Introducing the CANVID 3.0 Beta

We're making our next release, CANVID 3.0 available early via a beta version.

The goal is simple: get meaningful updates into your hands sooner, collect feedback earlier, and improve new features before they move into the main release. If you like trying new tools before everyone else, the beta is now the best way to follow what we're building next.

Just as importantly, the beta is designed to be low risk to try. It installs separately from the standard CANVID app, so it won't interfere with your existing setup, projects, presets, or settings.

If you want to jump straight in, you can download it now from the beta download page.

What's new in the 3.0 beta

The 3.0 beta introduces a bunch of highly requested features and improvements as voted by you, the users via our roadmap.

Additionally, we've been able to make some important optimizations for AI-assisted workflows on Intel hardware like the Intel NPU, which should help those features feel more responsive while keeping more of that work on-device when local execution is available.

New features

Per-clip speed controls

You can now speed up individual clips directly in the timeline. That gives you a faster way to tighten long sections, skip repetitive steps, or add emphasis without leaving CANVID for a separate editor.

Region capture

Region capture lets you record a selected area of your screen instead of an entire display or window. That's useful when you want tighter framing from the start, need to hide surrounding distractions, or want more control over what your viewer sees.

Screenshots with annotations

CANVID can now handle still-image capture and quick markup in the same workflow. Instead of switching tools just to point something out, you can grab a screenshot, annotate it, and keep moving.

Background music

You can now add background music directly inside your project workflow. It is a small change with a big payoff for demos, walkthroughs, and social clips that need a bit more energy without forcing you into extra post-production steps.

Improvements

Alongside the exciting new features, we've also made the beta more polished and more reliable across the board.

• Transcript timestamp improvements make transcript-based editing and navigation more dependable.
• Project recovery after mixer crashes helps protect your work when unexpected issues arise.
• Latin American Spanish support allows users from Spanish-speaking regions to use CANVID more effectively.
• General stability work helps the beta feel more dependable in day-to-day use.

We've also kept improving how CANVID runs AI-assisted workflows on Intel hardware. Two of the most important updates in this beta are:

• Privacy Areas can now run on the Intel NPU, helping sensitive on-screen masking workflows stay faster and more efficient on supported Intel AI PCs.
• Transcription can now run on the Intel NPU, improving local transcript generation while keeping more of that work on-device when local execution is available.

That matters because it helps some of CANVID's heavier workflows feel more responsive while preserving the privacy and efficiency benefits of local AI.

If you want to check whether your hardware supports these local AI features, see our Local AI Hardware Requirements.

If you want the complete running list of changes, you can always check the beta changelog.

Beta means earlier access and earlier feedback

Because this is a beta, you should expect the occasional rough edge. That's part of the point. We'd rather get promising features into real workflows earlier, learn from how they're used, and improve them quickly than wait until every edge case is fully polished before anyone can try them.

If you install the beta, we'd especially love feedback on:

• Per-clip speed controls
• Region capture
• Screenshot editing
• Background music
• Performance on Intel AI PCs

User feedback is a big part of what will shape what ships from here. If you try the beta and want to share thoughts directly with us, join our Discord server and post in the beta feedback channel.

You can download the beta from our beta download page, and if you want to follow along with everything shipping, keep an eye on the beta changelog.

This is just the beginning for the CANVID beta, and there is more to come.