How to export from Canva
In Canva choose Share, then Download, and pick PDF Standard for a lighter file or PDF Print for the highest quality. If the PDF is over 30 MB, try PDF Standard or use Large PDF? Upload options to make a smaller web copy.
From Canva to a flipbook in minutes.
Download your Canva portfolio, magazine, catalogue or lookbook as a PDF, upload it, and share it as a turning flipbook with a permanent link.
Drag your PDF here
PDF only · publish up to 30 MB on your plan
Large PDF? Upload options
Everything happens on your device and your original file is never changed. Free publishes PDFs up to 30 MB, Personal up to 100 MB, and you can preview files up to 150 MB first.
No sign-up to preview. Sign in to save and publish.
Step by step
From Canva to flipbook in four clicks
Click Share
Top right of the Canva editor, next to your name.
Menu names can shift slightly as Canva updates its editor.
Real examples
What a finished flipbook looks like
Lookbooks, zines, portfolios and brochures all read as real books. Open one in the live viewer.
Scarlett BushellOpen the 14-page fashion lookbook →Property of Scarlett Bushell 2026
See a portfolio before uploading yours
Explore Scarlett Bushell’s fashion lookbook in the live viewer. Try the Simple and Studio appearances before sharing your own work.
Open the example portfolioKeeps your Canva design
Pages appear exactly as exported. Spreads and single pages both work.
A real page turn
Curved, lit pages that readers drag or click to turn, on desktop and phones.
Links still work
Links in your PDF stay clickable in the scroll and page-by-page views, and you can add link icons to any page for the flipbook.
When to use Portfolia instead of a Canva link
Use Portfolia when you want readers to experience your design as a book: a page-turning viewer, a permanent link that survives edits, a QR code, visit statistics and an embed for your website.
Before you share
- Download as PDF Standard first; switch to PDF Print if detail suffers.
- Keep the cover as the first page.
- Check the page order before exporting.
- Preview on a phone after uploading.
Check your PDF locally before uploading, or explore our website embedding guide.
A simple viewer for a professional presentation
Choose scroll, page-by-page or PDF flipbook reading. The flipbook offers a clean Simple view and a 3D Studio view with paper finishes, room lighting and wood backdrops. On phones, the book camera follows the current page.
Start free with one PDF up to 30 MB. Explore the free PDF flipbook or learn about Portfolia as an Issuu alternative.
How it works
- 1In Canva, choose Share, then Download, then PDF.
- 2Drop the PDF on Portfolia's homepage.
- 3Publish and share your flipbook link.
- Free plan: one PDF portfolio up to 30 MB
- Permanent sharing link and downloadable QR code
- Profile, email, LinkedIn and contact links
- Basic visit statistics
Need more? See pricing for the Personal plan.
Your Canva design, turning pages in a minute.
Download it from Canva as a PDF and drop it here. You see the flipbook straight away, with no sign-up.
Drag your PDF here
PDF only · publish up to 30 MB on your plan
Large PDF? Upload options
Everything happens on your device and your original file is never changed. Free publishes PDFs up to 30 MB, Personal up to 100 MB, and you can preview files up to 150 MB first.
No sign-up to preview. Sign in to save and publish.
Questions
- Is it free?
- Yes. The Free plan hosts one PDF up to 30 MB with a permanent link and QR code. Personal adds up to 10 PDFs of 100 MB each.
- Do I need an account?
- Not to try it. Drop your PDF on the homepage to preview it straight away. Sign in, free, when you want to publish your link.
- Does the flipbook keep my Canva links?
- Yes in scroll and page-by-page views, which keep PDF links clickable. In the flipbook, add link icons where you want readers to click.
- What if I change the PDF later?
- Replace the file whenever you like. Your link and QR code stay the same, so anything you have already sent opens the new version.