Learn how to connect Canva to Flodesk and import your designs into Emails, Forms, and Checkouts.

This guide walks you through importing Canva designs into Flodesk, using Emails as the primary example. The same process works for Forms and Checkouts where image blocks are available.

You can now import your Canva designs directly into Flodesk Emails, Forms, and Checkouts. Designs can be added to:

• Image blocks

• Image placeholders in Layout, E-commerce, or Poll blocks

You can also edit imported Canva designs directly from within Flodesk using the “Edit in Canva” feature.

• You’ll need a Canva account.

• You must connect Canva to Flodesk before importing or creating designs within the platform.

• Canva designs can be imported as static images (PNG) or GIFs (GIFs only work in standard Image blocks).

• In your Flodesk account, navigate to Account settings → Integrations.

• Find the Canva integration card and click Connect.

• Log in to Canva and authorize the integration.

• Once connected, a toggle will appear on the Canva integration card to confirm your Canva account is linked.
  

To disconnect your Canva account, simply click the toggle on the Canva integration card.

If the Canva login window doesn’t appear, your browser’s pop-up blocker may be preventing it. Try disabling it for Flodesk.

In the Email builder, add:

• An Image block, or

• A block with image placeholders (Layout, E-commerce, or Poll)
  

1. Click the image placeholder.

2. In the right sidebar under the Image tab, choose “Add image from Canva.”

When editing Forms:

When editing a Checkout:

3. If you haven’t connected Canva yet, follow the prompts to log in and connect.

4. If you’ve already connected your Canva account, you’ll see the option to import your designs from Canva by clicking Add design.

1. Choose an existing design from Canva or click “Create new in Canva.”
   

Note: Your Canva designs are sorted by “updated at” with the most recent at the top. You can search your designs by design title.

2. If your Canva design contains multiple pages, choose the page you want to import into your Flodesk email by clicking Choose page to import. This opens the page listing all the designs available for selection.

In Image blocks, you’ll be able to choose to import as PNG or GIF. For all other blocks (Layout blocks, E-commerce blocks, or Poll blocks), only PNG is supported.

After adding your image:

• Hover over the image in the right sidebar

• Click Edit in Canva to open the design in Canva’s editor

Only images added from Canva show the “Edit in Canva” option.

When finished editing in Canva:

• Click Return to Flodesk in the top-right corner

• Your updated design will reappear in your Flodesk block

You can start a new Canva design directly from Flodesk.

1. In any builder (Email, Form, or Checkout), add a compatible image block.

2. Click “Add image from Canva” and select “Add design.”

3. Choose “Create new in Canva.”

4. Design as needed, then click “Return to Flodesk.”

Important: when creating a new Canva design via the Flodesk builder, the design will automatically be imported as a static image (PNG). To import your new design as a GIF, re-upload the Canva design from the Canva overlay, and choose the “Import as GIF” option. 

Yes! As of now, this feature works with Emails, Forms, and Checkouts where image placeholders are available.

No. GIF imports are only supported in standard Image blocks. Other blocks (Layout, E-commerce, Poll) only support PNG images. Learn more about it here.

When you make changes to a Canva design outside of the Flodesk editor (for example, when you log into your Canva account and make any changes directly in the Canva builder), Flodesk won’t automatically sync those changes. To update your Flodesk content, you’ll need to re-import the edited design.

No. Shared templates only include the static image. The Canva design won’t be editable by others and won’t appear in their Canva account.

Connect your Canva account under Account settings > Integrations or directly from the Email/Forms/Checkout builder to seamlessly add your Canva designs into Image blocks, Layout block, E-commerce block, or Poll block.

To make some edits to your imported design later, just click the “Edit in Canva” option in your Flodesk email.