Choose the right download file type for your Canva design

Download your designs in the file format that best suits their intended use:

Pro/paid plans: Quality controls, file size export limit, compression options, CMYK colour profile options, and transparent PNG/SVG are available to Canva Pro, Canva for Teams, Canva for Education, and Canva for Nonprofits.

Image

JPG: Provides a small file size, best for photographs.
- Size: Adjust by dragging the slider or manually enter your preferred size.
- Quality: Choose from Low, Medium, High or Limit size (allows you to set a file size limit for download by entering a value in KB.)
- Limitations:
  - Max file size: 1, 000, 000 KB
  - Min dimensions: 40 × 40 px
  - Max dimensions: 8000 × 3125 px
PNG: Supports transparency, best for graphics.
- Size: Adjust by dragging the slider or manually enter your preferred size.
- Quality: Choose from Compress, High or Limit size (allows you to set a file size limit for download by entering a value in KB.)
- Transparent background toggle
- Limitations:
  - Max file size: 1, 000, 000 KB
  - Min dimensions: 40 × 40 px
  - Max dimensions: 8000 × 3125 px
SVG: Supports transparency; keeps image quality at any size and is great for web graphics.
- Transparent background toggle

Limit export file size

Select PNG or JPG as the file type. This isn’t available for other file types at the moment.
You can only set a file export limit when downloading a single page. Under Select pages, choose:
- This Page - to download just the page you're viewing
- Custom - to download a specific page
Under Quality, select Limit size then enter your preferred file size limit in KB.
Select
Download.

When you set a file size limit, the Quality options may become unavailable.

If Canva can’t achieve the requested size exactly (for example, due to complex content), it will export the file as small as possible within system constraints. The exported file may be larger than the value you entered to retain image quality.

Document

If you download a design containing cropped images to a PDF file, the PDF format will include the original image. This means someone could use a third-party tool (for example, a PDF editor) to get the full, uncropped image from your PDF export. Please delete any content you don’t wish to be viewed or recreate the image within your design before downloading and sharing.
The password protection feature is only available for PDF Standard file type. This relies on using a PDF viewer that supports password-protected files.

PDF standard: For illustrations, text, and graphics with a resolution of 96 dpi
PDF Print: For printing with a resolution of 300 dpi, with bleed, crop marks, and colour profile (RGB or CMYK) selection option
Compress PDF: For reduced file size, image quality may be lowered. This feature is available only to Canva Pro, Teams, Education, and Nonprofit.
PPTX (Microsoft PowerPoint): For presentations only. Downloading as PPTX is currently not supported for other design types
DOCX (Microsoft Word): For Canva Docs only. Downloading as DOCX is currently not supported for other design types.

Designs downloaded as PPTX or DOCX files may look different when opened in Microsoft PowerPoint or Microsoft Word. You may need to make edits, or download and install the fonts you used in Canva to your device.

Animations and embedded videos are not yet supported in Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Word. If your design includes animated elements and/or videos, they may not play as expected when downloaded as PPTX or DOCX.

Spreadsheet

CSV (Comma-Separated Values): Ideal for exporting raw data from Canva Sheets for use in spreadsheet software or data analysis tools.
XLSX (Microsoft Excel): Best for structured spreadsheet files, preserving formatting and formulas where possible.

These formats let you efficiently transfer data from Canva Sheets into other applications. Learn more about Canva Sheets.

Video

GIF: For animated designs, or those with animated elements
MP4: For designs with videos and music

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