Feature

Canvas-native editing for structured AI design

Flato treats the canvas as the working surface, so generated designs remain structured, selectable, and editable.

Core idea

The canvas is not just a preview

Flato stores visual work as editable pages and blocks. Text, images, videos, charts, backgrounds, grid settings, and page dimensions remain part of the design system after AI creation.

Workflow

Control structure without giving up creative flexibility

01

Set the canvas

Choose standard or custom sizes, define grid behavior, and decide whether the project needs grid or freeform placement.

02

Edit page content directly

Select blocks, move them, resize them, layer them, edit text, replace media, and adjust container styles.

03

Override only what a page needs

Use global settings for consistency and page-level overrides for special slides, posts, or campaign variants.

Product proof

Editing is backed by page and block structure

Page-aware canvas config

The editor supports global canvas settings and sparse page-level overrides for size, background, grid, and positioning behavior.

Two positioning systems

Grid coordinates support clean structured layout, while freeform coordinates support absolute placement when the composition needs it.

Crop and media controls

Image blocks support frame-plus-image crop behavior, so visuals can be reframed without leaving the canvas.

Best for

Where canvas-native control matters

Social content systems

Adapt the same visual language across post sizes and campaign needs.

Brand assets

Preserve typography, layout, and media control across a set of branded outputs.

Not for

Clear boundaries

  • Pure photographic image generation where no layout editing is needed.
  • Realtime 4K video timeline editing.
  • Projects that only need a single flattened image file.

FAQ

Canvas editing questions

Can one project contain different page sizes?

Yes. Flato supports global canvas settings plus page-level overrides for pages that need different sizing or styling.

Can I use both grid and freeform layout?

Yes. Flato supports structured grid positioning and freeform absolute positioning for different composition needs.

Create with AI, then edit on the canvas

Use Flato when the generated design needs to remain structured and adjustable.

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