Automate Your Creative Designs with a Canva-like Editor

CraftMyPDF’s Canva-like template editor empowers users to seamlessly automate their design processes, enabling the creation of dynamic, personalized PDFs and images at scale.

By integrating with CraftMyPDF’s API or using no-code platforms like Zapier and Make, users can efficiently generate bulk designs from a template, such as marketing materials, social media graphics, and personalized documents.

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Why Use Canva Alternative for PDF and Image Automation?

While Canva is popular for its user-friendly interface, it lacks critical automation features, API access, and the flexibility required to produce bulk PDFs and images on demand.

That’s where CraftMyPDF comes in — a powerful Canva alternative engineered to streamline production, integrate seamlessly with your favorite no-code tools, and free you from repetitive design tasks.

To illustrate the difference, we’ve prepared a direct comparison below:

Feature	Canva	CraftMyPDF
Bulk Generation	No support for bulk image and PDF generation through API	Easily generate thousands of images with our REST API integration
API Access	Canva API is designed for plug-ins that enhance Canva’s editor. Canva doesn’t provide an API for automating content creation or generation from reusable templates.	It offers a free plan to start with
Automation Features	Minimal automation features available	Automation with no-code tools such as Zapier, Make.com, Bubble.io, REST API and others
Design Effort	Each variation requires manual design efforts	Create once, automate multiple variations based on the template

By choosing CraftMyPDF, you unlock a new level of efficiency—automating complex workflows, generating documents and images at scale, and integrating effortlessly with your existing toolkit.

Features of CraftMyPDF

Easy to Use Drag-and-Drop Template Editor

Design professional PDF templates visually with our easy-to-use editor. Add text, images, QR codes, barcodes, shapes, tables, charts, and more.
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Turn Existing PDFs into Fillable Templates

AI and computer vision detect fields in your existing PDFs, identify the expected data type, and generate clear labels for easier mapping and automation.
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Powerful Expressions & Formatting Support

Format dates, currencies, numbers, and text with built-in expressions. Need more advanced logic? Extend your templates with custom JavaScript functions.
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Generate PDF Documents Within Your Region

Generate and store PDFs closer to your users with regional endpoints. Available in the US, EU, Singapore, and Australia to support data residency and lower latency.
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PDF Generation & Image Generation API

Our cloud-based API helps you to generate PDF documents or images. We support synchronously or asynchronously PDF generation scale without the costs of maintenance.
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Automate with Nocode or Lowcode Platforms

Automate document workflows with Zapier, Make, Bubble, Coda, and REST API integrations. Connect CraftMyPDF to the tools your team already uses.
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Support of Fillable Components

Create interactive PDF forms with fillable components in the drag-and-drop editor. Add text fields, checkboxes, dropdowns, radio buttons, and signature fields with ease.
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Built with Security in Mind

CraftMyPDF has successfully completed its SOC 2 Type II audit to support teams that need stronger security, reliability, and operational trust.
Enterprise features

An Intuitive Template Editor for Automation and Content Creation

Advanced Drag & Drop Editor

No code required! Our advanced editor allows you to easily create new PDFs by dragging and dropping the elements into your PDF templates.

You can create PDF documents easily such as invoices, reports, delivery notes that reflect your brand.

If you are still converting HTML code to PDFs and looking for an easy way to create PDF documents – Our PDF template editor does not require HTML or CSS knowledge.

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Support of Expressions & Advanced Formatting

An expression is essentially a javascript syntax enclosed in {{ and }}. The expression is any valid set of variables, operators, and expressions that evaluates to a single value. The value may be a number, a string, an array or a logical value.

You may also use any of the standard built-in objects such as Math, String, Array or methods in the expressions.

Advanced Formatting with Expressions

Our template editor supports advanced formatting. You can easily format number, currency and date time with CraftMyPDF’s expressions.

The following is an example to format a currency field:

expression

{{ format(data.total_amount, "number", "$0,0.0000") }}

Easy Integrations

Call the PDF Generation API and Image Generation API from the tools your team already runs — Zapier, Make.com, n8n, Bubble.io and more — with no glue code to maintain.

Automate your PDF workflow with no-code platforms or the REST API

One template, one JSON payload. Send data from a Zapier zap, a Make.com scenario, an n8n workflow or your own backend — every integration calls the same endpoint.

Run it synchronously for on-screen downloads or asynchronously for batches, with request data and generated files kept in your chosen region: US, EU, Singapore or Australia.

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curl -X POST \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json"  \
  --header 'X-API-KEY: 7832MjA6MTE6UjlkM3h4emxpTExzeFR0aQ=' \
  --data '{"template_id": "05f77b2b18ad809a", "export_type":"json", "expiration": 10, "output_file":"my_new.pdf", "data":  "{ \"invoice_number\": \"INV38379\", \"date\": \"2021-09-30\",  \"currency\": \"USD\", \"total_amount\": 82542.56   }", "output_file": "output.pdf"}' \
  "https://api.craftmypdf.com/v1/create"

const res = await fetch("https://api.craftmypdf.com/v1/create", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "X-API-KEY": "7832MjA6MTE6UjlkM3h4emxpTExzeFR0aQ=",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    template_id: "05f77b2b18ad809a",
    export_type: "json",
    expiration: 10,
    output_file: "output.pdf",
    data: { invoice_number: "INV38379", date: "2021-09-30", currency: "USD", total_amount: 82542.56 },
  }),
});

const { file } = await res.json(); // URL of the generated PDF

import requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://api.craftmypdf.com/v1/create",
    headers={
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "X-API-KEY": "7832MjA6MTE6UjlkM3h4emxpTExzeFR0aQ=",
    },
    json={
        "template_id": "05f77b2b18ad809a",
        "export_type": "json",
        "expiration": 10,
        "output_file": "output.pdf",
        "data": {"invoice_number": "INV38379", "date": "2021-09-30", "currency": "USD", "total_amount": 82542.56},
    },
)

print(res.json()["file"])  # URL of the generated PDF

Native integrations, plus a REST API for everything else.

