Canva opens AI website builder Canva Code 2.0 to all users, including free accounts

Canva has launched Canva Code 2.0, a major update to its AI coding tool that lets anyone build interactive websites and apps from plain-language prompts, then edit the result like a normal Canva design. Michael Nuñez reports for VentureBeat that the feature is now open to all 265 million monthly users, including those on Canva’s free tier.

The update adds drag-and-drop editing, HTML import from tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Lovable or Bolt, and over 50 new interactive templates. Canva says generation time has dropped 75 percent and active use of Canva Code has grown 25 percent since integrating it into the main editor.

A different bet than Lovable or Replit

While competitors such as Lovable, Replit and Bolt.new race toward full-stack apps with databases and authentication, Danny Wu, Canva’s Head of AI Products, says the company is targeting non-technical users who need polished front-end results, not backend complexity. “We are deliberately targeting non-technical users,” Wu says, adding that Canva Code is “probably not going to be suitable” for complex backends or high-traffic sites.

The strategy mirrors Canva’s broader approach: rather than compete on technical depth, it aims to be the place where AI-generated code, regardless of origin, gets its finishing touch.

Canva reports six million published websites through Canva Code over the past year, though Wu acknowledges the company cannot yet say how many remain active or updated. The tool draws on Canva’s acquisitions of Affinity and Leonardo.ai, plus third-party models from OpenAI and Anthropic.

Users keep control over whether their data trains AI models, with organization-wide opt-outs for business accounts.