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Image Editor

Generate on-brand images with AI, start from templates, build multi-slide carousels, and edit visuals without leaving Aidelly.

What Image Editor is for

Most social posts need an image. You'd normally jump out to Canva or Photoshop, design something, export it, come back to Aidelly, upload it. That's five steps and a context switch every time.

Image Editor collapses all of that into one panel inside Aidelly. Generate from a prompt, start from a template, build a multi-slide carousel for Instagram or LinkedIn, then send the output directly to a post.

This guide walks you through:

  1. Generating an image from a prompt
  2. Starting from a template
  3. Building a carousel
  4. Editing an existing image
  5. Sending the output to a post

Before you start

  • (Recommended) Set your brand colors and fonts in Brand Profile. The editor uses them automatically so you don't manually pick colors every time.
  • AI generations cost AI Credits — check Account Settings → Billing for your remaining balance.

Step 1 — Open the Image Editor

  1. In the left sidebar, click 🎨 Image Editor.
  2. The canvas takes up most of the screen with the Input panel on the right.

Step 2 — Generate an image from a prompt

The fastest way to a usable image.

  1. In the Input panel, type a description of what you want.
    • Example: "A close-up of a steaming mug of coffee on a wooden desk, morning light, warm tones, photographic."
  2. Pick an aspect ratio:
    • 1:1 for Instagram feed and most platforms
    • 9:16 for Stories, Reels, TikTok
    • 16:9 for YouTube thumbnails and LinkedIn
    • 4:5 for Instagram-feed portrait
  3. (Optional) Toggle Use brand colors to nudge the output toward your palette.
  4. Click Generate.
  5. The image appears on the canvas in 10–30 seconds.
  6. Click Generate again to make variations — each variant is added next to the previous one.

Prompt tips for beginners: be specific. "A coffee mug" gives generic results. "A close-up of a steaming mug of coffee on a wooden desk, morning light, warm tones, photographic" gives you something usable.

Step 3 — Start from a template

When you want something on-brand fast.

  1. Click Templates in the Input panel.
  2. Browse the categories: announcements, quotes, product launches, milestones.
  3. Click a template to load it onto the canvas.
  4. Edit the text by clicking each text layer.
  5. (Optional) Replace any image layer by clicking it and uploading a new one.
  6. Adjust colors from the right-side panel — your brand colors are pre-loaded.

Step 4 — Build a multi-slide carousel

Carousels need a sequence of slides that share styling.

  1. Click + New carousel at the top of the canvas.
  2. Set the number of slides (Instagram allows up to 10, LinkedIn up to 20).
  3. Pick the carousel template that fits — title slide + content slides + CTA slide.
  4. Edit each slide by clicking it in the slide strip at the bottom.
  5. Use Apply to all on any styling change to keep the carousel consistent.
  6. Drag slides in the strip to reorder.

Best practice: the first slide is what catches the scroll. Make it bold. The last slide should always have a clear CTA — visit, save, comment, follow.

Step 5 — Edit an existing image

You can also bring in an image and tweak it.

  1. Click Upload in the Input panel.
  2. Pick an image from your computer or the Aidelly Media Library.
  3. The image loads onto the canvas.
  4. Use the edit tools on the right:
    • Crop — resize and reframe
    • Text — overlay headlines, captions, watermarks
    • Brand overlay — add your logo, color blocks, on-brand shapes in one click
    • AI edit — describe a change ("remove the background", "make the sky purple") and let AI apply it
  5. Each edit is undoable from the history panel on the left.

Step 6 — Send the output to a post

When the image looks right, ship it.

  1. Click Save & use in the top-right.
  2. Choose:
    • Send to composer — opens Create Post with the image pre-attached
    • Save to media library — keeps it for later use
    • Download — pulls a copy to your computer
  3. For carousels, all slides are sent as one carousel attachment.

Common pitfalls

  • The generated image looks generic. Add more detail to the prompt — subject, mood, lighting, style, color palette. A 5-word prompt produces 5-word-quality output.
  • My brand colors didn't apply to the generated image. AI generation is best-effort with color hints. For exact brand control, start from a template instead.
  • The carousel slides look mismatched. Use Apply to all when you change a color or font. Without it, only the current slide changes.
  • AI edit failed. Some edits are out of reach (faces, hands, complex composition changes). The error message usually says why; try a simpler edit or use the standard editing tools.

What to do next

  • Drop image-editor output straight into Create Post
  • Save reusable templates by clicking Save as template on a finished design
  • Use the Media Library to organize finished images

Media Library

One place for every image, video, GIF, and document you'll ever attach to a post — searchable, organized into folders, and shared across your workspace.

Content Calendar

The time-based view of every scheduled and draft post — spot gaps, reshuffle the queue, and ship recurring patterns without rewriting them.