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Canva launches Code 2.0, offering AI website building to every user — including free accounts
Canva has launched Canva Code 2.0, an upgraded AI-powered tool for building interactive websites and apps with plain-language prompts. This feature is now available to all of Canva's 265 million monthly users across all pricing tiers. Canva is entering the growing "vibe coding" market, focusing on making the output visually appealing rather than just functional code. The tool allows non-technical users to create and edit interactive Canva projects within their existing design workflows. Canva Code 2.0 offers drag-and-drop editing, HTML import, and significantly faster code generation. Users can embed interactive elements into presentations, import HTML from other tools, and edit generated content directly. The platform boasts a familiar interface for changing text, images, colors, and fonts. Canva Code 2.0 is designed for front-end applications and interactive experiences on a small to medium scale. It is not intended for complex backends or high-traffic websites. The company uses a mix of proprietary and third-party AI models for its tools. Recent acquisitions, like Affinity and Leonardo.ai, bolster Canva's AI capabilities. Over six million websites have been published using Canva Code since its introduction a year ago. Canva aims to be a compatible platform for finishing AI-generated code, regardless of its origin.