The best Microsoft Designer alternatives
3 tools that do a similar job to Microsoft Designer. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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Microsoft DesignerMicrosoft's AI design app for generating social posts, invitations and images from prompts.
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Adobe Express
AI tool · Freemium
Adobe's template-based design app for social posts, flyers and short videos, with Firefly generative features.
Best for: Quick social graphics; Creative Cloud users needing fast assets
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Canva
AI tool · Freemium
An online design platform for social graphics, presentations, documents and video, with built-in AI tools and brand kits.
Best for: Social graphics and presentations; Non-designers
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Kittl
AI tool · Freemium
A browser design tool for logos, merch and posters with strong typography effects and AI generation.
Best for: Print-on-demand designs; Typography-heavy graphics
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to Microsoft Designer. We don't take payment for placement.