Canva Expands Platform With AI Assistant, App Coding, and Spreadsheets
Canva introduces a comprehensive suite of AI features, including a smart assistant and a prompt-based app builder, to keep pace in the competitive design software market.
Canva is expanding its platform with a comprehensive suite of new AI features, proving that design software makers believe they cannot survive without integrating artificial intelligence. The flagship addition is Canva AI, a smart assistant that creates images, generates design ideas, writes copy, and produces documents based on simple user instructions.
Through a new tool called Canva Code, developed in partnership with Anthropic, the assistant also allows users to prompt their way into creating mini-apps like interactive maps or custom calculators. This feature mirrors the functionality offered by dedicated AI coding startups but fits naturally into Canva's broader mission to help users design everything from marketing materials to full websites.
Additionally, Canva is upgrading its photo editor with AI-powered tools that enable point-and-click modification of artifacts and intelligent background generation that accounts for lighting and layout. These new features directly position Canva as a strong competitor to industry giants like Adobe Photoshop in the AI-enhanced creative space.