languages on the web, as a free mobile app, and as a Windows app.
• Creative Templates: The app includes "prompt templates" to help kickstart the creative process. These templates come with styles and descriptions that users can customize and share.
• Versatile Creation Tools: Users can create emojis, clip art, wallpapers, monograms, avatars, and more using text prompts.
• AI Image Editing: The designer allows users to upload photos, such as selfies, and apply various styles or add details to transform them.
• Upcoming Features: A "replace background" feature will soon allow users to change image backgrounds using text prompts.

New Designer App Features:

• Prompt Templates: New prompt templates help users jumpstart the creative process. These templates are pre-populated with ideas, styles, and descriptions that can be customized and shared.
• Custom Stickers and More: Users can create custom stickers, emojis, clip art, wallpapers, monograms, avatars, and more by describing what they want.
• Greeting Cards and Invitations: Create custom cards and invitations by describing what you want to convey.
• Restyle Image: You can transform any photo into a work of art by uploading it, choosing from a set of styles, and adding extra details.
• Frame Images and Collages: Upload photos, add descriptions, or choose from styles to create custom image frames and collages.

Integration with Other Microsoft Services:

• Copilot Integration: The Designer service will be integrated into apps like Word and PowerPoint through Copilot. Copilot Pro subscribers can create images and designs within their workflow. For example, users can create banners for their documents in Word based on the document's content.
• Windows 11 Integration: Microsoft Photos on Windows 11 receives a deeper integration with Designer. Users can now edit photos using AI directly within the Photos app, enabling features like object erasure, background removal, and auto-cropping.

Boosts for Faster Creation:

The designer has 15 free daily boosts for creating or editing AI-powered images and designs faster. Users can upgrade to a Copilot Pro subscription to receive 100 daily boosts.

Responsible AI Use

Microsoft is committed to building tools that harness the potential of generative AI while providing a safe experience. Measures include guardrails, threat monitoring, abuse detection, and provenance technology to ensure responsible AI use.

With these features, Microsoft Designer aims to simplify and enhance the design process for users, offering a powerful tool for easily creating and editing visuals.

This new accessibility on mobile platforms and the additional integrations with other Microsoft services make Designer a versatile and valuable app for personal and professional use.

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