Set up and use offline editing in Canva

Edit your Canva designs without an internet connection. Work offline, then sync your changes when you're back online.

Before you start working offline, you'll need to set things up while you're online.

Supported devices

• Chrome, Edge, or Safari (desktop browsers)
• Firefox (versions above 152)
• Canva desktop app
• Android app
• Mobile browsers

Not supported:

• iOS and iPad apps
• Firefox (versions 149, 150, and 151 )
• Private or incognito mode

Make sure you understand these key limits before working offline:

• You must make your designs available offline first.
• Designs enabled for offline are available on the device only, and won’t be available on other devices.
• You can only edit existing designs (no new designs offline)
• Some features won’t work without internet.
• Your changes are saved locally on your device.
• You can work offline for up to 14 days.
• Don’t sign out while online, as this removes offline designs.
• Avoid adding video or audio while offline, as this may cause broken media or prevent your changes from saving when you reconnect.

Before going offline, make your designs available offline while connected to the internet. You can choose designs from your Home, Recents, Projects, or from the editor.

A progress indicator shows when your design is being prepared. You’ll see a confirmation message when your design is ready to use offline.

Tip: You can find all offline designs in Available offline on your homepage, or at canva.com/offline-designs.

You'll see a brief message when your design is ready to use offline.

Tip: You can find all offline-enabled designs in Available offline on your homepage, or at canva.com/offline-designs.

Once a design is available offline, you can edit it anytime, even without internet.

Your changes are saved locally on your device.

You can upload images while editing offline. If your design contains videos, they’ll appear as a static image and won’t play until you reconnect.

For a full list of what you can and can’t do while offline, see the sections below:

You can continue working on your design with most editing tools, including:

• Edit text (fonts, size, alignment, formatting)
• Move, resize, and adjust elements already in your design
• Change colours and layouts
• Add new pages based on existing layouts or custom sizes
• Use basic photo editing and filters
• Draw and annotate
• Copy and paste within your design
• Use shapes, lines, grids, tables, frames, and charts
• Upload and use images from your device (JPEG, PNG, HEIC/HEIF, WebP, SVG, GIF)
• Animate elements (apply animations to elements)
• Layers panel (view and reorder layers)
• View comment threads on designs you made available offline
• Use the For you filter to see comments assigned to you
• Draft the new comments to send when you're back online

Avoid uploading video or audio while offline, as this may cause broken media or prevent your changes from saving when you reconnect.

You can upload images from your device while working offline.

• Upload from the Uploads tab in the editor
• Each image must be under 50 MB
• Images are saved to your design while offline

When you reconnect, uploaded images are automatically saved to your Uploads folder so you can use them in other designs.

Uploading from the homepage requires an internet connection.

These features require an internet connection:

• Templates and elements from Canva’s library
• Sharing, comments, and real-time collaboration
• Upload audio or video files
• AI features (Magic Write, Background Remover, etc.)
• Brand Kit elements and new uploads
• Video editing and animations
• Embedded content (like YouTube)
• Downloading or exporting designs
• Creating new designs from scratch
• Sending new comments or replies requires an internet connection; drafts are kept on the open page while offline, and the send button re-enables when you reconnect

You can keep reading comments on designs you made available offline, even with no internet. While you’re online, Canva keeps a copy of the comments on your offline designs, so they’re there when you lose connection.

What works offline

• View existing comment threads and replies
• See mentions with names displayed correctly
• Filter comments using For you to find comments assigned to you
• Draft new comments or replies

What happens when you reconnect

When you reconnect, the send button re-enables. You'll need to press Send manually to post your comment. If you refreshed or closed the page while offline, the draft will be lost.

Keep in mind

• Canva only saves comments on designs marked Available offline
• New comments from others won't appear until you reconnect
• You can't resolve or delete comments while offline
• You also can’t react to comments while offline

Your changes are saved locally on your device and sync automatically when you reconnect. When you go back online:

• Stay connected until you see All changes synced
• Keep Canva open during syncing

Don’t sign out, close, or refresh while offline. This can remove offline designs before they sync.

You can remove offline designs to free up space on your device.

• We recommend keeping at least 2GB of free space

1. Go to canva.com/offline-designs.
2. Select ⋯ More on the design you want to remove.
3. Select Remove offline availability.

Canva Enterprise, Canva for Districts, and Canva for Campus administrators can set the permission for offline presenting. By default, the feature is set to Everyone.

To change offline design permissions:

1. From the homepage, go to
   Settings.
2. Select the Permissions tab.
3. Under Offline, go to Who can use offline designs, then select Admins only or Everyone.

Reconnect to the internet and open the design again. Wait until setup finishes before going offline.

Reconnect and wait for syncing to finish, then go to Projects > Available offline.

Upload from the Uploads tab in the editor and make sure your file type and size are supported.

Reconnect to the internet and wait for syncing to complete. Your images will appear in your Uploads folder. For more help with saving issues or error messages, see Fix offline sync and errors.

Re-enter your comment if you refreshed the page, then select Send once you're back online.

Can I create new designs offline? No, you can only edit designs you’ve already made available offline.

How long can I work offline? Up to 14 days before reconnecting.

Where can I find offline designs? Go to Projects, then select Available offline.

Can I upload files while offline? You can upload images, but audio and video require an internet connection.

Which devices support offline editing? Chrome, Edge, and Safari (desktop), plus Canva desktop app and Android app. Offline editing isn’t available on iOS and iPad apps.

Can I add new comments while offline?

Yes, you can draft comments while offline, but you’ll need to reconnect to send them manually; closing or refreshing the page while offline will discard your draft.

Why can't I see the latest comments on my offline design?

Canva saves comments to your device when you mark a design as Available offline. Any new comments added by others while you were offline appear after you reconnect.

• Fix offline sync and errors
• Manage offline designs and storage
• Present offline