--- title: "Microsoft Designer vs PaintShop Pro: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Microsoft Designer or PaintShop Pro? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Graphic design software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/microsoft-designer-vs-paintshop-pro" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Microsoft Designer vs PaintShop Pro: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Microsoft Designer or PaintShop Pro? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Graphic design software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Microsoft Designer and PaintShop Pro - **Competitive set**: Graphic design software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Microsoft Designer Share of Search**: 0.12% - **PaintShop Pro Share of Search**: 0.01% ## Which is more popular in search, Microsoft Designer or PaintShop Pro? - In August 2026, Microsoft Designer had more branded searches than PaintShop Pro among graphic design software worldwide. Microsoft Designer was estimated to have 224K branded searches compared to PaintShop Pro’s 20.5K, and held a 0.12% Share of Search versus PaintShop Pro’s 0.01%. - Microsoft Designer was ahead of PaintShop Pro in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Microsoft Designer’s estimated Share of Search among graphic design software worldwide moved from 0.19% to 0.12%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 492K to 224K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PaintShop Pro’s estimated Share of Search among graphic design software worldwide held steady at 0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.2K to 20.5K. ## How did search popularity change for graphic design software worldwide in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Microsoft Designer worldwide fell 54.5% over 11 measured months, from 492K to 224K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for PaintShop Pro worldwide fell 38.2% over 11 measured months, from 33.2K to 20.5K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Microsoft Designer estimated searches | Microsoft Designer Share of Search | Microsoft Designer rank | PaintShop Pro estimated searches | PaintShop Pro Share of Search | PaintShop Pro rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 492K | 0.19% | 13 | 33.2K | 0.01% | 22 | | Nov 2025 | 329K | 0.15% | 15 | 36.6K | 0.02% | 22 | | Dec 2025 | 252K | 0.14% | 15 | 32.1K | 0.02% | 22 | | Jan 2026 | 262K | 0.12% | 15 | 29.9K | 0.01% | 22 | | Feb 2026 | 255K | 0.12% | 15 | 25.8K | 0.01% | 22 | | Mar 2026 | 261K | 0.12% | 15 | 27.6K | 0.01% | 22 | | Apr 2026 | 253K | 0.12% | 15 | 24.7K | 0.01% | 22 | | May 2026 | 394K | 0.18% | 12 | 20.4K | <0.01% | 22 | | Jun 2026 | 509K | 0.28% | 12 | 20.3K | 0.01% | 22 | | Jul 2026 | 241K | 0.15% | 15 | 18.4K | 0.01% | 22 | | Aug 2026 | 224K | 0.12% | 15 | 20.5K | 0.01% | 22 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Microsoft Designer’s and PaintShop Pro’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Microsoft Designer**: Measured on the search terms “designer microsoft”, “designer microsoft ai”, “designer microsoft app”, “designer microsoft com”, “designer microsoft download”, “designer microsoft free”, “designer microsoft price”, “designer microsoft pricing”, “designer.microsoft.com”, “download microsoft designer”, “image creator from microsoft designer”, “microsoft designer”, “microsoft designer 2025”, “microsoft designer ai”, “microsoft designer ai generator”, “microsoft designer ai image”, “microsoft designer ai image creator”, “microsoft designer ai image generator”, “microsoft designer ai photo generator”, “microsoft designer app”, “microsoft designer cost”, “microsoft designer download”, “microsoft designer for mac”, “microsoft designer free”, “microsoft designer free ai image generator”, “microsoft designer image creator”, “microsoft designer image creator free”, “microsoft designer image generator”, “microsoft designer online”, “microsoft designer photo editor”, “microsoft designer price”, “microsoft designer pro”, “microsoft designer reviews”, “microsoft designer software”, “microsoft designer sticker creator”, “ms designer”, “ms designer ai”, “ms designer app”, “ms designer download”, “ms designer free”, “ms designer online”, “ms designer pricing” and “ms designer software”, summed into one figure. - **PaintShop Pro**: Measured on the search terms “corel paintshop photo pro”, “corel paintshop pro”, “corel paintshop pro 2023”, “corel paintshop pro 2024”, “corel paintshop pro 2025”, “corel paintshop pro ai”, “corel paintshop pro download”, “corel paintshop pro for ipad”, “corel paintshop pro free”, “corel paintshop pro free download”, “corel paintshop pro free trial”, “corel paintshop pro linux”, “corel paintshop pro mac”, “corel paintshop pro online”, “corel paintshop pro price”, “corel paintshop pro review”, “corel paintshop pro trial”, “corel paintshop pro ultimate”, “download paintshop pro”, “free paintshop pro”, “jasc paintshop pro download”, “jasc paintshop pro free download”, “paint shop photo pro”, “paint shop photo pro download”, “paint shop pro”, “paint shop pro 2”, “paint shop pro 2025”, “paint shop pro 2026”, “paint shop pro ai”, “paint shop pro app”, “paint shop pro cost”, “paint shop pro free”, “paint shop pro free trial”, “paint shop pro online”, “paint shop pro price”, “paint shop pro software”, “paintshop photo pro”, “paintshop photo pro download”, “paintshop photo pro for mac”, “paintshop pro”, “paintshop pro 2”, “paintshop pro 2022”, “paintshop pro 2023”, “paintshop pro 2023 ultimate”, “paintshop pro 2024”, “paintshop pro 2025”, “paintshop pro 2026”, “paintshop pro 8”, “paintshop pro 9”, “paintshop pro ai”, “paintshop pro android”, “paintshop pro app”, “paintshop pro cost”, “paintshop pro for linux”, “paintshop pro free”, “paintshop pro free download”, “paintshop pro free trial”, “paintshop pro graphic design”, “paintshop pro linux”, “paintshop pro mac”, “paintshop pro online”, “paintshop pro photo editing”, “paintshop pro photo editor”, “paintshop pro price”, “paintshop pro review”, “paintshop pro software”, “paintshop pro trial”, “paintshop pro ultimate”, “paintshop pro x7”, “paintshop pro x8” and “paintshop pro x9”, summed into one figure. - [Microsoft Designer profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-designer) - [PaintShop Pro profile](/demand/global-en/brands/paintshop-pro) - [All graphic design software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/graphic-design-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 31 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Microsoft Designer or PaintShop Pro? In August 2026, Microsoft Designer had more branded searches than PaintShop Pro among graphic design software worldwide. Microsoft Designer was estimated to have 224K branded searches compared to PaintShop Pro’s 20.5K, and held a 0.12% Share of Search versus PaintShop Pro’s 0.01%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Microsoft Designer vs PaintShop Pro: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/microsoft-designer-vs-paintshop-pro This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/microsoft-designer-vs-paintshop-pro. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.