Documentation Overview
Documentation
Popcorn Editor documentation
The complete user manual — from your first canvas to print-ready, color-managed PDFs.
Welcome to the Popcorn Editor manual. These pages explain how the studio works, one feature at a time — written for print professionals, marketers, and anyone making their first design.
New to the app? Start with the interface tour, then build your first design. Looking for a step-by-step project instead? Browse the practical guides over in Learn.
Getting started
Find your way around the studio and make your first design.
Designing with the AI Assistant
Describe what you want and the Assistant builds it on the canvas — prompts, models, credits, and staying on-brand.
Text & typography
Add and style text — text frames, fonts and the Font Book, formatting, styles, columns and print-grade type.
Shapes, lines & the Pen
Draw and edit vector shapes, lines and custom paths — corners, strokes, the Pen tool, Pathfinder and cut contours.
Algorithmic design
Draw line art, patterns, 3D effects and gradients from rules: start from an example, tune it with sliders, or let an assistant write the script. Everything runs in a sealed sandbox.
Color, gradients & swatches
Fill, stroke and background color; gradients; named swatches; and spot colors with print separations.
Design file format & one-shot generation
The Design Document format the AI generator emits, and the API to generate or revise a complete design in one pass.
Images
Add, fit, crop and replace images, generate them with AI, add effects, and keep resolution print-safe.
AI agents (MCP)
Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI agents to Popcorn Editor so they can design for you.
Plugins
Add tools to the editor, review what they can access, and build a plugin against the Popcorn API.
QR codes & barcodes
Add scannable, resolution-independent QR codes and barcodes — symbologies, settings, and printing so they scan.
Reusable design
Design once, reuse everywhere — blocks (components), page templates, auto layout, and object styles.
Layers, canvases, guides & alignment
Organize a design — the Layers panel, multiple canvases, grids and guides, and aligning objects precisely.
Print & production
Turn a design into a file a commercial printer accepts — CMYK, bleed, print-ready PDF/X, profiles and preflight.
Exporting your work
Export to PNG, JPEG, WEBP, SVG, PDF or PPTX — one canvas or many, for screen, print or editing elsewhere.
Sharing & collaboration
Share a design by link, invite people to view or edit, and work together live on the same canvas.
Workspaces & teams
Work as a team — workspaces, members and roles, seats, invitations, and shared brand kits.
Account, plans & AI credits
Create an account, choose a plan, and understand how AI credits power the Assistant and image generation.
Templates & versions
Start from a template and keep a safety net — browsing templates, premium templates, and version history.