How to install Microsoft Designer as an app on Windows 11

Microsoft Designer is only available on the web, but you can still install it as an app on Windows 11.

Windows 11 install Microsoft Designer app
Windows 11 install Microsoft Designer app

Microsoft Designer is a web-based image-editing tool that uses AI to help you create many types of graphics, posters, presentations, and more on Windows 11, 10, macOS, or Linux. You can use it for virtually anything, but the company designed it to help content creators quickly create images that they can share on social media and other channels.

You can design your images manually using the available tools and images. However, the Designer app shines with the DALL-E 2 integration, which is an AI technology from OpenAI that translate text into an image. This means that similar to the Bing Image Creator app, you can ask the AI to generate an image automatically. In addition, the Designer app can also provide suggestions, generate captions and hashtags, create animated visuals, backgrounds, text transitions, and more.

Although this is a web app doesn’t have a dedicated desktop application, you can always install the Microsoft Designer experience as a Progressive Web App (PWA) on Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome.

A progressive web app (PWA) is a technology that enables you to install a website as a native app on your computer. This approach offers numerous benefits, such as offline functionality, notifications, automatic updates, easy installation and uninstallation, and other features. However, it’s the developer’s decision to incorporate these functionalities into the PWA.

In this guide, you will learn how to install (and uninstall) the Designer app as a PWA on Windows 11.

Install Microsoft Designer on Windows 11 from Chrome

To install Microsoft Designer as a web app with Chrome, use these steps:

  1. Open Google Chrome.

  2. Open Microsoft Designer (web).

  3. Click the Customize and Control (three-dotted) button in the top-right corner.

  4. Select the More tools menu and choose the Create shortcut option.

    Google Chrome install Microsoft Designer app

  5. Check the “Open as a window” option.

    Open as a window

  6. Click the Create button.

Once you complete the steps, Google Chrome will install the progressive web app (PWA) version of Microsoft Designer on Windows 11. Also, the app will be available from the Start menu.

Uninstall Microsoft Designer from Google Chrome

To uninstall Microsoft Designer from Chrome, use these steps:

  1. Open Google Chrome.

  2. Open this settings page:

    chrome://apps
  3. Right-click the Microsoft Designer and select the “Remove from Chrome” option.

    Google Chrome remove Microsoft Designer app

You can also uninstall the Microsoft Designer from Settings > Apps > Apps & features, selecting the app and clicking the “Uninstall” button. Or, from the Start menu, right-click the app, and select the “Uninstall” button.

Install Microsoft Designer on Windows 11 from Edge

To install Microsoft Designer on Windows 11, use these steps:

  1. Open Microsoft Edge.

  2. Open Microsoft Designer website.

  3. Click the Settings and more (three-dotted) button in the top-right corner.

  4. Select the Apps submenu.

  5. Click the “Install this site as an app” option.

    Windows 11 install Microsoft Designer app

  6. Click the Install button.

Once you complete the steps, the progressive web app (PWA) version of Microsoft Designer will install and will be available from the Start menu.

Uninstall Microsoft Designer from Microsoft Edge

To remove Microsoft Designer from Windows 11, use these steps:

  1. Open Microsoft Edge.

  2. Click the Settings and more (three-dotted) button in the top-right corner.

  3. Select the Apps submenu and choose the View apps option.

  4. Click the More settings (three-dotted) button in the top-right corner and select the “Manage apps” option.

  5. Under the “Installed apps” section, click the Details button for the app.

    Microsoft Designer details

  6. Click the Uninstall button.

    Microsoft Edge uninstall Designer

  7. (Optional) Check the “Also clear data from Microsoft Edge” option.

  8. Click the Remove button.

You can also uninstall the Bing app from Settings > Apps > Install apps, selecting the app and clicking the “Uninstall” button. Alternatively, from the Start menu, right-click the app, and select the “Uninstall” button.

About the author

Mauro Huculak is a Windows How-To Expert who started Pureinfotech in 2010 as an independent online publication. He has also been a Windows Central contributor for nearly a decade. Mauro has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides and creating professional videos about Windows and software, including Android and Linux. Before becoming a technology writer, he was an IT administrator for seven years. In total, Mauro has over 21 years of combined experience in technology. Throughout his career, he achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft (MSCA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+), and he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years. You can follow him on X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn and About.me. Email him at [email protected].