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hycanvas.com

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Free plan
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · hycanvas.com
Support
Paid cloud plans add priority support; the hosted service also lists privacy requests and complaints at [email protected].Read 11 Oct 2026 · hycanvas.com
License
The code is source-available under the Elastic License 2.0.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hycanvas.com
AI providers
Users connect their own OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, or custom endpoint key; the provider bills them directly without HyCanvas markup.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hycanvas.com
AI studio
The AI studio can generate designs from prompts, assist with edits, resize or reformat designs, create charts, and generate imagery.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hycanvas.com
Brand kit
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · hycanvas.com
Collaboration
HyCanvas provides live presence and cursors, workspaces, roles, comments, approvals, and a shared brand kit.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hycanvas.com
Design formats
HyCanvas supports graphics, presentations, video, whiteboards, docs, sheets, and print in one editor.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hycanvas.com
Design tools
The editor includes an infinite canvas, smart guides, variable font axes, a pen tool, node editing, booleans, and SVG import.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hycanvas.com
Hosted privacy
The privacy policy says hosted data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and the company does not sell personal information or use user content to train AI models.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hycanvas.com
Illustration tools
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · hycanvas.com
Open format
HyCanvas describes its .hyc design format as open and documented, with work exportable at any time.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.hycanvas.com
Presentation design
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · hycanvas.com
Real-time collaboration
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · hycanvas.com
Security controls
The maker lists OIDC single sign-on, TOTP multi-factor authentication, workspace isolation, and AI keys encrypted at rest for self-hosting.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hycanvas.com
Self-hosting
The platform runs as a single self-contained binary with the web app embedded and PostgreSQL as its only dependency.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hycanvas.com
Storage
Self-hosted installations can keep designs on their own infrastructure and use local or S3 storage.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hycanvas.com
Template library
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · hycanvas.com

Plans and prices

Self-hosted Free $0 forever Full platform · own server · bring your own AI keys and storage Read 11 Oct 2026 · hycanvas.com
Cloud Free Every feature included · browser access · paid plans add hosting capacity, backups, and support Read 11 Oct 2026 · hycanvas.com

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