Squarespace officially released its first major software upgrade called Squarespace 7 at the company's press event Tuesday.

Anthony Casalena, CEO and Founder of Squarespace, announced the launch of its upgraded site builder tool alongside its partnerships with Google and Getty Images.

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The Getty Images deal allows subscribers to license more than 50 million high-quality photos directly from the stock photo agency for only US$10 per image.

Google Apps for Work integration, however, is available for US$5 per month. Users can set up their email accounts, calendar, file storage, and other business tools directly to Squarespace 7 via their Google Apps for Work account.

The Web publishing and e-commerce platform's new version features a revamped editing interface that allows users to design and edit a website in a WYSIWYG format.

Additionally, the 'device view' functionality adjusts the desktop browser window to view what content will look like on different mobile device screen sizes.

Squarespace 7 mobile apps, namely the Blog, Note, Metrics and Portfolio, are now available for both iOS and Android devices.

The company also unveiled 15 new category-specific templates for niche websites focused on areas like weddings and restaurants and a new cover page builder with 10 new templates.

According to Casalena, "Building a great website, finding and licensing top-notch imagery, setting up domains and email" are all difficult tasks for many people nowadays.

"With Squarespace 7, we're taking another huge step in helping our customers bring their ideas to life," Casalena said.

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