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Canvego · Now in early access
Shapes, text, images, QR codes, barcodes — 48 fonts, a full layers panel, smart alignment guides. Everything you expect from a modern design tool, in your browser.
Free forever plan No credit card 200+ templates included
Layers · 10
Circle
The Ember Table
Line
$18
Citrus quinoa…
Smoked Salmon Bowl
Chef's Pick
Rectangle
Image
1080 × 1080 · 60%
T $18 {{price_var}}
Design Typography Variable
Binding
Name
price_var
Type
Text
Default value
$18
Constraints
RequiredYES
# price_var name_var rest_var
1 $18 Smoked Salmon Bowl The Ember Table
2 $24 Truffle Risotto Bowl Casa Verde
3 $15 Charred Octopus Bowl Mar y Sol
+ 1,197 more rows
members.csv
1,200 rows
Menu Card · v2
3 variables
output.zip
1,200 PNGs · 48 MB
Rendering 1,200 / 1,200 COMPLETED
4 parallel workers · 18s elapsed Download ZIP →
curl -X POST '\
/api/v1/templates/019e4953-7ffb/generate' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
-H 'Idempotency-Key: unique-request-id' \
-d '{
"variables": {
"price_var": "$18"
},
"format": "png",
"options": {
"outputDpi": 96,
"quality": 90
}
}' \
--output generated-image.png
# → 200 OK · image/png · streamed to diskEverything you need to design at scale.
From the canvas to the CSV to the API — Canvego covers the whole pipeline from one design to a million personalized outputs.
Visual canvas editor
Shapes, text, images, lines, arrows, stars, polygons, freehand draw, QR codes and barcodes — with a full layers panel, smart guides, and 50-step undo.
{{variable}} placeholders
Bind any text, image, QR, or barcode to a typed variable. Text, number, date, email, URL — with validation rules and default values.
CSV → ZIP batch
Drop a spreadsheet, get a zipped folder of personalized designs. Up to 500 rows per job by default, more on Team plans.
Public REST API
Per-org API keys. Generate single images or trigger batch jobs from any backend, in any language.
200+ templates
Gift cards, coupons, certificates, business cards, tickets, social posts, birthday cards. Edit any one, save your own, share with your team.
Multi-tenant teams
Personal and team organizations. Owner / admin / member roles. Email invitations. SSO and audit logs on Team plan.
QR codes & barcodes
CODE128, EAN-13, UPC, CODE39, ITF-14. QR with error-correction, logo overlay, custom colors. Bind each to a variable for dynamic codes.
Menu Item Card44 ✕
New
···
10
1
Layers 10
Circle
The Ember Table
Line
$18
Citrus quinoa, av…
Smoked Salmon…
Chef's Pick
Rectangle
Image
Rectangle
Smoked Salmon Bowl
Text Content
Smoked Salmon Bowl
Design
Typography
Font
Font
Playfair Display
Auto-Fit Text Auto-scale text to fit container
OFF
Size
56
Weight
Bold
Internal Padding
Per Side
0
Adds breathing room inside the text container
Visual canvas editor
A real design canvas,
A real design canvas,
not a template filler.
Shapes, text, images, QR codes, barcodes — every tool you expect from a modern design environment, right in your browser. With variables and batch generation built in.
- Full layers panel — visibility, lock, drag-to-reorder, 50-step undo.
- 48 fonts, smart alignment guides, snap-to-grid, freehand draw, QR codes & barcodes.
- Bind any element — text, image, QR or barcode — to a
{{variable}}for batch generation.
Built-in asset library
Millions of photos,
Millions of photos,
zero tab-switching.
Search Unsplash, Pexels and Pixabay directly inside the editor. Find the right image, click once, done — no account needed, no separate app.
- Search 1,844+ images from three top libraries — all from one panel inside the editor.
- One-click insert straight onto your canvas. No downloading, no re-uploading.
- Bind any photo to a
{{variable}}for per-row image swaps in batch jobs.
Sources:
Unsplash
· Pexels
· Pixabay
Stock Images
1,844 salmon
Unsplash
Pexels
Pixabay
From one template to thousands — in four steps.
Personalized event badges, certificates, gift cards or menu boards. Same workflow every time.
-
Design once
Build your template in the editor. Drop in shapes, text, an image, a QR.
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Add variables
Wrap any text or image binding in {{double_braces}}. Set defaults and validation.
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Upload your CSV
One column per variable, one row per output. We download a starter CSV for you.
