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What started as a mission to make design simple has now evolved into something far bigger. At this year’s Canva Create in Los Angeles, Canva unveiled its boldest transformation yet: Canva AI 2.0—a leap that redefines not just how people design, but how they work.

More than a product update, the launch signals a shift in identity. Canva is no longer just a visual communication platform—it is becoming an intelligent workspace where ideas are not only created, but completed.

“This…marks our biggest launch ever and we believe is going to be the most significant event in Canva history,” said Melanie Perkins, Co-Founder and CEO.

From Simplicity to Superpowers

Since its founding in 2013, Canva has built its reputation on simplicity—empowering millions to create without the steep learning curve of traditional design tools. Today, that simplicity scales to a global community of over 265 million monthly users, including 31 million paid subscribers, and more than $4 billion in annualized revenue.

But the story doesn’t stop at scale. It evolves into intelligence.

With Canva AI 2.0, the platform introduces a new way of working—one where users move from idea to execution through conversation. Instead of navigating tools, users simply describe what they want, and Canva builds alongside them in real time.

Design That Thinks With You

At the heart of this evolution is Conversational Design—a system that turns ideas into fully editable visuals through natural language. But unlike traditional AI tools that stop after generating outputs, Canva AI continues the journey, helping refine, iterate, and perfect every detail.

Behind the scenes, Agentic AI orchestrates multiple tools at once, transforming complex workflows into a single, seamless interaction.

“So just like we did with design, we are making Agentic AI simple and accessible to the quarter of billion people using Canva and beyond,” said Cliff Obrecht, Co-Founder and COO. “And this is something our community has really been asking for… This really sees Canva evolving from helping users create a visual graphic to helping them complete their entire workflows.”

A Platform That Knows Your Work

As users create, Canva AI 2.0 learns. Through Living Memory, the platform adapts to individual preferences, brand guidelines, and workflows—delivering smarter, more personalized outputs over time.

This is further enhanced by Brand Intelligence, ensuring every piece of content stays consistent, polished, and aligned—without requiring manual setup for every project.

The result: less time adjusting, more time creating.

Where Work Happens, Not Just Design

Perhaps the most transformative shift lies beyond design itself.

Image: Canva

With integrations across everyday tools like Slack, Gmail, Google Drive, and Zoom, Canva becomes a centralized workspace. Users can now generate campaign drafts, meeting summaries, and internal updates—all without leaving the platform.

Features like Scheduling allow tasks to run in the background, while Web Research pulls real-time insights directly into projects—turning Canva into a hub where ideas evolve into finished outputs.

Creativity Meets Interactivity

Expanding its creative frontier, Canva AI 2.0 introduces Canva Code 2.0, enabling users to build interactive, responsive experiences from simple prompts. Combined with HTML importing, creators can now bring code into Canva’s visual editor—bridging the gap between design and development.

A Glimpse Into the Future

Launched today as a research preview, Canva AI 2.0 will initially roll out to one million users, with broader access expected in the coming weeks.

But beyond features and numbers, this moment represents something bigger—a reimagining of what creativity looks like in an AI-powered world.

From a tool that helped people design, Canva is now becoming a partner that helps them think, create, and get work done.

And as its founders made clear, this is only the beginning.

Be one of the beta testers for this new by searching the secret codeword: “Activate Superpowers” using your Canva apps.

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*All Photos from Canva