- Jan 17, 2026
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Introducing the Magnolia AI Image Editor: Transforming Digital Asset Creation
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Alexander TimmermansSenior Solution Architect, Magnolia
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- New UI Architecture: The legacy Image IO approach has been replaced by a consolidated Image Generation dialog, now the recommended interface for asset creation.
- BYO Model Strategy: Magnolia now explicitly supports multiple image models, including Gemini, FLUX, and OpenAI, allowing enterprises to bring their preferred AI providers.
- Granular Governance: Authors benefit from configurable tool definitions, enabling administrators to enable or disable specific tools and set constraints on prompts and text.
- Brand Consistency: Dedicated color configuration support—including background and palette guidance—ensures AI-generated assets remain brand-compliant.
High-quality imagery is essential for creating compelling digital experiences. However, the process of finding, creating, and editing the perfect image is often a bottleneck for content teams—shifting between stock libraries, external AI tools, and design software.
We're excited to announce the release of the Magnolia AI Image Editor, a powerful platform capability within the Magnolia AI Accelerator module that revolutionizes how content creators and marketers work with digital assets. Fully configurable and governed, it aligns with long-term enterprise AI architecture while streamlining your creative workflow.
A new era of image creation and editing
The Magnolia AI Image Editor combines the power of artificial intelligence with intuitive design tools to help you create stunning visuals with unprecedented ease. Whether you're generating entirely new images from text prompts or enhancing existing assets, our editor is a robust platform that grows with your needs.
Key features AI-powered image generation
Transform your ideas into visuals with our advanced AI image generation capabilities. Simply describe what you want, and the AI models will create high-quality images that match your vision. Reflecting Magnolia’s “Bring Your Own (BYO) model” strategy, you can choose from a selection of world-class AI models to find the perfect style for your project, including:
FLUX - Support for high-performance, specialized image models.
OpenAI - Continued support for industry-standard DALL-E integrations.
Gemini - Leveraging Google’s latest image models for high-quality generation.
Custom models - Add your own AI image generation models through simple configuration
To ensure the best experience, we have revamped the AI UI. The new Image Generation dialog has replaced the legacy Image IO approach, providing a consolidated, recommended, and actively supported UI that makes generating assets more intuitive than ever.
Comprehensive editing tools
Our editor provides a full suite of tools to perfect your compositions. Unlike fixed tools, the editor now features configurable tool definitions within the Tools panel, giving organizations stronger governance over the UI.
Customizable Tools Panel: Admins can enable or disable specific tools, controlling which options authors see to ensure brand consistency.
Selection & Move Tools: Precisely position elements and select layers with intelligent detection.
Configurable Scopes: Manage tool parameters and scopes to set boundaries for the authoring experience.
Layered editing experience
Work with a familiar layered approach that gives you complete control over your composition:
Organize elements in layers for precise positioning and editing
Easily select, move and manipulate individual objects
Apply effects and adjustments to specific layers or objects, hide/show, duplicate or delete layers with simple controls
Hide/show, duplicate or delete layers with simple controls
Smart image processing
Enhance your workflow with intelligent image processing and granular configuration:
Structured Prompting: Benefit from structured text configuration and constraints around prompts to ensure higher-quality, brand-aligned outputs.
Explicit Color Support: Use dedicated color configuration for backgrounds and palette guidance, ensuring every asset fits your design system.
Background Removal: Automatically remove backgrounds with one click.
Seamless asset integration
Incorporate your existing Magnolia assets directly into your compositions:
Browse and import assets from your Magnolia DAM
Combine AI-generated elements with your brand assets
Create cohesive visuals that align with your brand identity
Real-world impact: Practical use cases
The Magnolia AI Image Editor empowers your team to tackle a wide array of creative challenges, leading to faster time-to-market and enhanced brand consistency.
Content Creation
Generate custom images from text prompts for blogs, landing pages and campaigns
Create image variants to test different visual approaches
Develop consistent visual styles across your digital properties
Brand enhancement
Add watermarks or branding elements to images with precise control
Create campaign-specific imagery featuring your products in seasonal or thematic settings
Maintain visual consistency across all marketing materials
Image optimization
Remove and replace backgrounds to fit your design needs
Create professional mockups and drafts for client presentations
Automatically generate metadata and image descriptions for SEO optimization
Personalization
Create image variants tailored to different audience segments
Select and customize imagery for personalized content experiences
Generate visuals that resonate with specific target markets
AI Adoption
Swap and trail AI models without learning a new UI
Add and enable necessary editor features while you try using AI in your business
Add new models as soon as they become available with just config, no coding
Time-to-market
Draft content for refinement without expensive and drawn-out planning
Rapidly respond to market changes and events
Instantly publish after creation with full Magnolia asset store integration
Intuitive user interface
We believe powerful tools should also be easy to use. The revamped interface is designed for maximum efficiency:
Layers Panel - Manage all your layers and objects from a central location
Editor Canvas - Work on your composition with precise control
Tools Panel - Access governed editing tools organized in logical groups
Properties Panel - Adjust settings with clearer control over how prompt input and image parameters are exposed.
Canvas Controls - Pan, zoom, reset view and undo/redo with ease
Export and import & extensibility
Save your masterpieces as new assets in your Magnolia DAM, export them for sharing, or import previous compositions to continue editing. For developers, the AI Image Editor is highly extensible, allowing you to add custom functionality.
Custom Tasks: Define custom AI tasks that can be executed directly from the editor.
Multiple AI Providers: Supports Fal.ai (FLUX models), AWS Bedrock, Google Gemini, and custom providers out-of-the-box.
Custom AI Models: Integrate your own AI models with light development.
Add your own AI models simply through light development. See:
https://docs.magnolia-cms.com/ai-accelerator/developers/model-configuration/
"We're committed to continuously improving the AI Image Editor based on your feedback and evolving needs. The Magnolia AI Image Editor is part of the Magnolia AI Accelerator suite, designed to help content creators and marketers leverage the power of artificial intelligence in their daily workflows."
What's next
This release is just the beginning of our journey toward a fully governed, extensible AI architecture. We're committed to continuously improving the AI Image Editor based on your feedback. Our roadmap includes even more granular tool configurations, expanded model support, and deeper integration with the Magnolia ecosystem.
Additional AI models for more diverse image generation styles
Enhanced collaboration features
More advanced editing tools and effects
An expanded template library for quick starts
Get started today!
The AI Image Editor is available now as part of the Magnolia AI. Explore our documentation to see how the new Image Generation dialog and configurable toolsets can be tailored to your specific organizational needs.
Existing Magnolia customers can contact their account representative to add this powerful tool to their installation.
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