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Get a ZIP
PNG, JPEG or WebP at up to 4K, scale up to 6×, parallel-rendered in seconds.
members.csv
1,200 rows
Menu Card · v2
3 variables
output.zip
1,200 PNGs · 48 MB
Rendering 1,200 / 1,200 COMPLETED
4 parallel workers · 18s elapsed Download ZIP →
Whatever you're making — at any scale.
Canvego is one platform with four audiences. Pick yours.
Ship a personalized graphic for every customer.
Birthday emails, anniversary coupons, win-back social posts — all personalized, all on-brand, none assembled by hand.
- Brand-locked templates your team can fill in but not break.
- Bulk-generate 1,000+ personalized social posts from a CSV.
- Schedule auto-renders triggered by your CRM or marketing tool.
# price_var name_var rest_var
1 $18 Smoked Salmon Bowl The Ember Table
2 $24 Truffle Risotto Bowl Casa Verde
3 $15 Charred Octopus Bowl Mar y Sol
+ 1,197 more rows
A REST API for dynamic images.
Per-org API keys. Stable schemas. Up to 4K PNG/JPEG/WebP in a single POST.
- POST a JSON payload, stream back a PNG.
- Project-level batch endpoint renders every template at once.
- Webhooks for long jobs, signed URLs for ZIP downloads.
curl -X POST '\
/api/v1/templates/019e4953-7ffb/generate' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
-H 'Idempotency-Key: unique-request-id' \
-d '{
"variables": {
"price_var": "$18"
},
"format": "png",
"options": {
"outputDpi": 96,
"quality": 90
}
}' \
--output generated-image.png
# → 200 OK · image/png · streamed to diskMenu cards, coupons, gift cards — done.
Design one card the way you want it. Swap photos, prices and names without touching the design.
- Update one price in your CSV → every menu card reprinted.
- Print-ready PDF export at 300 DPI for the local print shop.
- 200+ starter templates: gift cards, coupons, business cards.
1,200 badges. 12 minutes.
Conference badges, course certificates, ticket QRs — generated, downloaded, printed.
- QR codes bound to attendee IDs render with the badge.
- Certificate PDFs with embedded fonts, print-shop ready.
- Bulk download as ZIP, or push direct to your fulfilment API.
members.csv
1,200 rows
Menu Card · v2
3 variables
output.zip
1,200 PNGs · 48 MB
Rendering 1,200 / 1,200 COMPLETED
4 parallel workers · 18s elapsed Download ZIP →
200+ templates. 18 categories. One click away.
Gift cards, coupons, tickets, certificates, social posts, birthday cards, business cards. Open any one and edit, or save your own to your workspace.
-50% Flash Sale
20% OFF Coupon
$100 Gift card
HELLO Event badge
🎂 Birthday
70% Black Friday
✓ Certificate
#1284 Ticket
Developers
One POST. One personalized image.
No headless browser. No SDK to install. Skia-based, server-side renderer. PNG, JPEG, WebP, or print-ready PDF up to 4096 × 4096 px at 300 DPI.
- Per-organization API keys with usage tracking
- Template + project-level generate endpoints
- Schema introspection — describe variables before sending
- Sub-second renders at 1080p with Redis caching
curl -X POST '\
/api/v1/templates/019e4953-7ffb/generate' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
-H 'Idempotency-Key: unique-request-id' \
-d '{
"variables": {
"price_var": "$18"
},
"format": "png",
"options": {
"outputDpi": 96,
"quality": 90
}
}' \
--output generated-image.png
# → 200 OK · image/png · streamed to diskPricing that scales with you.
Start free. Upgrade when you need batch generation, teams, or the API.
Free
For designers trying Canvego.
$0
- 1 workspace
- 5 templates
- PNG export up to 1080p
- Community support
Pro
For freelancers and small teams.
$19 /mo
- Unlimited templates
- CSV batch generation
- All export formats up to 4K
- Custom fonts + brand kit
- Priority support
Team
For organizations generating at scale.
$49 /mo per seat
- Everything in Pro
- Organizations + member roles
- Public API access
- SSO + audit logs
- SLA-backed uptime
Early access
Join the waitlist.
Canvego is in private beta. Drop your email and we'll send you an invite when a slot opens — usually within a few days.
2,400+ designers, marketers and devs already in line
Frequently asked.
Everything you'd want to know before trying Canvego.
How does batch generation work?
Design a template with variables using {{name}} syntax, upload a CSV with your data, and Canvego generates a personalized export per row. Download everything as a ZIP — or stream it through our API directly into your pipeline.
Can I use my own fonts?
Canvego ships with 48 Google Fonts preloaded. Custom font uploads are available on Pro and Team plans.
What export formats are supported?
