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AI tools for graphic designers — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for ai tools for graphic designers, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

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What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 5-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲Adobe Sign moved #10 → #8
▼Uizard moved #7 → #9
▲Recraft moved #6 → #5
▼Adobe Firefly moved #5 → #6
▲Make moved #8 → #7
▼Photoshop moved #9 → #10
▼Midjourney -9.3pp (62.9% → 53.6%)
▲Recraft +7.9pp (45.7% → 53.6%)
▼Uizard -7.9pp (40% → 32.1%)
▼Adobe Firefly -6.4pp (45.7% → 39.3%)
▲Adobe Sign +6.4pp (25.7% → 32.1%)
▼Canva -2.1pp (77.1% → 75%)
▼Make -1.4pp (37.1% → 35.7%)

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

▼Make moved #6 → #8
▲Firefly moved #3 → #2
▼Figma moved #2 → #3
▲Recraft moved #7 → #6
▲Uizard moved #8 → #7
▼Make -7.3pp (44.4% → 37.1%)
▼Photoshop -4.7pp (33.3% → 28.6%)
▼Figma -4.4pp (73% → 68.6%)
▼Adobe Sign -2.9pp (28.6% → 25.7%)
▲Recraft +2.8pp (42.9% → 45.7%)
▲Uizard +1.9pp (38.1% → 40%)
▲Firefly +1.6pp (69.8% → 71.4%)
▲Adobe Firefly +1.3pp (44.4% → 45.7%)
▲Midjourney +1pp (61.9% → 62.9%)

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

▲ INAdobe Sign entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTIllustrator left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Adobe Firefly moved #6 → #5
▼Make moved #5 → #6
▲Adobe Sign moved #11 → #10
▼Illustrator moved #10 → #11
▼Illustrator -3.4pp (30.4% → 27%)
▲Adobe Firefly +3.3pp (41.1% → 44.4%)
▼Photoshop -2.4pp (35.7% → 33.3%)
▼Make -2pp (46.4% → 44.4%)
▲Firefly +1.9pp (67.9% → 69.8%)
▲Recraft +1.8pp (41.1% → 42.9%)
▼Adobe Sign -1.8pp (30.4% → 28.6%)
▲Figma +1.6pp (71.4% → 73%)
▲Midjourney +1.2pp (60.7% → 61.9%)

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 5 → 5-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INIllustrator entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTIdeogram left the top 10 (#9 → #12)
▲Recraft moved #10 → #7
▼Ideogram moved #9 → #12
▼Uizard moved #7 → #8
▼Photoshop moved #8 → #9
▲Illustrator moved #11 → #10
▼Midjourney -7.9pp (68.6% → 60.7%)
▼Adobe Firefly -7.5pp (48.6% → 41.1%)
▲Recraft +6.8pp (34.3% → 41.1%)
▼Figma -5.7pp (77.1% → 71.4%)
▼Ideogram -5.7pp (34.3% → 28.6%)
▼Uizard -5.4pp (42.9% → 37.5%)
▼Make -5pp (51.4% → 46.4%)
▲Illustrator +1.8pp (28.6% → 30.4%)
▼Canva -1.4pp (80% → 78.6%)
▼Photoshop -1.4pp (37.1% → 35.7%)

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-5 → 5 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲Make moved #6 → #5
▼Adobe Firefly moved #5 → #6
▲Ideogram moved #10 → #9
▼Recraft moved #9 → #10
▲Ideogram +5.7pp (28.6% → 34.3%)
▼Figma -3.9pp (81% → 77.1%)
▲Make +3.8pp (47.6% → 51.4%)
▼Adobe Firefly -3.8pp (52.4% → 48.6%)
▼Firefly -2.8pp (71.4% → 68.6%)
▲Photoshop +1.4pp (35.7% → 37.1%)
▼Recraft -1.4pp (35.7% → 34.3%)
▼Canva -1pp (81% → 80%)

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

▲Make moved #7 → #6
▼Uizard moved #6 → #7
▲Photoshop moved #9 → #8
▼Recraft moved #8 → #9
▲Figma +4.8pp (76.2% → 81%)
▼Adobe Firefly -4.7pp (57.1% → 52.4%)
▲Make +4.7pp (42.9% → 47.6%)
▲Midjourney +3.9pp (65.1% → 69%)
▲Canva +1.6pp (79.4% → 81%)
▼Ideogram -1.6pp (30.2% → 28.6%)
▼Uizard -1.5pp (44.4% → 42.9%)

