Shopify Launches Canvas, an AI Tool That Builds Stores From Chat

Shopify has introduced Canvas, a new AI-powered website builder that lets merchants create and edit online stores by chatting with the company's Sidekick assistant.

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• As well as newer vibe-coding platforms such as Lovable and Replit, canvas joins a growing number of AI-powered site-building tools from firms including Wix, Squarespace, Webflow and Framer.
• To create Canvas feasible, Shopify offered Sidekick direct access to theme files and simplified the underlying theme architecture.

Previously, Shopify's no-code tools allowed merchants to customize themes by rearranging sections and blocks. More advanced changes often required editing code or hiring a developer.

Canvas is designed to reduce that need by letting users describe what they want in natural language.

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As Sidekick makes changes, Canvas renders the actual store in real time.

Shopify notes this is not a static preview. Canvas displays the real code behind the storefront, allowing merchants to test animations, interactions and layouts as they would appear on the live site.

Users can additionally switch between different screen sizes to see how the store will look throughout devices.

Sidekick takes screenshots of the interface while working so it can see the same version of the store that the merchant sees. Users Can Still Edit Manually. Merchants are not limited to chat commands.

While additionally offering zoom and pan controls for navigating the full storefront, canvas still allows users to click individual elements and create changes directly.

Sidekick itself is not new. Shopify has already applied the assistant for writing code, building apps, customizing themes and making other store changes. Canvas brings those capabilities together into a dedicated site-building environment. Karachi Startup Launches AI Assistant That Works Inside WhatsApp Business Groups. Shopify Changed Its Theme Architecture.

In practice, the firm states this makes a store's structure, logic, and design easier for the AI to understand and modify. A number of Features Are Still Missing.

Canvas is still in an early stage and at present works only on desktop.

At launch, it does not backing third-party themes, app blocks and extensions, Markets, translations, rollouts or theme updates.

Shopify notes it aims to add backing for those areas over time.

As well as newer vibe-coding platforms such as Lovable and Replit, canvas joins a growing number of AI-powered site-building tools from firms including Wix, Squarespace, Webflow and Framer. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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