Technology Reviews

The AI features in Pro are now indispensable

I upgraded to Canva Pro specifically for the AI features and it was 100% worth it. The AI image generation (text to image) is good for concept work, background remover is flawless, and Magic Resize means I only design once for every platform. The team collaboration features are excellent too.

Magic Write changed how I do content forever

As a small business owner who can't afford a full-time designer or copywriter, Canva AI has been transformative. Magic Write drafts my social captions, Magic Design creates entire presentations from a prompt, and the background remover works perfectly. It's Australian-made and it shows — the product just keeps getting better.

Essential for any developer in 2025

Our whole dev team in Melbourne adopted Copilot last year and we haven't looked back. Onboarding new devs is faster, boilerplate is handled automatically, and the test generation has saved us hours. The GitHub Copilot Business plan is excellent value for teams.

30% faster coding — and I was already fast

I've been coding for 12 years. GitHub Copilot added roughly 30% to my output speed — and I wasn't slow to begin with. The context-aware suggestions in VS Code are spookily good. It anticipates entire functions from a comment. The GPT-4 powered chat in Copilot X is even better for complex refactoring.

Worth every dollar for a designer

As a freelance designer in Brisbane, Midjourney has added a completely new revenue stream. I produce concept art and brand mood boards in minutes. It's not perfect — hands and text still cause it problems — but it's transformative for creative work.