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

▼Uizard -3.7pp (48.1% → 44.4%)
▼Adobe Firefly -2.6pp (59.7% → 57.1%)
▲Midjourney +1.5pp (63.6% → 65.1%)
▲Photoshop +1.1pp (33.8% → 34.9%)
▼Ideogram -1pp (31.2% → 30.2%)

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▼Recraft -2.9pp (39.3% → 36.4%)
▼Adobe Firefly -2.2pp (61.9% → 59.7%)
▼Figma -2pp (78.6% → 76.6%)
▲Uizard +1.7pp (46.4% → 48.1%)
▼Firefly -1.2pp (72.6% → 71.4%)
▲Make +1.2pp (41.7% → 42.9%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

▲Make moved #8 → #7
▼Recraft moved #7 → #8
▲Photoshop moved #10 → #9
▼Ideogram moved #9 → #10
▲Photoshop +2.9pp (31.6% → 34.5%)
▲Uizard +2.5pp (43.9% → 46.4%)
▲Make +1.9pp (39.8% → 41.7%)
▼Ideogram -1.6pp (33.7% → 32.1%)
▼Recraft -1.5pp (40.8% → 39.3%)
▼Adobe Firefly -1.4pp (63.3% → 61.9%)

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Canva75%
#2Firefly71.4%
#3Figma67.9%
#4Midjourney53.6%
#5Recraft53.6%
#6Adobe Firefly39.3%
#7Make35.7%
#8Adobe Sign32.1%
#9Uizard32.1%
#10Photoshop28.6%

Sep 7, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v5-7

#1Canva77.1%
#2Firefly71.4%
#3Figma68.6%
#4Midjourney62.9%
#5Adobe Firefly45.7%
#6Recraft45.7%
#7Uizard40%
#8Make37.1%
#9Photoshop28.6%
#10Adobe Sign25.7%

Sep 6, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v5-7

#1Canva77.8%
#2Figma73%
#3Firefly69.8%
#4Midjourney61.9%
#5Adobe Firefly44.4%
#6Make44.4%
#7Recraft42.9%
#8Uizard38.1%
#9Photoshop33.3%
#10Adobe Sign28.6%

Sep 5, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v5-7

#1Canva77.8%
#2Figma73%
#3Firefly69.8%
#4Midjourney61.9%
#5Adobe Firefly44.4%
#6Make44.4%
#7Recraft42.9%
#8Uizard38.1%
#9Photoshop33.3%
#10Adobe Sign28.6%

Sep 4, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v5-7

#1Canva77.8%
#2Figma73%
#3Firefly69.8%
#4Midjourney61.9%
#5Adobe Firefly44.4%
#6Make44.4%
#7Recraft42.9%
#8Uizard38.1%
#9Photoshop33.3%
#10Adobe Sign28.6%

Sep 3, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v5-7

#1Canva77.8%
#2Figma73%
#3Firefly69.8%
#4Midjourney61.9%
#5Adobe Firefly44.4%
#6Make44.4%
#7Recraft42.9%
#8Uizard38.1%
#9Photoshop33.3%
#10Adobe Sign28.6%

Sep 2, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v5-7

#1Canva77.8%
#2Figma73%
#3Firefly69.8%
#4Midjourney61.9%
#5Adobe Firefly44.4%
#6Make44.4%
#7Recraft42.9%
#8Uizard38.1%
#9Photoshop33.3%
#10Adobe Sign28.6%

Sep 1, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v5-7

#1Canva78.6%
#2Figma71.4%
#3Firefly67.9%
#4Midjourney60.7%
#5Make46.4%
#6Adobe Firefly41.1%
#7Recraft41.1%
#8Uizard37.5%
#9Photoshop35.7%
#10Illustrator30.4%

Aug 31, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v5-7

#1Canva78.6%
#2Figma71.4%
#3Firefly67.9%
#4Midjourney60.7%
#5Make46.4%
#6Adobe Firefly41.1%
#7Recraft41.1%
#8Uizard37.5%
#9Photoshop35.7%
#10Illustrator30.4%

Aug 30, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v5

#1Canva80%
#2Figma77.1%
#3Firefly68.6%
#4Midjourney68.6%
#5Make51.4%
#6Adobe Firefly48.6%
#7Uizard42.9%
#8Photoshop37.1%
#9Ideogram34.3%
#10Recraft34.3%

Aug 29, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v5

#1Canva80%
#2Figma77.1%
#3Firefly68.6%
#4Midjourney68.6%
#5Make51.4%
#6Adobe Firefly48.6%
#7Uizard42.9%
#8Photoshop37.1%
#9Ideogram34.3%
#10Recraft34.3%

