How to Get One Month of Free Premium Access to Canva
Canva, the top-rated and user-friendly design platform, offers a comprehensive free version that allows you to create stunning designs with ease. However, to unlock its full potential and access its most advanced features, you'll need to upgrade to Canva Pro – the premium subscription plan. While some may hesitate due to cost concerns, Canva understands this hesitation and provides a free trial of their Pro service so you can experience all its benefits before making a commitment. In this guide, we will walk you through how to sign up for the trial offer and what features it includes and help you determine if upgrading to a paid account is the right choice for your needs.
What is Canva
Canva is an online design suite that allows you to create stunning visuals with ease. It offers image and video editors, along with a variety of creative resources like design templates, stock images, videos, icons, graphics, fonts, and more. What sets Canva apart is its user-friendly interface that caters to beginners and amateurs while still providing powerful features for professional-like results. Whether you're just starting out or have experience in design, Canva makes it easy to bring your vision to life in less time.
To truly experience the full potential of this platform, you'll need to sign up for a user account. The good news is that creating an account is completely free and grants you access to essential editing tools and a variety of non-paid assets. However, if you're looking to elevate your design game and unlock all the incredible features this platform has to offer, then opting for the premium subscription known as Canva Pro is the way to go. Canva Pro allows unlimited downloads, providing you with full premium access for a flat monthly or annual fee.
What's more, it includes a Teams plan for collaborative projects among multiple users sharing one account. For larger teams or enterprises seeking custom solutions tailored to their needs, there's even an Enterprise option available. In essence, signing up for Canva Pro not only enhances your creative capabilities but also streamlines teamwork and boosts productivity within your organization. For more details, check our Canva review. Read on to learn the Canva free trial details and how to access it.
The Free Trial
Experience the power of Canva Pro with a complimentary one-month trial. This trial is part of an annual Pro subscription, allowing you to try out all the premium features for free during your first month.
When you sign up for the free demo, you will receive a complimentary first month. If you decide not to continue, simply cancel before the 30-day period ends, and no charges will be incurred.
If you decide to continue using the platform after the trial period, your account will automatically transition to a premium plan for the remaining eleven months.
This incredible offer is also accessible for Teams plans through the same process.
How to Activate It
Starting the test run is deadly simple. Just follow these steps:
- Click here to go to the pricing page.
- Sign up for a Canva account, or log in if you already have one (and don't have a paid subscription yet).
- Select the Canva Pro yearly offer ($10 a month billed annually at $120 for individuals; Team plans are from $300 a year for three users)
- Enter your payment details, choosing between credit card and PayPal (don’t worry, you won’t be charged anything for the initial 30 days)
- Hit the “Claim my free trial” button.
- Done! Once your personal and payment data is verified, you’ll get full access to the premium service for one month.
Please remember that if you do not wish to continue using the paid membership, you need to cancel your subscription anytime within 30 days of when it started to avoid any further charges. The system will already have your payment details, so you will be automatically charged if you don't cancel the plan before the trial ends.
How to Cancel It
If you do not wish to upgrade to the premium membership, you must simply cancel within one month from activation – it's quick and hassle-free. Here's how:
- Log into your Canva account
- Go to your account in the home's top right corner and click “Settings.”
- Select “Billing & Plans” on the left side panel on the settings page.
- Find your active plan, click “Request cancellation,” and then “Continue.”
- Choose a reason for your cancellation and confirm.
- Done!
Don't forget, you have the flexibility to cancel at any time within the first month, and still enjoy full Pro access until the end of your free trial period.
Moreover, you have the flexibility to click cancel on your subscription at any time. It's important to note that in the case of a paid plan, cancellation fees may be involved once you decide to end the service.
What's Included
The trial run allows complete and unrestricted access to the Pro segment during a 30-day period. This means everything available for paid subscribers will be available to you during this time.
The features and benefits are numerous, but here is a list of the most relevant:
- User-friendly image editor and video editor
- Millions of design templates for every purpose
- Millions of photos, illustrations, graphic elements, fonts, and more to add to your designs
- Unlimited downloads of templates and assets
- Pro license with flexible coverage for commercial use
- Brand Kits that store all your brand identity elements in one place and automatically apply them to new designs
- Magic Studio and its various generative AI tools, from one-click background removal and instant resizing in multiple dimensions to text-to-image generation and seamless object modification
- Real-time collaboration on projects with your team
- Direct publishing to your social media channels
- Extended cloud storage
- Large tutorial library to develop design skills on the tool
And these are just the main features. Pro is truly packed with value for visual content creation.
How to Maximize the Trial Benefits
The idea of the offer is for users to test the paid service and define if it suits their needs. As it's time-limited but feature-unlimited, the best way to take advantage of the trial is to use as many features as possible as you usually would in your workflow:
- Create graphic designs and videos
- Use Pro templates and assets
- Create several brand kits and apply branding to multiple designs
- Make content for different mediums like websites, social networks, blogs, YouTube, print materials, etc. Use the Resize feature to simultaneously adapt one design to various platforms.
- Test the AI tools: generate images from text descriptions, select areas of stock photos to change elements in them, remove and replace backgrounds from images, generate copy for your content, and more.
