• With the addition of the Canva Connected App for Gemini, the Canva Design Engine now enables seamless creation in every major AI Assistant.
  • Turn AI-generated images from Google’s Nano Banana model into editable designs with Canva’s Magic Layers AI tool.
  • Connect to team context and brand intelligence stored on Canva to create on-brand designs from the first prompt.

India : Canva, the world’s leading all-in-one visual communication platform, today announced the launch of its Connected App for Google Gemini at Google I/O in Mountain View, California. Gemini users can now generate and edit Canva designs, search their Canva content, and turn Nano Banana images into layered, editable designs to refine and publish in Canva. Building on previous collaborations with Anthropic’s Claude, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and Microsoft Copilot, the Connected App in Gemini represents a milestone in Canva’s strategy to every surface where work and ideas begin.

As AI accelerates the pace of content creation, millions of people are looking for ways to move beyond ideas and siloed outputs, and turn AI content into real, usable work. The Canva Connected App for Gemini helps close that gap, uniting the power of Gemini with Canva’s brand management, drag-and-drop editing, real time collaboration, and powerful publishing platform. 

Rolling out gradually to all Gemini tiers and all Canva plans in select markets in English starting May 19, the Canva Connected App for Gemini brings Canva’s proprietary design AI into one of the world’s most popular AI systems.

Bringing Canva Everywhere Work Begins

Powered by Canva’s proprietary foundation model for design, the Canva Design Model, Canva designs created in the Gemini app are fully editable and connected to your Canva Brand Kit. To get started, type @Canva or connect Canva in Gemini app settings, then typing @Canva to kick off an idea. Users can generate designs based on the context of their Gemini chat, and take it into Canva to refine, collaborate with their team and publish across platforms.

“You can only experience the true potential of AI when it’s connected to your brand and your context. Millions of people turn to Gemini for ideation and research, but they miss that brand, context & design that only Canva brings. Having the full power of Canva’s platform right in Gemini makes it seamless to turn AI-generated content into polished work that’s ready to scale. I’m especially excited to see what our community creates by pairing Nano Banana with Magic Layers: from campaign assets, to surreal storybooks, to eye-popping product imagery. They’re all great examples of how the Canva Design Model is opening up a new dimension of AI-powered design,” said Cameron Adams, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Canva.