PNG, JPEG, and WebP at up to 4096×4096 px with full quality control. Each format supports scale multipliers for print-ready output.
Is there an API?
Yes. Public API keys let you generate designs server-side from any language. Perfect for sending personalized email graphics, order confirmations, or dynamic social images.
How do teams and organizations work?
Invite teammates to a shared organization. Control member roles, share templates and projects across the team, and scope billing per org. Each user can belong to multiple organizations.
What about QR codes and barcodes?
Both are first-class citizens. Drop a QR or barcode element onto any template, bind it to a variable, and every generated design gets its own scannable code.
Everything about Canvego, in one place.
A categorized reference covering features, use cases, the API, billing and teams. Expand a category to read the detail.
Getting started The basics of Canvego.
What is Canvego?
Canvego is a web-based design platform that combines a full visual editor with variable placeholders ({{name}} syntax) and CSV-driven batch generation. You design a template once, then generate hundreds or thousands of personalized images from a spreadsheet or via the API.
Who is Canvego for?
Marketing and ops teams making personalized graphics at scale, developers integrating dynamic images into their products, small businesses creating menu cards, gift cards and coupons, and event organizers producing badges, certificates and tickets.
How do I sign up?
Canvego is in private beta. Join the waitlist with your email — invites usually go out within a few days. Once invited, you can sign up with email + password, Google OAuth, or a WebAuthn/FIDO2 passkey.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The Free plan includes one workspace, five templates, and PNG export up to 1080p. No credit card is required to use it.
What does Canvego cost?
Free is $0/mo. Pro is $19/mo and adds unlimited templates, CSV batch generation, all export formats up to 4K, custom fonts and brand kit, and priority support. Team is $49/mo per seat and adds organizations, member roles, public API access, SSO and audit logs, and SLA-backed uptime.
Visual editor Drawing tools, canvas controls, and the editor UX.
What drawing tools does the editor have?
Rectangle, circle, ellipse, line, arrow, star, polygon (variable sides), triangle, curved rectangle, text, image, hand/pan, freehand draw, QR code and barcode. Each tool has its own configuration panel.
What canvas sizes are supported?
Any custom width × height in pixels. Built-in presets cover business cards (US and EU), gift cards (regular and large), coupons, tickets, social-media formats and A-series paper sizes.
Can I zoom in and out on the canvas?
Yes — zoom from 10% up to 400% with pan/scroll navigation. There is also a grid overlay with configurable snap-to-grid spacing, ruler display on the top and left edges, and smart vertical/horizontal alignment guides shown while dragging.
How many undo steps does Canvego support?
The editor keeps 50 steps of undo/redo history for every canvas operation.
Can I change the canvas background?
Yes. Backgrounds can be a solid color, a linear gradient, a radial gradient, or an image fill. The gradient editor supports multiple color stops and configurable start/end points.
Does Canvego support dark mode?
Yes, the editor and the marketing site both support a dark theme. Your preference is stored locally.
Are there keyboard shortcuts?
Every tool has a single-key activator: V (select), R (rect), O (circle), E (ellipse), L (line), A (arrow), S (star), P (polygon), G (group), U (curved rect), T (text), I (image), H (hand), D (draw), Q (QR), B (barcode). Plus Cmd/Ctrl+Z for undo, Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Z for redo, Cmd/Ctrl+A to select all, Cmd/Ctrl+D to duplicate, Cmd/Ctrl+C/V for copy/paste, and Delete/Backspace to remove the selection.
Text & fonts Typography controls and font handling.
How many fonts are included?
Canvego ships with 48+ Google Fonts preloaded at service startup for consistent rendering — sans-serif, serif, display, handwriting, and monospace families are all represented.
Can I upload custom fonts?
Yes, on Pro and Team plans. The Free plan is restricted to the embedded font set.
What text properties can I control?
Font family, size, weight, italic style, color, decoration (underline, line-through), horizontal and vertical alignment, line height, letter spacing, word wrap mode (word, character, none), overflow handling (clip, ellipsis, visible) with a custom ellipsis character, and per-side or uniform padding.
Does text auto-fit to its container?
Yes. Auto-fit text scales to its container with configurable minimum and maximum font-size bounds.
Variables & placeholders Binding data to elements with {{variables}}.
How do variables work?
Wrap any text in {{double_braces}} to make it dynamic. The placeholder is replaced with your data at render time — either from a CSV row, an API request body, or a default value you set in the editor.
What variable types are supported?
Text, number, date, email, URL and phone. Each can have a human-readable label, a description, a required/optional flag, a default value, and validation rules (min/max length, regex pattern, allowed options).
Can I bind a variable to an image?
