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Canva’s new editing tool adds layers to AI-generated designs

The Verge / 3/12/2026

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Key Points

  • Canva has launched a new AI-powered feature called Magic Layers that converts flat image files and AI-generated visuals into layered, fully editable designs.
  • The tool allows users to select and edit individual design components such as objects, text boxes, and graphics while maintaining the original layout.
  • Magic Layers is currently available in public beta in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia, aiming to streamline design workflows by eliminating the need to start designs from scratch.
  • Canva’s chief product officer highlighted the breakthrough as a significant enhancement from their AI research, enhancing user control over AI-generated content.
  • This feature enhances Canva's AI capabilities by making static AI outputs more versatile and user-friendly for designers and general users alike.
An illustration representing Canva’s Magic Layers tool.

Canva introduced a new feature that separates flat image files and AI-generated visuals into layered, fully editable designs. The Magic Layers tool is launching in public beta today in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia, allowing design components like objects, text boxes, and other graphics to be selected individually while preserving the original layout.

"After a breakthrough from our AI research team, we're introducing Magic Layers so anyone can take a flat image and turn it into a fully editable design inside Canva," Canva's chief product officer, Cameron Adams, said in the press release. "There's no need to start over, or to figure out …

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