# Designz

> Designz is a creative app that runs in a web browser. One account gets you editors for designs, video, presentations, documents, notes, PDFs, and CAD and 3D, with one set of files and live editing with other people.

Designz is in private beta (since autumn 2026) at https://designz.tech. Testers use every editor free. A free plan with every editor stays after launch; paid plans add storage and bigger exports. There are no credits or paid add-ons. Designz is independent and not part of Canva, Adobe or CapCut.

## Key facts

- What it is: A creative app that runs in a web browser
- Editors: Designs and photos, video, presentations, documents and notes, PDFs, CAD and 3D
- Works on: Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Linux, iPad and phones, in a modern browser. Nothing to install.
- Working together: Share a file and edit it at the same time, with everyone’s cursor on screen
- Files it opens: PowerPoint (.pptx), Word (.docx), PDF, photos, video and audio clips
- Status: Private beta since autumn 2026. Public launch to follow.
- Cost: Free during the beta. A free plan with every editor will stay after launch.
- Made by: A small, independent team
- Website: designz.tech

## About

- [What is Designz?](https://designz.tech/about): Designz is a creative app that runs in your browser: designs, video, presentations, documents, PDFs, and CAD and 3D in one account. Key facts, what it does and who makes it.
- [Designz questions and answers](https://designz.tech/faq): Answers about Designz: what it is, what it costs, which devices it works on, which files it opens, how sharing works and how to join the beta.
- [Every editor, in one browser tab](https://designz.tech/tools): All the editors in Designz, in one browser app: design and photo editing, video, presentations, documents and notes, PDF editing, CAD and 3D, photo tools and live editing.

## Editors

- [A design and photo editor that runs in your browser](https://designz.tech/design-editor): Make posters, social posts and flyers, edit photos, paint and set type in your browser with Designz. Resize to every format in one click and export PNG, JPG, PDF, GIF or MP4.
- [A video editor in your browser, with a real timeline](https://designz.tech/video-editor): Cut clips, add titles, music and captions on a real timeline, and export MP4 for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube or anywhere else. Free in the Designz beta, nothing to install.
- [Make presentations in your browser, and keep your PowerPoint files](https://designz.tech/presentation-maker): Make slide decks in your browser with themes, layouts, transitions and presenter view. Opens and saves PowerPoint (.pptx) files and exports PDF. Part of Designz.
- [Documents and notes, right next to your designs](https://designz.tech/documents): Write documents with headings, tables, pictures and comments, open Word files and download as Word or PDF. Keep quick notes and checklists next to your designs. Part of Designz.
- [Edit PDFs in your browser: change text, sign, fill in and merge](https://designz.tech/pdf-editor): Change the words in a PDF, fill in forms, sign, highlight, reorder pages, merge and split, right in your browser with Designz. Nothing to install.
- [CAD and 3D modelling, in the same app as your designs](https://designz.tech/cad-3d): Draw precise 2D plans with snapping, dimensions and layers, export DXF or SVG, and build 3D models from shapes to export as STL, OBJ or glTF for 3D printing. Part of Designz.
- [Remove backgrounds, erase objects and make designs in bulk](https://designz.tech/photo-tools): Remove a photo’s background, erase things you don’t want, and make many versions of one design from a spreadsheet. Runs in your browser in Designz; your photos stay on your device.
- [Edit the same design at the same time](https://designz.tech/edit-together): Share a design, deck or document and edit it at the same time as friends, classmates or co-workers, with everyone’s cursor on screen. No extra seat fees in Designz.
- [A portfolio page for the things you make](https://designz.tech/portfolio-maker): Show your best designs, videos and slides on a public Designz portfolio page with its own link. You choose what goes on it and whether it appears on Explore.

## Comparisons

- [How Designz compares](https://designz.tech/compare): Honest comparisons of Designz with Canva, CapCut and Adobe: what each is best at, what Designz does differently, and who should use which.
- [Designz vs Canva](https://designz.tech/canva-alternative): How Designz compares with Canva: both run in a browser, but Designz adds CAD and 3D, full PDF editing and an editing-first approach, with no credits and a free plan with every editor.
- [Designz vs CapCut](https://designz.tech/capcut-alternative): How Designz compares with CapCut: CapCut focuses on video with many effects; Designz puts a browser video editor next to design, slides, documents, PDFs, and CAD and 3D in one account.
- [Designz vs Adobe](https://designz.tech/adobe-alternative): How Designz compares with Adobe Creative Cloud: Adobe makes professional desktop apps; Designz puts design, video, slides, documents, PDF editing, and CAD and 3D in one browser app and one account.

## Links

- [Join the beta](https://designz.tech/#join): ask for an invite
- [Teacher beta](https://designz.tech/beta): teachers get a free year of Pro and classes for their students
- [Explore portfolios](https://designz.tech/explore): public work made with Designz
- [Designz on Product Hunt](https://www.producthunt.com/products/designz?launch=designz)

## Optional

- [Everything on these pages as plain text](https://designz.tech/llms-full.txt)