Affinity for iPad Is Free: What Canva AI Costs
Canva released Affinity for iPad on November 2, 2026, free for individuals. Drawing, vector, photo and layout tools cost nothing; the AI features need Canva Pro at $18 a month or $143.99 a year.
How to Build a Portfolio Website With AI (2026)
Build a portfolio website with AI in one afternoon: ChatGPT or Claude writes your bio and project text, Framer's agent lays out the pages, and the whole build fits in the free plan's 500 AI credits.
Canva Craft Image Model: Free Limits and Cost per Image
Canva released Canva Craft on October 22, 2026, its first in-house image model, live for every Canva user in Dream Lab. It plans layout and text before rendering, outputs up to 2K, and draws on your Canva AI allowance.
Framer MCP: Edit Your Site From Claude or ChatGPT
Framer MCP, released October 22, 2026, lets the Claude app, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor and Grok Bot build pages and fill the CMS of your Framer site. It is free on every Framer plan during the preview.
Ideogram Vector vs Recraft and Quiver: What an SVG Costs
Ideogram Vector 1.0 turns a prompt or an image into an editable SVG for $0.10 to $0.32. Here is how it compares with Recraft and QuiverAI Arrow 2 on price per file, free plans and editing, plus a step-by-step route to a print-ready file.
Vectorizer.AI vs Recraft vs Illustrator vs Inkscape 2026
The best way to turn an AI image into a clean vector file depends on the job. For a logo, sticker or t-shirt graphic, Vectorizer.AI gives the most tools for fixing the result.
Figma Specs: Briefs and Designs on One Canvas
Figma Specs, launched October 15, 2026, is a shared document on the canvas that holds your brief, frames and FigJam boards together. Open beta on paid plans.
Figma Make + Payload: Build a Website With Its Own CMS
Figma Make now builds websites with a Payload content system attached: a database, file storage, logins and an admin panel your team edits without a developer. Hosting is free during the beta.
Figma AI Shaders Now Animate and Export to Code
Figma has turned its AI shaders from a static novelty into a working motion-and-code tool. A September 1 update adds motion, a code viewer, community publishing, and MCP export to its generative plugins and shaders.
HyCanvas: Self-Hostable, AI-Native Canva Alternative
HyCanvas is a free, self-hostable, AI-native design platform that positions itself as an open Canva alternative, covering graphics, slides, video, and more with bring-your-own-key AI.
Figmaboy: A Local-First Figma Clone With Codex Built In
Figmaboy is an open-source, local-first Figma clone with OpenAI's Codex CLI built directly into the canvas. Instead of generating flat images, its MCP server lets Codex inspect and edit real frames, layers, and components in your live document.
Figma Make Gets Voice Prompts and a Zapier Connector
Figma updated Make with voice-to-text prompt dictation, a Zapier connector for 9,000-plus apps, question cards, and version history. Figma Draw also gained auto layout and a text-on-path tool.
Freepik Becomes Magnific: Bootstrapped to $230M ARR
Freepik officially rebranded as Magnific on April 28, 2026, hitting $230M ARR with no outside investment. Inside the model-agnostic aggregator bet, the no-collar economy, and what 1 million paying subscribers means for creative AI.
Figma AI Image Generation Gets Canvas Reference Support
On April 28, Figma added multiple new ways for designers to supply reference images when using AI to generate or edit images inside Figma.
Google Open-Sources DESIGN.md for AI Brand-Consistent Design
Google released DESIGN.md as open source on April 23, 2026, a machine-readable format that gives AI agents a structured blueprint for brand-consistent design.
Quiver SVG Generation Launches in ComfyUI Partner Nodes
ComfyUI added Quiver Arrow 1.1 as a Partner Node on April 20, 2026, bringing structured SVG generation to open-source visual workflows for the first time.
Canva Magic Layers Turns AI Images Into Editable Designs
Canva launched Magic Layers on March 13, 2026, a beta feature that converts flat AI-generated images into fully editable multi-layer designs