Canva Just Reinvented Itself as a Conversational AI Platform. 265M Users Got It Today.

Dev.to AI
Generative AI AI Business

Skila.ai Canva didn't update its AI. It replaced it. On April 18 2026, 265M monthly active users woke up to a version of Canva that doesn't look like Canva anymore. No templates grid on the home page. Just a chat box that asks what you're trying to ship. I typed: "Q3 product launch campaign for a de tools startup, brand-matched, Instagram plus LinkedIn plus a 30-second explainer." Thirty-four seconds later I had nine assets, each one editable down to the pixel, all pulling from a brand style I hadn't uploaded yet. It had inferred it from my last three designs. This is Canva AI 2.0.