Microsoft Designer is one of the new tools that the Redmond giant has been working on in recent months, a design application aimed at the professional sector but accessible to anyone. It was announced at the end of last year and is nearing its final launch. His big secret? All the power of artificial intelligence in just a description.

In other words, a bit more modern and in line with the reality in which Microsoft Designer was developed, we are facing an application that has been compared to the popular Canva since its inception and that has attracted considerable attention in recent weeks for its powerful integration. from built-in AI image generation, previous call. The possibilities, as you can imagine, are huge, and with Microsoft behind them, the competition can begin to tremble.

Yes, Canva too, despite its privileged position in the ecosystem of design software in which it is the reference. In fact, for weeks many have been predicting the death of Canva due to Microsoft Designer, although it is evident that Canva is not letting go and is also betting on implementing artificial intelligence to enhance its capabilities.

However, the story is quite reminiscent of Microsoft Loop and Notion: we will have to wait and see how events develop, but the muscles of Microsoft are formidable and if, as it seems, all these new tools will be part of Microsoft 365. .

But let’s stop making assumptions and get back to the present, which is that after months of little news, limited and restrictive test periods, Microsoft Designer is now available to all Microsoft users…for further testing, Yes indeed. However, it’s good to be able to try it out for yourself, even with the considerations that Microsoft conveys in this regard, because there is still a long way to go before the invention is ready for the general public.

Its current limitations include being available only in English, only accessible to users with Microsoft accounts (@outlook.com, @hotmail.com, etc.) and being usable through a browser. Additional languages ​​will be adopted later, which is a basic requirement for the full use of the AI ​​subject; will be allowed to log in using professional email accounts; and there will be apps for Android and iOS.

If you still want to check out Microsoft Designer, just go to the official site that you previously identified on some other Microsoft site and click on it. New to this type of design software? Then maybe this isn’t something you’re interested in: do not confuse this with DALL-E, Midjourney or similar services, because they are not the same or serve the same purpose. That means DIY is free… at least for now.