# Microsoft Designer

> Create images and edit photos in seconds with AI

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.microsoft.designer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.microsoft.designer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.microsoft.designer`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Microsoft Corporation
- **Category:** ART\_AND\_DESIGN
- **Downloads:** 5,585,074
- **Rating:** 3.85 / 5 (8,715 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2601604.7001
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-11
- **First published:** 2024-06-18
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 38 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.designer)
- **Website:** [https://designer.microsoft.com/](https://designer.microsoft.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839)

## Description

Microsoft Designer is an innovative AI-powered design tool that enables anyone to create and edit images and photos swiftly and effortlessly. Harnessing generative AI, users can bring their creative visions to life by generating unique images from text descriptions, crafting personalized greeting cards, wallpapers, and invitations, or editing photos like a professional with features such as object erasure, background removal, and customizable filters.

With an expansive array of tools including sticker creation, icon design, collage making, and custom emoji crafting, Microsoft Designer empowers users to create eye-catching visual content for social media, messaging apps, or personal projects. Available for free with a Microsoft account offering 5GB of cloud storage, this extension is perfect for users seeking an intuitive, versatile graphic design experience powered by AI.

## Rankings

- #22,234 — Overall
- #132 — Art and design (Free)
- #5 — design
- #9 — figma
- #15 — microsoft
- #15 — minecrosoft

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.NFC`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.REORDER_TASKS`
- `android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER`
- `android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.microsoft.designer.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Reviews mix praise for ease of use and creativity with serious frustration after updates: degraded image quality and reduced output, strict quotas, reliability problems, and perceived poor value for subscriptions.

### Pros

- User-friendly and easy to use
- Helpful for creativity and learning AI image generation
- Useful for creating posters and YouTube thumbnails
- Positive sentiment about the image generator and usefulness

### Cons

- Quality and output degraded after updates; now it often produces only one image at a time with poorer quality compared to four previously
- Restrictive usage quotas and pricing concerns (e.g., only 15 images per month)
- Reliability issues such as crashes, white screen after login, errors when generating or downloading
- Perceived poor value for paid subscriptions and reports of canceled plans or refunds

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.microsoft.designer)