Sample Templates and CraftMyPDF's Template Editor

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Packing List

A packing list with images and barcodes
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Complex invoice

Complex Invoice with multiple-level JSON(using sub-section)
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QRCodes

3 QRCode columns in a row
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Certificate Sample 1

Modern and Geometric Purple Certificate
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Certificate Sample 2

Bold and Dynamic Certificate
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Certificate Sample 3

Colourful, Fun & Celebratory Pink Certificate
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We offer PDF and Image Generation API

CraftMyPDF integrates effortlessly with tools like Zapier, Make.com, Bubble.io, and our REST API to provide a seamless document automation experience for your business.

Customer Reviews

Trusted by individual developers and businesses, we have generated over 10 millions of high-quality PDFs!

See what our customers have to say about us

Derrick Hayworth Owner

★★★★★

Delivuh.com

I'm beyond amazed at the capabilities of CraftMyPDF and even more so with the staff. Very prompt with support and beyond helpful. They've helped me with certain capabilities that help to automate key aspects of my business which in turn will help me grow.
Albert Brückmann Founder

★★★★★

Meminto.com

After exploring many options, we chose CraftMyPDF for its unmatched flexibility and integration ease. What truly stands out is the exceptional support from Jacky, whose dedication and customer care greatly impressed us. He played a key role in adapting the software for a German interface and custom features, offering value we rarely see. Additionally, its affordable pricing allows for scalable growth. CraftMyPDF stands as a top software investment for us, enhancing our ability to capture life stories in books with beautiful covers.
Vincent Buccarello Co-founder

★★★★★

Solariooz.de

We've been using CraftMyPDF for a while now, and it's been a brilliant choice. The platform's user-friendly nature allowed us to get started immediately, bypassing the complexities and time consumption of developing our own templates and integrating with a PDF generation library. The time savings are huge for us, cutting down about 5 minutes per document. Additionally, their exceptional and quick support stands out, always ready to assist.
Mirco Manara Project Manager

★★★★★

Boscolo.com

We absolutely love CraftMyPDF! The editor is easy to use and extremely versatile - we were able to customize it to fit our specific needs. The support is top-notch. They were able to help us solve many problems and were also willing to implement new solutions to improve the functionality of the tool and meet our needs. I would highly recommend this software to anyone!
FG Laroze Project Manager

★★★★★

Damaaas.com

CraftMyPDF made creating professional PDFs incredibly simple! The drag-and-drop interface allows easy template design without coding, though you can still use CSS or JS if needed. The API integration is fantastic, letting me connect CraftMyPDF to other apps for automatic data filling. It saves so much time and eliminates manual entry! 🙌 Their support is excellent—Jacky was super helpful and patient in setting everything up. If you’re looking for customizable PDF generation, CraftMyPDF is a must-try!
Sherif

★★★★★

Plntd.ae - Indoor Plants in UAE

Craftmypdf is a fantastic piece of software! It saves us a lot of time, as we're able to automatically generate invoices, receipts, order lists, etc. The customer support is also excellent; The founder was able to get on a zoom call with us and help us navigate the software, recommend a solution for what we were looking to do 5/5 would highly recommend!
Kampol CEO

★★★★★

PirSquare

We've been using CraftMyPDF for a while now, and we couldn't be more pleased with the results. The platform is incredibly user-friendly, making it easy to integrate into our solutions. Their team is responsive and quick to address our requests, which has been invaluable in saving us considerable development time. We highly recommend CraftMyPDF to anyone looking for an efficient, reliable solution!
Martijn Crajé Founder

★★★★★

Slimpensioneren.nl

Thanks to CraftmyPDF SlimPensioneren is capable of sending thousands of PDF's to all of our clients effortlessly and within seconds. The platform is easy to work with,very reliable and contains all the functionalities which you should expect. The support is remarkable and personal with Zoom calls whenever issues require further clarification to get resolved. We highly recommend CraftmyPDF and give it a 5 star rating.
Iskender Emre Gül Civil Engineer

★★★★★

Metamar Marble

I found CraftMyPDF to be extremely user-friendly. The template editor is very straightforward and easy to navigate. I had a few questions while I was using the services and the support was responsive and very helpful. Overall, I was very pleased with my experience using CraftMyPDF.
E. Martin Founder

★★★★★

SEPira(k)

The tools from CraftMyPDF are extensive and feature complete, making my day easier and my product more accessible in the marketplace. I'm really impressed with the support I've received from this company. They are quick to respond and actually answer the question I asked.
Victor N CTO

★★★★★

Ottho.fr

CraftMyPDF is a perfect tool to plug into our other no-code tools. It's easy to use and provide good results. The main takeaway for us was the support, cheerful, fast, and dedicated. Really makes a difference. Thanks!