> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.benchcanvas.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# AI reports

> Generate structured UX analyses of any screen, from heuristic evaluations to brand memorability.

AI reports are structured analyses of a single screen. Each report uses a vision model to evaluate the screenshot and returns a visual report with a score, priorities, findings, and concrete recommendations. Reports can also ground findings in retrieved research from trusted publishers.

## Generate a report

<Steps>
  <Step title="Select a screen">
    Click a screen to open its [properties panel](/canvas/properties-panel).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the report picker">
    Choose **AI reports** to open the categorized picker. Browse by category (Usability, Content, Structure, Growth), search by name, or pick a recommended report.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Generate">
    BenchCanvas analyzes the screenshot and returns a structured report with a score hero, sectioned findings, severity and priority badges, and linked sources when research was used.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save it to the screen (optional)">
    Add the report to the screen as a [comment](/collaborate/comments) so it stays attached for your team.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Use full-page screenshots for the richest analysis. Reports can evaluate content below the fold, not just the visible viewport. See [Screenshots](/canvas/screenshots).
</Tip>

## Report types

Reports are grouped by category in the picker.

### Usability

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Nielsen Heuristic Evaluation" icon="clipboard-check">
    Scores the screen against Jakob Nielsen's 10 usability heuristics with severity ratings and top priorities.
  </Card>

  <Card title="UX Pattern Detection" icon="layer-group">
    Identifies known UX and UI patterns, rates their implementation, and flags missing ones.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Visual Hierarchy and Layout" icon="table-cells">
    Analyzes visual weight, reading flow, spacing, and composition.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Accessibility Quick Audit" icon="universal-access">
    A visual, WCAG-oriented check of contrast, text size, touch targets, and more.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Content

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Content and Microcopy Review" icon="font">
    Evaluates headlines, CTAs, labels, and microcopy for clarity and effectiveness.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Emotional and Brand Perception" icon="heart">
    Assesses first impression, brand personality, trust, and emotional tone.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Brand Memorability" icon="fingerprint">
    Scores brand recall and emotional stickiness using Saffron's Six Keys to a Memorable Brand.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Structure

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Component Inventory and Design System" icon="table-layout">
    Catalogs visible components, flags inconsistencies, and rates design-system readiness.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Information Architecture Assessment" icon="sitemap">
    Evaluates navigation structure, content organization, labeling, and wayfinding.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Growth

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Conversion Optimization" icon="arrow-trend-up">
    Reviews CTAs, trust signals, friction, and cognitive load with growth-focused recommendations.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Competitive UX Benchmarking Summary" icon="chart-column">
    Benchmarks the screen against current industry best practices for its category.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Coming soon

<Card title="Visual Attention Heatmap" icon="eye">
  Predicts average visual attention and renders a heatmap overlay on the screenshot. This report is shown in the app but not yet available to generate.
</Card>

## Custom reports

Custom reports let you save your own analysis brief and reuse it on any screen, in any of your projects.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Custom category">
    In the report picker, open **Custom** (available when the feature is enabled for your account).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a report">
    Add a name, instructions for what to analyze, and optional output preferences for how findings should be structured. Example chips and **Enhance** can help sharpen the instructions.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Generate on a screen">
    Select your custom report and generate. BenchCanvas analyzes the selected screen screenshot only and returns a structured report, same as built-in types.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Custom report definitions are saved to your account (not shared with project collaborators). Generated reports still appear on the screen for anyone with access to that project.

## Who each report is for

Reports are tuned for different roles. Designers, researchers, and product managers will each find types aimed at their work, from layout and component analysis to heuristics, information architecture, and conversion.

<Note>
  Generating a report may consume [credits](/credits/overview), depending on your plan. Enhancing custom-report instructions uses a smaller credit amount when credits are enabled.
</Note>