Canva: the AI features, and where to switch them off

What each AI feature in Canva does, quoted from Canva’s own pages, and where Canva documents the switch that controls it. Every fact was checked by a person and links to its source.

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10 of 10with a documented switch
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Canva AI

the chat assistant that creates and edits designs, docs, sheets, images and videos

Canva: "Canva AI helps you create and edit designs, images and videos, and brainstorm ideas with ease." Its newer version works by conversation inside the editor, can keep context in a Memory Library and can search the web for up-to-date results. An admin can restrict who uses it.

Description source
Canva’s page canva.com ↗ Checked 30 September 2026
Where to check the switch
Canva’s switch page canva.com ↗

Magic Design

part of Magic Studio: suggests and generates design templates from your content

Canva: "Magic Design helps you get started by suggesting templates based on your content." It looks at the images, text or ideas you give it and recommends layouts that match your theme and style.

Description source
Canva’s page canva.com ↗ Checked 30 September 2026
Where to check the switch
Canva’s switch page canva.com ↗

Magic Write

part of Magic Studio: writes text from a prompt in designs, docs and sheets

Canva: "Magic Write is an AI-enabled writing assistant that empowers anyone to quickly create written content." It can also write presentation notes and generate data for Canva Sheets. Canva: "If you’re a team admin, teacher, or brand designer, you can choose who can access Magic Write in your team or class."

Description source
Canva’s page canva.com ↗ Checked 30 September 2026
Where to check the switch
Canva’s switch page canva.com ↗

Magic Media

part of Magic Studio: makes images, graphics and videos from a description

Canva: "Generate unique images, graphics, or videos by describing what you want to see, then choose your preferred style and size." An admin, teacher or brand designer can manage who has access.

Description source
Canva’s page canva.com ↗ Checked 30 September 2026
Where to check the switch
Canva’s switch page canva.com ↗

Dream Lab

part of Magic Studio: Canva's AI image generator, with reference images and follow-up edits

Canva: "Dream Lab is Canva’s AI image generator for creating detailed visuals from text prompts." It makes four options for each prompt, and a result can be refined with a follow-up instruction. Canva: "Admins, teachers, and brand designers can manage access for their team or class."

Description source
Canva’s page canva.com ↗ Checked 30 September 2026
Where to check the switch
Canva’s switch page canva.com ↗

Magic Edit

part of Magic Studio: changes a photo where you brush over it, from a description

Canva: "Magically transform your photos by brushing over the areas you'd like to modify and then describing what you want to add." Canva: "If you’re a team admin, Teacher, or team brand designer, you can choose who can access Magic Edit in your team or class."

Description source
Canva’s page canva.com ↗ Checked 30 September 2026
Where to check the switch
Canva’s switch page canva.com ↗

Canva Code

builds interactive designs and websites from a prompt

Canva: "Canva Code lets you create responsive, interactive designs without the technicality of writing code." Designs can be published as websites. Canva: "If you're an admin, teacher, or brand designer, you can choose who can access Canva Code in your team or class."

Description source
Canva’s page canva.com ↗ Checked 30 September 2026
Where to check the switch
Canva’s switch page canva.com ↗

Magic Insights

turns Canva Sheets data into summaries, charts and formulas with AI

Canva: "With Magic Insights, you can quickly turn your Canva Sheets data into charts, summaries, and formulas without manual calculations or formatting."

Description source
Canva’s page canva.com ↗ Checked 30 September 2026
Where to check the switch
Canva’s switch page canva.com ↗

Canva AI audio generation

makes music, sound effects and voiceovers from a description

Canva: "Generate music, sound effects, and voiceovers in the Canva editor using AI." Canva: "If an admin turns this setting off, the music and sound effects generation options will be hidden." Canva: "Voiceover generation isn’t included in the admin control yet."

Description source
Canva’s page canva.com ↗ Checked 30 September 2026
Where to check the switch
Canva’s switch page canva.com ↗

Canva Grow

makes image and video ads with AI and can publish them to ad platforms

Canva: "With Canva Grow, you can create ads, launch them, and see how they perform all in one place." Canva: "Connect your advertising accounts to generate new ad ideas, publish campaigns, and monitor results across Meta, TikTok, and LinkedIn."

Description source
Canva’s page canva.com ↗ Checked 30 September 2026
Where to check the switch
Canva’s switch page canva.com ↗

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