What ChatGPT was a turning point The way companies are appropriating artificial intelligence is nothing new. In the last two years we have seen all kinds of bets, from the safest, like that of Google, which even erred on the side of caution, to that of Microsoft, which invested 10 billion in OpenAI so as not to lose this wave as they lost the mobile wave. Even the European Union has taken a position in this regard, affecting the applications and services that will be available in Europe.
For example, Meta announced that MetaAI would not reach our continent because they do not want to comply with regulations like Google or Apple do. Microsoft has not announced that it is going to leave aside one of the most profitable markets in the world. In fact, it continues to advance one of its most striking proposals.
It is about Microsoft Designer, a product designed to create and edit imagesnow with the help of artificial intelligence. Until recently, it was mandatory to use it from the web browser, but now it has its own application for Android. This is another step in the strategy of the Redmond company, which seems to be focusing more and more on AI.
Free with limits
This app can be downloaded for free from the Google Play Store. Microsoft knows that putting a price filter is not a good way to extend its use. Of course, to use all the functions without limits for as long as you want, you have to go to Copilot Pro, the paid version of Microsoft AI. This increases the daily boosts from 15 to 100 and gives you access to the most powerful versions of ChatGPT. The price is 22 dollars per month, although the first month is free.
When we install the application, it is asked to do Signing up using a Microsoft account. It can be a Hotmail, Outlook file, or we can create one on the spot if for some reason we do not already have one. Once the application is installed, the interface appears, which allows us to perform a multitude of actions.
Microsoft Designer Interface
Free Android
Microsoft Designer has three distinct sections. On the one hand, it allows create images with AIas is done in Bing Create for example, or on other platforms like Midjourney. In addition, it will be possible edit images we also have using artificial intelligencespecifically in two ways. Finally, it is possible create designs based on a blank image sizein which to add elements.
Create images
The main function of this application is create designs and images. For this, there is a section, which is the main one, that uses AI to create different types of illustrations, which are represented by a shortcut. There are eight types available:
- Images.
- Social media posts.
- Invitations.
- Avatars.
- Adhesives.
- Wallpapers.
- Monogram.
- Coloring book pages.
When one of these sections is selected, an interface opens in which you have to write the quickly or text command to generate the image. Additionally, if you click on one of the images suggested by the program, a text box opens in which you can replace a few words, making the creation process much easier.
Create images with AI
Free Android
The result is always displayed as up to four similar images which are the response to the command. These images can be saved or shared and can only be edited to add graphics or text. They cannot be cut. This is one of the few drawbacks that can be made to this application. The editing tools appear when we choose to create a publication based on a template.
In addition to creating images, it is possible edit them to perform two actions, both useful. On the one hand, we can upload an image and request that it be remove backgroundsomething handy if, for example, you want to create a sticker for a social network. Another function is to blur the backgroundsomething that most cell phones allow you to do with the camera but here can be applied to photos that don’t have this effect, for example old photos.
Image editing with AI
Free Android
At the bottom of the main interface, you can create a composition with a particular aspect ratiomore precisely 1:1 and 9:16. The first is perfect for images published on Instagram and the second for stories of the same application. Obviously, they can be used for whatever we want, but it seems clear that Microsoft wants all users of this social network to have Microsoft Designer.
All generated images will appear in the section my projectsat the bottom right of the application. The projects we have made are also saved here, so that we can edit and modify them, but with the limitations we have mentioned. It is true that Microsoft Desingner is not an image editing application, but more options in this regard would be appreciated.
Perfect for cards and invitations
This application may not be the one with the most powerful image generation engine on the market, not even among the free ones, but it is very valid. However, what positions this application as the one that you must surely have on your mobile is that It is ideal for creating designs with these images but also for adding texts and shapes.
Come on, It’s perfect for creating simple invitations, Christmas cards or things like coloring pages, something ideal to entertain the little ones during the long summer afternoons, if they want to get away from the screens. Of course, we must not lose sight of the fact that, like any image creation tool, it has limits as to what can be created.