Yes. Image placeholder elements get replaced with a different image at render time, so you can rotate product photos, member portraits or screenshots per row.
Can QR codes and barcodes be variable?
Yes — both bind to a variable, so every generated design carries its own scannable code. Useful for ticket QRs, attendee badges and personalised links.
Can I see what variables a template uses without opening it?
Yes. Each template exposes a JSON schema describing its variables, types and validation rules. There is also a project-level merged schema that combines variables across every template in a project.
Images Uploading, editing and reusing images.
How do I add an image to a template?
Drag-and-drop an image onto the canvas, or search built-in stock libraries (Unsplash, Pexels and Pixabay) without leaving the editor.
Can I edit an image after I drop it in?
Yes. Crop with X/Y/width/height parameters, apply filters (brightness, contrast, saturation, blur, grayscale, sepia), round the corners, and choose an object-fit mode (contain, cover, fill, none).
What image formats are accepted?
Common web formats. Per-template image validation rules can restrict allowed formats, min/max dimensions, aspect ratio and maximum file size.
Do uploaded images get tracked?
Yes. Image usage tracking shows which templates reference each uploaded image, and deletions are blocked (409 Conflict) if the image is still in use.
Can I reference an image across templates?
Yes. Canvego uses a portable canvego:// URL scheme so the same image can be referenced from multiple templates without duplicating the file.
Batch generation Going from one template to thousands of outputs.
How does batch generation work?
Design a template with variables, upload a CSV with one row per output and one column per variable, and Canvego renders a personalized export per row. Download the result as a ZIP.
How many rows can I render in one batch?
Up to 500 rows per job by default. Higher caps are available on Team plans.
How fast is the batch renderer?
Rendering runs with 4 parallel workers by default. A 1,200-row batch typically completes in well under a minute at 1080p.
What batch infrastructure do you use?
There are two modes: HTTP batch mode calls the Image Generator service directly, and OCI batch mode uses Object Storage, OCI Queue, and OCI Functions for cloud-scale parallelism. Per-item errors are tracked with their CSV index and error message.
Can I name the output files dynamically?
Yes. The filename pattern supports templated tokens like {index} and {name} that get substituted from each row.
Output & rendering How the rendered images come out.
What export formats are supported?
PNG (lossless), JPEG (lossy), WebP, and print-ready PDF. Lossy formats accept a quality parameter from 1 to 100.
What is the maximum output resolution?
Up to 4096 × 4096 pixels per image, with a scale multiplier of 1× to 6×. DPI presets cover 72, 96, 150, 300 and 600 dpi for both screen and print intents.
How is rendering done server-side?
The renderer is Skia-based via @napi-rs/canvas, so no headless browser is involved. It runs the same drawing primitives the editor uses — shapes, text, images, QR codes, barcodes, gradients and groups — and is serverless-compatible.
Can I get a print-ready PDF?
Yes. PDF output uses PDF-lib under the hood, supports single-page and multi-page documents, and embeds DPI and page dimension metadata for the print shop.
Developer API Generating images programmatically.
Is there a public API?
Yes. Per-organization API keys authenticate requests via the X-Api-Key header. The API exposes endpoints to generate a single image, trigger a project-level batch, and introspect the variable schema of a template or project.
How do I call the generate endpoint?
POST to /api/v1/templates/{id}/generate with a JSON body containing variables and options (format, outputDpi, quality). The response streams the rendered image binary, or a base64-encoded JSON payload if you prefer.
Does the API support idempotency?
Yes. Pass an Idempotency-Key header to safely retry a request without producing duplicate renders or duplicate billing events.
Is the API rate-limited?
Yes. Limits are enforced per-organization using Redis-backed distributed rate limiting. Pro and Team plans have higher quotas.
Can I cache renders?
Yes. Redis-backed caching is built in for templates, API keys and render results, so repeat requests with identical inputs return faster.
Where can I find SDK code samples?
The API is a plain REST endpoint — you can call it with curl, fetch, requests, or any HTTP client. cURL examples are in the developer section of this page.
Templates & projects Saving, organising and sharing your work.
How many templates ship with Canvego?
200+ templates across 18 categories: gift cards, coupons, certificates, business cards, tickets, social-media posts, birthday cards and more. Edit any of them, save your own variants, and share them with your team.
Can I have multiple templates in one project?
Yes. Projects group related templates with tabbed navigation, thumbnail previews, drag-to-reorder, and per-template visibility (private or shared).
Can I copy a template to another project?
Yes. Templates can be copied between projects, and entire projects can be cloned with all of their templates duplicated.
What about saving a single element for reuse?
