- Cavalry promotion tools are free for everyone
- Affinity now lets you send designs directly to your Canva brand kit
- More new Affinity integrations with Capture One and DaVinci Resolve
I wasn’t expecting this, but Canva just announced that major creative software will be free for everyone.
Following the decision to make Affinity, the popular photo editor and layout designer, free for everyone forever (I covered the news here), the parent company has done the same trick twice.
This time, it’s the Cavalry promotion software that removes subscriptions. All users will now have free access to the full range of features.
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If you’ve never heard of Cavalry before, it’s a 2D animation software with a host of professional tools covering everything from advertising to game design.
Canva acquired the company in February 2026. So, unlike Affinity, which remained stagnant for years after its acquisition by Canva, the “buyout to free up the template pipeline” was quick with this one.
The service previously offered a free Starter version and a paid Professional subscription, which has been removed.
Commenting on the new launch, Duncan Clark, CEO of Canva Pro Design, said: “Movement is no longer a nice-to-have, it’s an essential part of effective design. We’re excited to offer all creatives access to Cavalry’s powerful procedural tools, not just those with a dedicated studio behind them.”
And that’s not all, with Affinity getting more love.
The flagship feature of the free software is a new Claude connection, offering new AI and automation tools.
Clark promises that these AI-powered extras will “free creatives from incredibly tedious work, the kind of thing that once took an afternoon, so they can spend more time on the creative decisions that actually matter.”
Affinity will now support Brand System. This workflow upgrade allows users to create designs using the software, before sending them directly to the Brand Kit in Canva.
Affinity’s .af file support is also expanding, with Capture One and DaVinci Resolve integrations.
These measures represent a major shift towards offering a full creative service alongside what is known as “Canva AI 2.0”.
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