Canva Video Editor review

Canva's video editor suits people who think in templates rather than timelines. Its video editor page describes a multi-layered drag-and-drop timeline, hook templates made for social media and one-click caption styling, plus AI tools such as Highlights, which surfaces the best moments in your footage, and Magic Video, which assembles a social video from clips and a prompt. Background removal works without a green screen, and a resize tool turns one video into versions for several channels. The free plan includes 1.6M+ templates and 4.7M+ elements, while Canva Pro at $144 per year for one person raises that to 3.6M+ templates and 141M+ elements, adds 5 brand kits and gives 10 times the AI allowance of the free plan. Because videos sit in the same workspace as your posts and slides, keeping a consistent look is easy. Several video tools carry a Pro label, and long-form editing is more comfortable in a dedicated editor such as Clipchamp or CapCut Online.

Who it is for

Marketers and small businesses who already make designs in Canva and want matching short videos.

Price

Free plan; Canva Pro $144 per year for one person.

US$ 144 /year for one person
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Multi-layered drag-and-drop timeline
• Hook templates made for social media
• Background removal without a green screen
• Highlights to surface the best moments in footage
• Resize one video for several channels

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Very short learning curve for people who know Canva
• Strength: Free plan includes 1.6M+ templates and 4.7M+ elements
• Strength: Videos sit alongside your other brand designs
• Weakness: Several video tools carry a Pro label
• Weakness: Less suited to long edits than a dedicated video editor
• Weakness: Pro is billed per person

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, 1.6M+ templates
• Pro price: $144 per year for one person
• Pro library: 141M+ elements, 3.6M+ templates
• Pro brand kits: 5

Where it ranks

Canva Video Editor is No. 3 in our Best Online Video Editors verdict.