In addition to introducing a new conversational, AI-powered design workflow, Canva today announced that it is expanding beyond design with integrations that aim to help users access information from commonly used productivity tools without leaving the platform. The Canva AI 2.0 update is centered around reducing the need to switch between apps while creating and managing projects.

Pull data from connected apps

With new connectors, users can link Canva to services like Slack, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Zoom, and Notion. This allows its AI to pull in context from conversations, files, and schedules to generate relevant content.

For example, users can turn meeting transcripts into summaries, convert email threads into structured documents, or generate newsletters based on team activity across Slack. The connectors aim to reduce the friction of moving information between apps and ensure nothing important gets lost in the process. By keeping everything within a single interface, the platform also aims to streamline workflows and save time.

Similar capabilities are already available in other AI tools, which can pull context from documents and conversations in connected apps. However, Canva’s approach ties this directly into content creation, allowing users to act on that information without leaving the platform.

Content stays consistent and structured across tasks

Canva is also adding built-in web research, allowing users to gather and structure information from across the web directly into their projects. Furthermore, a new “Brand Intelligence” feature helps ensure that everything a user generates aligns with their brand’s style, tone, and visual identity, reducing the need for manual edits.

Additionally, a new “Sheets AI” feature can generate structured spreadsheets populated with relevant data, from project timelines to content calendars. These sheets arrive pre-filled and formatted, ready to use without any setup. Together, these features aim to elevate Canva from a design tool to a more unified workspace, where content creation, data, and context are connected rather than spread across multiple apps.

Canva AI 2.0 is launching as a research preview starting today, rolling out to the first one million users who discovered it on the Canva homepage. The company says access will expand to more users over the coming weeks.