Aug 28, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v5

#1Canva80%
#2Figma77.1%
#3Firefly68.6%
#4Midjourney68.6%
#5Make51.4%
#6Adobe Firefly48.6%
#7Uizard42.9%
#8Photoshop37.1%
#9Ideogram34.3%
#10Recraft34.3%

Aug 27, 202642 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v4-5

#1Canva81%
#2Figma81%
#3Firefly71.4%
#4Midjourney69%
#5Adobe Firefly52.4%
#6Make47.6%
#7Uizard42.9%
#8Photoshop35.7%
#9Recraft35.7%
#10Ideogram28.6%

Aug 26, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-5

#1Canva79.4%
#2Figma76.2%
#3Firefly71.4%
#4Midjourney65.1%
#5Adobe Firefly57.1%
#6Uizard44.4%
#7Make42.9%
#8Recraft36.5%
#9Photoshop34.9%
#10Ideogram30.2%

Aug 25, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4-5

#1Canva79.4%
#2Figma76.2%
#3Firefly71.4%
#4Midjourney65.1%
#5Adobe Firefly57.1%
#6Uizard44.4%
#7Make42.9%
#8Recraft36.5%
#9Photoshop34.9%
#10Ideogram30.2%

Aug 24, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-5

#1Canva79.4%
#2Figma76.2%
#3Firefly71.4%
#4Midjourney65.1%
#5Adobe Firefly57.1%
#6Uizard44.4%
#7Make42.9%
#8Recraft36.5%
#9Photoshop34.9%
#10Ideogram30.2%

Aug 23, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-5

#1Canva79.2%
#2Figma76.6%
#3Firefly71.4%
#4Midjourney63.6%
#5Adobe Firefly59.7%
#6Uizard48.1%
#7Make42.9%
#8Recraft36.4%
#9Photoshop33.8%
#10Ideogram31.2%

Aug 22, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-5

#1Canva79.2%
#2Figma76.6%
#3Firefly71.4%
#4Midjourney63.6%
#5Adobe Firefly59.7%
#6Uizard48.1%
#7Make42.9%
#8Recraft36.4%
#9Photoshop33.8%
#10Ideogram31.2%

Aug 21, 202684 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-5

#1Canva79.8%
#2Figma78.6%
#3Firefly72.6%
#4Midjourney64.3%
#5Adobe Firefly61.9%
#6Uizard46.4%
#7Make41.7%
#8Recraft39.3%
#9Photoshop34.5%
#10Ideogram32.1%

Aug 20, 202684 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-5

#1Canva79.8%
#2Figma78.6%
#3Firefly72.6%
#4Midjourney64.3%
#5Adobe Firefly61.9%
#6Uizard46.4%
#7Make41.7%
#8Recraft39.3%
#9Photoshop34.5%
#10Ideogram32.1%

Aug 19, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-5

#1Canva80.6%
#2Figma78.6%
#3Firefly72.4%
#4Midjourney64.3%
#5Adobe Firefly63.3%
#6Uizard43.9%
#7Recraft40.8%
#8Make39.8%
#9Ideogram33.7%
#10Photoshop31.6%

Aug 18, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-5

#1Canva80.6%
#2Figma78.6%
#3Firefly72.4%
#4Midjourney64.3%
#5Adobe Firefly63.3%
#6Uizard43.9%
#7Recraft40.8%
#8Make39.8%
#9Ideogram33.7%
#10Photoshop31.6%

Aug 17, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-5

#1Canva80.6%
#2Figma78.6%
#3Firefly72.4%
#4Midjourney64.3%
#5Adobe Firefly63.3%
#6Uizard43.9%
#7Recraft40.8%
#8Make39.8%
#9Ideogram33.7%
#10Photoshop31.6%

Aug 16, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4-5

#1Canva80.6%
#2Figma78.6%
#3Firefly72.4%
#4Midjourney64.3%
#5Adobe Firefly63.3%
#6Uizard43.9%
#7Recraft40.8%
#8Make39.8%
#9Ideogram33.7%
#10Photoshop31.6%

Aug 15, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4-5

#1Canva80.6%
#2Figma78.6%
#3Firefly72.4%
#4Midjourney64.3%
#5Adobe Firefly63.3%
#6Uizard43.9%
#7Recraft40.8%
#8Make39.8%
#9Ideogram33.7%
#10Photoshop31.6%

Aug 14, 202698 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4-5

#1Canva80.6%
#2Figma78.6%
#3Firefly72.4%
#4Midjourney64.3%
#5Adobe Firefly63.3%
#6Uizard43.9%
#7Recraft40.8%
#8Make39.8%
#9Ideogram33.7%
#10Photoshop31.6%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/ai-tools-for-graphic-designers/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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