About Canvas X Draw
Canvas X Draw is a graphic design software that helps businesses create and edit images, digital drawings, floor plans, and logos. Administrators can add filters and effects to edit raster images and vector illustrations.
The platform offers built-in templates, enabling designers to create brochures, business cards, flyers, flow charts, and menus. Canvas X Draw allows editors to add multiple layers of illustrations and add textures, patterns, as well as colors to generate visuals. Teams can also utilize the curvature tool to create curves and add straight lines to create images on a unified interface.
Canvas X Draw lets businesses cut straight lines and paths between two points across vector objects and build personalized symbol sets from different images. Supervisors can also use the ink dropper to match, mix, or blend colors and control hue and saturation levels on a centralized dashboard.
Pricing starting from:
US$99.00/year
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Key benefits of Canvas X Draw
User-friendly - learn fast with dynamic help functions
Feature rich - all the tools you need to get the job done
Versatile - raster and vector graphics in a single app
Great value - just $99 for the complete graphics package
Typical Customers
- Freelancers
- Small Businesses (2-50)
- Mid-size Companies (51-500)
- Large enterprises (500 and more)
Deployment
- Cloud-based
- On-premise
Markets
Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, United States
Supported Languages
English, Japanese
Pricing starting from:
US$99.00/year
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Total features of Canvas X Draw: 8
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- Industry: Defense & Space
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Solid drawing package for Mac
Reviewed on 3/2/2021
Overall the product fills a niche need between a Powerpoint and an Autocad in a very elegant and...
Overall the product fills a niche need between a Powerpoint and an Autocad in a very elegant and simple way, without the complexity of an Illustrator, which is why I have used it for so long.
Pros
I am a longtime user for Canvas for Mac dating to the 1990's. It has long been for me the best option for engineering drawings and annotations. I use Canvas for generating block diagrams, patent illustrations, and generally drawings that don't require a full CAD package like Autocad, but beyond what a Powerpoint can do. I also use it for imaging editing. It is still the best option on the Mac even after these years. It's important to me to have a standalone product on my Mac rather than a web based product like a SmartDraw for sensitive drawings I don't feel comfortable with in a web based environment. For many of my drawings I need precision and Canvas has always done a great job with that.
This latest version of Canvas X Draw for Mac is still super fast, still easy to use, excellent quality. I use it all of the time, important part of the overall tools I use to generate customer product. I also appreciate that they do offer a non-subscription version of the product. So far the customer service has also been excellent and very responsive.
Cons
Canvas has gone through many owners (Deneba, ACD, now Canvas GFX). One of the things lost since the Deneba days were the excellent tutorial products. The current owners are trying to rebuild the tutorials through some very good videos, but they have a ways to go given the tremendous number of detailed tools that Canvas possesses. Sometimes there is a particular look I'm trying to achieve and historically these tutorials have been super valuable in helping me figure out how to achieve that look.
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Good Functionality
Reviewed on 1/2/2021
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Pros
I like that the software allows the user to change fine details in figures and images.
Cons
There is no software that is compatible with both Mac and PC, so I had to purchase two copies, one for work and one for home/laptop. Also, one of the best features is the functionality, but it also comes across as a little confusing in accessing some "hidden" features.
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Adobe IllustratorReasons for Switching to Canvas X Draw
Because it is used by my boss and co-workers.- Industry: Nonprofit Organisation Management
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 4.0 /10
Long time user
Reviewed on 1/2/2021
Pros
Easy to get started with. Does not require monthly subscription. Many file format options
Cons
Difficult learning to use some of the draw tools.
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
CanvasXDraw is the best there is for scientific drawings
Reviewed on 16/2/2021
I use LibreOffice, and CXD's ability to output SVG files is extremely important.
I use LibreOffice, and CXD's ability to output SVG files is extremely important.
Pros
I use CXD for making scientific/optical drawings for books that I write and for classes that I teach. It does exactly what I want in that it's easy to use, precise, and has the features that I need for my technical drawings. I've tried the other drawing packages, and CXD is by far the easiest. It is intuitive, unlike all others that I've tried. I've used versions of Canvas on my Mac for decades, and I am extremely happy with it, even after all these years.
Cons
I have a difficult time coming up with something that I don't like about it. If anything I'd like custom Arrows to be easier to make.
- Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
The Good and the Bad
Reviewed on 11/2/2021
Was able to present scientific data in ways that incorporated enhanced information, and easily...
Was able to present scientific data in ways that incorporated enhanced information, and easily printed out for documentation. Also, for producing patterns and special effects beyond most expectations for hobbies. Only pulled out a few hand-fulls of sparsely remaining hair due to new bugs.
Pros
Professionally, I used Canvas (Mac) for making slides used for many technical presentations, ranging from small groups to international symposia. Using Canvas enabled me to do many things that Pages, for example, cannot do to enhance the scientific content.
For personal use, Canvas is really a great way to produce patterns and templates for one of my hobbies, wood carving. The ability to adjust transparency, to excise portions of photographs, and test different color schemes is a great advantage in all aspects. Customizing various insignia, for example, is a great advantage in carving walking sticks for military veterans.
Cons
There has always been a completely new set of bugs in every updated version. For example, in the current version, switching from pages often also triggers unwanted magnification changes. I was touching up a pattern I had drawn using the spray paint tool and the screen immediately changed to a chaotic patchwork! Cmd-z reversed this, and a second attempt worked just fine. Also, the use of the MySymbols folder has to be added after updates, this should be part of the installation process.
Replies of questions for support problems don't work, as I found out very recently, leaving me to have to stop work and find an alternative fix.
Some of the tools, such as Effects-> Extrude are not well explained, and require much experimentation to use successfully .
I suppose it is futile to bemoan the absence of obtaining a printed manual of how to use the various features, as opposed to trying to navigate the net Help index. Even formatting your Help pages to enable easy printing would be a benefit.
I cannot help but conclude that new versions are poorly tested.
Canvas X Draw FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Canvas X Draw.Q. What type of pricing plans does Canvas X Draw offer?
Canvas X Draw offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$99.00/year
- Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
$99.00 for a 1-Year Subscription $299.00 for a Perpetual License
Q. Who are the typical users of Canvas X Draw?
Canvas X Draw has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1,000, 1,001-5,000
Q. What languages does Canvas X Draw support?
Canvas X Draw supports the following languages:
English, Japanese
Q. Does Canvas X Draw support mobile devices?
Canvas X Draw supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does Canvas X Draw integrate with?
We do not have any information about what integrations Canvas X Draw has
Q. What level of support does Canvas X Draw offer?
Canvas X Draw offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
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