- Link your channels to Canva to schedule and publish your creations easily
- If you work with others in the content creation process, invite them to collaborate on a design online
These actions should help you evaluate whether upgrading to a Pro user makes sense. You can now check our Canva free vs paid analysis for additional advice.
Pros and Cons of Premium Canva
Another way to assess the usefulness of the premium subscription is to see its positive and negative points in what they provide:
Try Canva Pro and See for Yourself
There is nothing like first-hand experience when deciding if a service suits one's needs. The free test run for Canva Pro provides a way to get that experience without having to fork out the cost upfront. Activating the offer and taking advantage of all the premium features comprehensively is a wise move that will help clear your doubts and make an informed investment in web-based design software.
If I cancel my subscription once the trial ends, am I still allowed to use the photos only available in pro on my website and channels if I were to use them in banners before the trial ends?
Hi Kaley, this is not easy to answer because we are NOT Canva. Please reach out to Canva to clarify it. As far as I can see it looks like you could only use the exported design as is. Please do take this with a grain of salt because I can not speak for Canva. Thank you
I can’t get it to work. I have the canva app installed with a free account. Whenever I click the link it just opens the app and nothing.
Hi Tim, I recommend to maybe use a computer to sign-up for the free trial in the meantime or any device without Canva installed. I will also let Canva know about this issue. Thank you for letting us know.
Thanks so much for this. I managed to use the 45 day free Pro trial – very helpful!
Hi Emma, we are very glad to know our extended Canva Free Trial was useful for you!
how long does it take to verify my payment and personal data I just entered my card details for a free trial but can’t still access
As far we know, the account should be available directly after all data is confirmed. Maybe you want to reach out to Canva support again if something wrong with your data.
I’m struggling to access my own photos to upload in canva, is it allowed in the free trial
Yes, the free trial has all the same functions as the full version. Simply drag and drop your photos into the left side of the design. If you still struggle with it, try another browser and/or reach out to Canva support and let them check your issue in more detail.
Will I get to keep any designs I make during my free trial?
HI Cleonna, I firstly state that we are not Canva and we do not speak for the company so my answer is for orientation only. That said, yes, you get to keep and use any designs you made with Canva Pro during your free trial. What you will not be able to do is to re-download any designs/premium content for free (you would need to pay for them). I recommend you contact Canva directly to verify this, for your own peace of mind.
Hope this helps!
I can’t get it to work. I have the canva app installed with a free account. Whenever I click the link it just opens the app and nothing.
Hi Patcharin, please use a web browser and not the app to sign-up for this special offer. This is also only working for new customers of Canva. If you already have an existing login it won’t work. Regards Amos
What is the promo code? The link doesn’t work.
Thank you for your question. This free trial still works 100% if you have a new account with Canva or create a new one. You can not apply it to an old existing Canva account, unfortunately.
I already am using the free canva version. Will your offer delete any of my designs?
Hi Jo, our extended Canva Pro Free Trial is for new users only. You would need to create a new account in order to activate this trial, meaning your previous designs would not be migrated (but they wouldn’t be lost either, they’d remain in your current account). Hope this helps.
I’m trying to cancel my free Canva Pro trial which expires in a few days, and I have followed the directions, but cannot find the final tab, “cancel subscription.”. After I bring up “billing and plans,” Canva Pro Trial comes up, but the three dot menu will not open or respond so that I can cancel my trial subscription. Please help!
Sounds like you maybe have an issue with your computer or web-browser. I recommend trying another web-browser or try it on your mobile phone. It’s most certainly working and therefore it can only be an issue on-site. Sorry that we can not help you more. I recommend reaching out to Canva and explaining your issue. We can’t help you any further with this.
Stop canvas free trial please
Hi Rand, if you mean that you want to stop your Canva free trial, we cannot help you with that. We are not Canva representatives. You can stop your free trial by canceling your plan in your user account on the Canva website. But if you have trouble doing this, you must contact Canva directly and ask for help.
can i publish my website to my own domain during the trial period, if not how can i bypass the trial period and publish.
Hi David, sadly I can’t answer this for you. I know for a fact you can publish your website design to your own domain with a Canva Pro subscription; I am not certain if it’s possible to do it with a free trial. I suggest you contact Canva representatives directly as they are the only qualified to give you an answer and guiding you through the necessary steps.
Can i sell digital items that i made from my 30 days free trial on canva? I’d use some grafic with small crown. Usually i use grafic and other elements ,not pictures. Thanks,Ele
Hi Elle, first of all a quick disclaimer: we are not Canva representatives nor lawyers, so our answers are for orientation only. That said, the Canva Pro free trial lets you download content under the Canva Pro license, which enables using graphic elements in designs for resale. However, there are some limitations regarding what items you can create/resale. You can check if your intended use is included by reading our guide to Canva Pro license here, and we also recommend you contact Canva directly to make sure you can use their graphics for your purpose.
Hope this helps!
Can I still use the QR code I created during my trial period If I cancel my subscription?
Yes, as far as we understand. All assets and designs created while having the free trial can be used forever.
Not fitting with my requirements
please CANCEL my free trial
Dear David,
Thank you for reaching out. However, I would like to clarify that we are unable to assist with the cancellation of your Canva free trial as we are not directly associated with Canva.
Please get in touch with Canva’s customer support services for assistance in canceling your trial subscription.
Best Regards,
Amos