Save any canvas element to your personal element library. Library items support categories, tags, search and visibility controls, and can be dragged directly onto a canvas.
QR codes & barcodes Scannable codes baked into your designs.
What QR code options are supported?
QR codes have configurable error-correction levels, custom colours, an optional logo overlay, and configurable margin. Bind them to a variable for dynamic content.
Which barcode formats are supported?
CODE128, EAN-13, UPC, CODE39 and ITF-14. Each can be bound to a variable for dynamic values.
Can codes be different per row in a batch?
Yes — that is the main use case. Bind the code to a variable and every rendered output gets its own scannable code derived from the CSV row.
Teams & organizations Working with teammates and managing access.
How do teams work?
On sign-up, each user gets a personal organization automatically. You can create additional team organizations, invite teammates by email, and switch between organizations from the workspace picker.
What member roles are available?
OWNER (full control + billing), ADMIN (manage members + templates), and MEMBER (use templates, contribute designs).
Can I transfer ownership of an organization?
Yes. Ownership can be transferred to another OWNER or ADMIN, and members can be removed at any time.
Is single sign-on (SSO) supported?
Yes, on the Team plan. SSO and audit logs are included.
How are invitations handled?
Invitations are emailed with a token that has a configurable expiry. Pending invitations can be listed, resent or revoked.
Security & authentication Logging in, billing, and protecting your data.
How do I log in?
Email + bcrypt-hashed password (with email verification), passwordless magic-link login, Google OAuth 2.0, or a WebAuthn/FIDO2 passkey.
How are sessions managed?
JWT access tokens with a 15-minute TTL and refresh tokens with a 7-day TTL, both stored in httpOnly cookies.
What if I forget my password?
Use the password reset flow — a time-limited token is emailed to the address on file.
How is billing handled?
Subscriptions are managed through Paddle. The checkout flow upgrades your organization to a paid plan and tracks subscription status (active, paused, cancelled). Paddle webhooks update billing state with signature verification.
Use cases Things real teams are using Canvego for.
Personalized social-media graphics for marketing campaigns
Marketing teams upload a CSV of customer names, segment tags and offer codes, bind them to a brand-locked template, and generate 1,000+ personalized social posts in one job. Each post is on-brand because the template is locked — only the variable values change. Outputs feed straight into the scheduling tool of choice.
Bulk event badges with attendee QR codes
Event organisers upload an attendee CSV with name, company, ticket type and a unique attendee ID. The template binds the name and company to text variables and the QR code to the attendee ID. Canvego renders 1,200 badges in a single ZIP, ready for the print shop.
Course completion certificates at scale
Education platforms generate course-completion certificates by feeding student name, course title, completion date and a verification URL into a certificate template. Output is a print-ready PDF per student at 300 DPI with embedded fonts.
Gift cards and coupons for retail
Retail brands design one gift card template, then issue 500 unique cards with personalized recipient names, gift amounts and unique barcode codes — generated from a CSV and emailed to recipients in a single batch.
Dynamic menu cards for restaurants
Restaurants build a single menu-card template (dish name, ingredients, price, restaurant name), then re-generate the whole menu whenever prices change. One CSV update reprints the entire menu without touching the design.
Personalized email graphics from a backend
Developers call the public API from their backend to render a personalized hero image for every transactional email — including the recipient name, order number, and a QR code linking to the order receipt. Each render is under a second at 1080p.
Localized social posts for multiple regions
Global marketing teams maintain one template per format, and render localized variants — translated copy, regional currency, locale-specific imagery — by switching out variables per market. One source design, dozens of localized outputs.
Conference tickets with scannable barcodes
Conferences generate uniquely numbered tickets — each with a CODE128 barcode tied to a ticket ID — and email them as PDF attachments straight from their booking system via the Canvego API.
Real-estate listing flyers
Real-estate agencies bind listing photo, price, address, agent name and a QR code linking to the full listing into a flyer template. New listings produce a new printable flyer in seconds with no manual design work.
Open Graph images for blog posts
Blogs generate per-post OG images automatically: the post title, author and tag are bound to variables, and the build pipeline calls the API to render a unique 1200×630 image for every article URL.
Membership cards for clubs and gyms
Clubs design a membership card with member name, photo, tier and a QR code tied to the member ID. A nightly batch keeps every cards collection up to date.
Birthday and anniversary cards for CRM workflows
CRM platforms call the API on a customer's birthday or anniversary to render a personalized greeting image, attach it to the outgoing email, and ship it — fully automated.
Ready to design
Design once. Generate thousands.
Start with a template, make it yours, and ship personalized designs at any scale — from one to a million.
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