# Edit My PDF vs Canva PDF editor: where files go, what is free, fonts

> Canva PDF editor compared with Edit My PDF: where files are processed, free limits, pricing, and whether editing text keeps the original font. Facts checked 2 November 2026.

Canonical: https://editmypdf.dev/compare/canva-pdf-editor/

Canva imports a PDF as a design, breaks it into editable elements and exports a new PDF, inside its full design suite.

Facts checked 2 November 2026

## In short

Canva is the right choice when a PDF is really a design you want to rework, restyle or present. It is the wrong choice when the document must come out looking exactly as it went in. That fidelity is what Edit My PDF is built for.

Canva PDF editor and Edit My PDF on three facts
|  | Canva PDF editor | Edit My PDF |
| --- | --- | --- |
| runs in your browser | No | Yes |
| edits existing text | Yes | Yes |
| keeps the page's font | No | Yes |

| At a glance | Canva PDF editor | Edit My PDF |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Where your file is processed | Uploaded to their servers (The PDF is uploaded and converted into a Canva design stored in your account; Canva stores data in the United States.) | In your browser (Everything runs in your tab with pdf.js and pdf-lib. Nothing is uploaded.) |
| File retention | Uploads and designs stay in your account until you delete them. | Nothing is sent, so nothing is retained. Documents stay in your browser's IndexedDB until you remove them. |
| Account | Required (A Canva account is required.) | Not required |
| Free tier | Free with an account: files up to 300 MB and 500 pages. Custom font upload and print-ready export need a paid plan. (File size cap: 300 MB, 500 pages, 1,400 elements. Limit: None. Watermark: on some outputs.) | Everything is free. No task counter, no watermark, no file size cap beyond browser memory. |
| Paid plans | $12/month [approx.] [regional] [third-party] **Pro**: Regional pricing; third-party trackers list about $12 a month billed yearly or $18 monthly in the US (Custom fonts, print export, 100 GB storage.) · **Business**: About $20.83 per person per month billed yearly (third-party) (Teams plan is closed to new sign-ups.) ·  | None. Everything is free. |
| Edits the text already on the page | Yes | Yes |
| Keeps the page's original font | No ("Unsupported fonts may be replaced with similar fonts"; layouts "may shift slightly after import"; pages become images in an A4 document and not all text is editable.) | Yes (Opens the clicked text in the PDF's embedded font, at its size, colour, letter and word spacing; exports it as real text in a subset of that font.) |
| Annotate and draw | Yes | Yes |
| Sign | Partly | Yes |
| Fill forms | No | No |
| OCR | No | No |
| Convert to and from other formats | Yes | No |
| Merge and split | Yes | No |
| Compress | Yes | No |
| Desktop apps | Yes | No |
| Mobile apps | Yes | No |
| API | Yes | No |

### Where Canva PDF editor is better

-   Free with high limits, inside a complete design suite.
-   Real-time collaboration, sharing links and brand controls for teams.
-   Converting a PDF into a presentation, images or video, and translating it.
-   Apps on every platform and a developer API.

### Where Edit My PDF is better

-   The page stays the page: Edit My PDF edits in place with the original fonts and layout, where Canva re-sets the document in its own fonts on an A4 page model and warns that layouts may shift.
-   No upload and no account.
-   Scanned pages and flattened images are treated the same by both; neither can edit them.

Canva Teams is closed to new sign-ups in favour of Business; third-party trackers record several Pro price changes in 2026. The privacy policy was updated on 2 November 2026.

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Read on 2 November 2026 from Canva Pty Ltd's own pages, with independent reviews used only to fill gaps. Prices are as the vendor showed them, in the currency and region seen. Where a vendor publishes nothing, the page says "Not stated".

1.  [Canva PDF editor](https://www.canva.com/pdf-editor/)
2.  [Canva help: import and edit PDFs](https://www.canva.com/help/import-and-edit-pdfs-canva/)
3.  [Canva help: upload formats and requirements](https://www.canva.com/help/upload-formats-requirements/)
4.  [Canva pricing](https://www.canva.com/pricing/)
5.  [Canva trust: privacy (data location)](https://www.canva.com/trust/privacy/)
6.  [Third-party price tracker for Canva](https://pricingsaas.com/companies/canva)

Canva PDF editor is a product of Canva Pty Ltd, Sydney. The name is used only to identify the product being compared.

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