{"slug": "google-pics-is-a-canva-rival-and-its-now-available-for-all", "title": "Google Pics is a Canva rival, and it’s now available for all", "summary": "Google has announced that Google Pics, its image generation and design app rivaling Canva, is now broadly available after launching in May with limited testing. The app is accessible to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, Google AI Pro for Education users, and Workspace users with Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus plans. Google Pics offers features like image segmentation, text editing and translation, real-time collaboration, and integration with Google Docs and Slides, with Drive integration coming in the coming weeks.", "body_md": "Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. [Learn more.](https://www.androidauthority.com/external-links/)\n\n# Google Pics is a Canva rival, and it's now available for all\n\nSep 1, 2026 — 12:00 PM ET\n\n- Google has announced that Google Pics is now broadly available.\n- The image generation and design app first launched back in May, but was restricted to a small group of testers.\n- Google Pics requires an AI Pro or Ultra plan, an AI Pro for Education subscription, or one of several Workspace plans.\n\nGoogle announced [Google Pics](https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pics-launch-3667958/) back in May as a rival to services like Canva. This image generation and design app was initially restricted to a limited group of testers, but there’s good news if you were hoping to get your hands on it.\n\nGoogle has announced that Google Pics has expanded beyond its limited release and is now available for all. The company says it’s available to [Google AI Pro](https://www.androidauthority.com/google-one-ai-prices-concern-3668896/) and Ultra subscribers, Google AI Pro for Education users, and Workspace users with Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus plans.\n\nFor the uninitiated, Google Pics lets you build designs from scratch or edit an existing image. The platform also uses image segmentation so you can edit, move, or resize specific subjects and objects in a picture. Furthermore, the app lets you edit or translate text in an image while still maintaining the design and font.\n\nGoogle Pics also allows you to share your creations with others, so you and friends or coworkers can edit the same image at the same time. Finally, Pics is integrated into Google Docs and Slides, allowing you to quickly edit images on these platforms. The company adds that Pics will be integrated into Drive in the “coming weeks.”\n\nThis announcement also comes a while after rival service [Canva was integrated into Gemini](https://www.androidauthority.com/canva-connected-app-for-gemini-3668803/) and Google’s AI Mode for Search. So you’ve got options if you’d like to use smart image design tools in Google’s ecosystem.\n\nThank you for being part of our community. Read our [Comment Policy](https://www.androidauthority.com/android-authority-comment-policy/) before posting.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-pics-is-a-canva-rival-and-its-now-available-for-all", "canonical_source": "https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pics-general-availability-3704615/", "published_at": "2026-09-01 16:00:01+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-01 16:25:45.916262+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "generative-ai"], "entities": ["Google", "Google Pics", "Canva", "Google AI Pro", "Google AI Pro for Education", "Workspace", "Google Docs", "Google Slides"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-pics-is-a-canva-rival-and-its-now-available-for-all", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-pics-is-a-canva-rival-and-its-now-available-for-all.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-pics-is-a-canva-rival-and-its-now-available-for-all.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-pics-is-a-canva-rival-and-its-now-available-for-all.jsonld"}}