What is Microsoft Designer?
Microsoft's free image and layout maker for social posts and cards.
Who is Microsoft Designer best for?
Microsoft Designer is best for people who need quick social posts, cards and AI images without design skills.
Social media posts
Describe the post, add your photos and pick the size for the platform, and it produces a design you can download or keep editing.
Invitations and greeting cards
Ready-made starting points cover invitations, greeting cards, banners, posters and stickers, so a one-off design takes minutes.
Quick photo fixes
It can blur or remove a background, add a frame, upscale an image or add AI-generated text without a separate photo editor.
Microsoft 365 users
The monthly AI credits in a Microsoft 365 plan also work in Designer, and Copilot can create Designer images inside Word and PowerPoint.
How much does Microsoft Designer cost?
Microsoft Designer is free with a Microsoft account, and a Microsoft 365 plan adds monthly AI credits for heavier use: Personal at $9.99, Family at $12.99 or Premium at $19.99 a month.
- AI images, cards, invitations, stickers and social posts
- Background removal, blur, framing and upscaling
- Web app plus iOS and Android apps
- Monthly AI credits for Designer and Copilot
- One person, 1 TB of storage for your designs
- Standard AI image limits
- Up to 6 people, 1 TB of storage each
- AI credits for the plan owner only
- Standard AI image limits
- Everything in Family
- Extensive AI image generation
- Higher limits across Copilot features
Designer has no plan of its own: Microsoft says it is free, and that people who create often may need a subscription, which means a Microsoft 365 plan. Billed yearly, Personal is $99.99, Family $129.99 and Premium $199.99 a year. Microsoft 365 Pro, at $99.99 a month, has the highest AI limits. These are US prices. Full pricing on microsoft.com. We checked these prices on .
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What are the best Microsoft Designer alternatives?
Three tools on Recaply do Microsoft Designer's job.
Questions about Microsoft Designer
What is Microsoft Designer?
Microsoft's free image and layout maker for social posts and cards.
Who is Microsoft Designer for?
Microsoft Designer is best for people who need quick social posts, cards and AI images without design skills.
Is Microsoft Designer free?
Yes. Microsoft Designer is free to use with a free Microsoft account, on the web and in its iOS and Android apps. Microsoft says frequent creators may need a subscription; Microsoft 365 plans from $9.99 a month add monthly AI credits that work in Designer.
How much does Microsoft Designer cost?
Microsoft Designer's paid plans are Microsoft 365 Personal at $9.99 per month, Microsoft 365 Family at $12.99 per month and Microsoft 365 Premium at $19.99 per month.
What are the best Microsoft Designer alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Canva AI, Krumzi and Plugger.
Where can I try Microsoft Designer?
On its official website, designer.microsoft.com.
How does Microsoft Designer store my projects?
Designer saves projects to the cloud automatically, and they count toward your Microsoft account storage. There is no recycle bin, so a deleted project cannot be recovered; a Microsoft 365 plan adds 1 TB of storage per person.
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