Canva’s June 2025 Update: What Digital Sellers & Template Creators Need to Know
The big Canva update drops June 2, 2025 — and the internet got it wrong. Learn what’s really changing, what free users can still do, and how to keep selling digital products with ease.
🚨 Canva’s June 2025 Update:
What It Really Means for Digital Sellers
If you sell templates, design assets, or client content using Canva, this blog is a must-read. There's a lot of misinformation floating around, so let’s clear it up.
🗓️ What’s Changing on June 2, 2025?
Canva announced that starting June 2, only Pro, Teams, or Enterprise users will be able to:
- Create new template share links (the “Use Template” links)
- Share editable templates with clients, customers, or students
If you're using Canva Free, you won’t be able to create new template links after this date — but your existing ones will still work.
✅ What Free Users Can Still Do:
Don’t let social media scare you. Free users will still be able to:
- Use existing template links
- Edit templates shared with them
- View-only share Canva designs with instructions to duplicate
- Sell final digital products (like PDFs, PNGs, JPGs)
💡 For Template Sellers & Digital Product Creators
Here’s how to stay profitable even after the update:
✔️ 1. Batch Create Template Links Now
Get your Canva Pro trial or subscription and crank out all the template links you need before June 2. Store them in a document or product listings.
✔️ 2. Upgrade to Canva Pro
Think of this as a design license for your business. If templates are your bread and butter, Pro is the move.
✔️ 3. Sell Finished Files
No Pro? No problem. Create beautiful PDF planners, printables, and designs to sell on Shopify without sharing template links.
✔️ 4. Add Clear Usage Instructions
Help your customers succeed. Add simple video demos or instructions for using your Canva-based products, whether they’re Pro or Free users.
🔁 Recap: Don't Panic. Just Pivot.
This isn’t the end for Canva users — it’s a shift. And if you sell digital products, now’s the time to pivot like a boss.
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