Markdown links, copy to block, performance improvements

Published: October 23, 2025

v2025-10-23
Canvas

✨ Minor updates

  • Canvas now allows you to create links by writing out the markdown link syntax. Example: [sanity.io](https://sanity.io) -> sanity.io.
  • Various performance improvements to ensure Canvas uses less memory and can better handle larger documents.
  • It's now possible to link to specific blocks with the document body.
Selected text "Content Mapping" in an editor, with a toolbar and an open "Copy link to block" menu.
Select any text and select "Copy link to block" in the overflow menu
A pop-up menu shows "Copy link to block" with a chain icon.
Via the right-click context menu in the document outline

🐛 Notable bugfixes

  • Fixes an issue where making expanded text selections around lists wouldn't work as expected
  • Fixes an issue where lists wouldn't render correctly during continuation and AI output