Move Midjourney images into a Canva design without losing quality

Download the largest version of your image

Open the image you want in Midjourney. Look for a download icon (often a small arrow pointing down) or a Download option in a menu. If you see an Upscale button on the image, consider using it first, because a larger version gives you more room to crop and resize without blur. Save the file to a folder you'll remember, and keep its original name.

Upscaling may depend on your plan or on which version of the tool you're using, so if the button isn't there, use the image as it is.

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Create a Canva design at the exact size you need

Sign in to Canva and start a new design. Look for a Custom size or Create a design option, and enter the width and height in pixels. For a square social post, a common size is 1080 by 1080 pixels. For a widescreen slide, 1920 by 1080 is a standard choice. Setting the size first means you won't have to stretch the picture later, and stretching is the main cause of mushy images.

It will still give you a fixed page size.

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Upload the image and place it without stretching

Find the Uploads area in the left-hand side panel. It may be labeled Uploads, Upload files, or represented by an upward arrow. Choose your Midjourney file, or drag it onto the page. Once it appears on the page, click it and drag one of the corner handles inward or outward. Hold the Shift key while you drag, which keeps the width and height in proportion so the image doesn't look squashed.

Fill the page with the image, or cover part of it and leave space for text. If the image looks blurry at this point, it's usually because the source file was small, so go back and try a larger download.

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Add all text as Canva text, not inside the picture

Click Text in the left panel and choose a heading style or a plain text box. Type your words directly onto the page, then move the box over the open space in your image. Keep the font size large enough that it reads well on a phone. Midjourney often writes letters that look almost right but have small errors, and enlarging those letters makes the errors more obvious. Canva text stays crisp at any size because it's drawn fresh, not stretched.

If your text lands on a busy part of the picture, try the color setting for the text or add a simple shape behind it so the words stand out.

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Download with the right file type and check it at full size

Click the Share button in the top-right corner, then choose Download. A file-type menu usually appears. For social posts and screens, choose PNG, which keeps edges clean. For printing, look for PDF Print. Some file types or quality options may be limited on the free plan, so check the menu. Once downloaded, open the file and zoom to 100 percent. Look at the edges of the image and the letters. If anything looks soft, go back to Step 1 and check which size of image you downloaded.