Canva offers charting features, but our tool gives you the same result instantly — no signup, no login, no design experience needed.
To make a pie chart in Canva, open a design, choose Elements, search for Charts, pick the pie chart, and type your data into the table that opens. Canva needs an account for that. If you only need the chart itself, you can build it here with no account, download a PNG, and upload it to your Canva design.
Go to canva.com and create a free account or log in to your existing one. Canva requires an account to use any of its features, including chart creation. Select a design type such as Presentation or Infographic to start.
In the Canva editor, click on Elements in the left sidebar and search for 'chart' or navigate to Charts. Select the Pie Chart option. Canva will insert a default pie chart onto your canvas with placeholder data.
Click on the chart to open the data editor. Replace the default labels and values with your own data. You can add or remove rows to change the number of slices. The chart updates in real time as you type.
Click on individual slices to change their colors, or use Canva's preset color palettes. Adjust the chart size, toggle labels and percentages, and style the title to match your overall design.
Click the Share button and then Download. Canva offers PNG, JPG, and PDF exports, though some formats require a Pro subscription. For a completely free alternative with no account needed, our pie chart generator lets you create and download charts as PNG or SVG instantly.
Practice what you learned with our interactive pie chart editor below. The chart is pre-filled with sample data to get you started.
Canva users often wonder whether to pick a pie or a doughnut. In this site's download log, 79.0% of downloaded charts are pies and 19.5% are doughnuts; bar and line charts together are under 2%. The pie is the default for a part-of-a-whole story, and the doughnut is the choice when you want a total or a label in the middle.
Both come out of the same editor as PNG, JPEG, SVG or PDF, and Canva accepts PNG, JPG and SVG uploads, so a chart built here drops into a Canva design as an image.
| Pie | 79.0% | 12,425 downloads |
|---|---|---|
| Doughnut | 19.5% | 3,067 downloads |
| Bar | 1.2% | 186 downloads |
| Line | 0.3% | 49 downloads |
Source: this site's own download log (15,737 chart downloads from January 29 to October 3, 2026), counted by us on October 3, 2026. Anonymous: no chart contents are stored.