Creating an account & signing in

You can open Popcorn Editor and start designing without an account at all. But the moment you want your work to stick around, signing in is what unlocks it.

Why sign in#

An account does two things you can't do as a guest:

• Save your designs to the cloud so you can close the tab and open the same work on any device later.
• Use AI credits — the Assistant and AI image generation both require you to be signed in.

You're never trapped on the sign-in screens. Both the Create your account and Welcome back pages carry a Back to editor link, so if you only want to keep sketching, you can step right back onto the canvas.

Creating your account#

The registration screen is titled Create your account, with the subtitle "Save your designs to the cloud and open them anywhere." Fill in four fields:

• Name
• Email
• Password
• Confirm password

Press Create account. While it works, the button reads Creating account…. If something's off — a mismatched password, an email already in use — the error appears inline in red, right under the field it belongs to. Fix it and try again.

Continue with Google#

Prefer not to manage another password? Below the form you'll find an or divider and a Continue with Google button. It's on both the registration and sign-in screens.

Clicking it hands you to Google, and once you approve, you're returned already signed in — no separate Popcorn Editor password to remember or reset. If you first registered with Google, keep using Continue with Google to sign back in.

Signing back in#

Returning visitors land on the Welcome back screen, subtitle "Sign in to save and open your designs in the cloud." Enter your Email and Password and press Sign in.

Two links sit in the footer: Forgot your password? on the left, and Create account on the right if you meant to register instead.

Verifying your email#

After you register, you may receive a verification email. Opening the link inside it brings you to the Email verified screen — "Thanks — your email address has been confirmed." — with a Go to the editor button to jump straight back to your canvas.

Resetting a forgotten password#

Locked out? On the sign-in screen, click Forgot your password?. You'll be asked for your email:

1. The reset screen prompts "Enter your email and we'll send you a reset link." Type your address and press Send reset link.
2. For privacy, the confirmation is deliberately vague: "If that email exists, a reset link is on its way." — it won't reveal whether an account is registered.
3. Open the emailed link to reach Choose a new password. Set your new password and press Reset password.
4. On success you'll see "Your password has been reset. You can sign in now." — head back to Welcome back and sign in with the new password.

If you originally signed up with Continue with Google, there's no Popcorn Editor password to reset — just use the Google button.

The approval gate#

Some deployments run behind an admin approval gate. When it's on, every new account — whether created by email or through Google — starts pending and can't use the app until an administrator approves it.

If that's the case, you'll land on an Awaiting approval screen: "Your account is pending admin approval. You'll get access as soon as it's reviewed." Two buttons are available:

• Check again — re-checks your status and lets you straight in the moment you're approved.
• Sign out — steps out of the account.

A suspended account shows a similar blocked screen. In both cases, access is controlled by an administrator, who manages users from the admin users and approval console.

What you won't find#

Popcorn Editor keeps the account surface small and deliberate. There's no separate profile or account-settings page, no two-factor setup, and no self-serve account deletion — sign-in, saving, and billing are the whole of it. Anything to do with your plan lives on the Pricing page.

Next steps#

Now that you're in, learn how your work is stored in Signing in, saving & My designs, and see what a plan adds in Plans & AI credits.