AI Book Title Generator

Struggling to name your next book? Canva’s book title generator uses AI to craft creative book title ideas instantly. Let Magic Write™ generate clever, catchy titles that sum up your story and intrigue readers, whether it's fantasy, horror, or romance.

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See how it works

Interact with the sample prompts below to see the ideas generated by Magic Write.

Name your next bestseller

Stuck on the title page of your fantasy manuscript or one-shot romance? Canva’s AI-powered book title generator helps authors and self-publishers find the perfect title in seconds. Just describe your book in a few words, and Magic Write™ will generate a list of fresh, creative title ideas so you can jump right into your first draft.

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Your AI brainstorm buddy

Speed up your brainstorming process by generating book title ideas with AI. The random book title generator builds on your thoughts to create compelling titles in the tone you want, whether playful, dramatic, or formal. Enter a book description, including plot points, themes, characters, or setting, and Magic Write will generate title ideas that feel made for your story.

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Book titles that feel just right

Whether you're sticking to brand guidelines or crafting your voice, your book’s title sets the tone. Add your brand voice to your Brand Kit (Pro) to keep your title on-brand, or upload a sample so Magic Write can generate words that sound just like you. Whether you're naming a children’s book, a poetry collection, or an eBook on marketing strategy, you'll get titles seamlessly tuned to you and your readers.

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Tools for endless creativity

Expand your global reach

Find an audience across the world for your book. Generate a book title in any of Magic Write’s 20 supported languages, including English, Spanish, Chinese, and more. Or, translate your title into 100+ languages using our built-in translator tool.

Switch seamlessly between devices

Brainstorm with the title generator for your book anytime, anywhere. Whether working on a desktop at home or using your phone on the go, access the same powerful tools on Magic Write—wherever inspiration strikes.

Generate titles for any type of book

Different genres call for different title styles. Romance is about emotion, thrillers build tension, and fantasy often includes magical words. With Canva’s story name generator, you can quickly whip up bold, creative titles that match your book.

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A safe space for your story

Find the right title for your next story or book without worries. At Canva, we've built layers of safeguards to filter out inappropriate content so you can brainstorm freely. We encourage you to ‘be a good human’ and use Magic Write and other AI tools responsibly within Canva's Terms and Acceptable Use Policy.

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For all kinds of wordsmiths

For aspiring authors
Get title ideas for your first novel, memoir, or nonfiction book that match your story.
For self-publishers
Stand out with marketable, sales-friendly titles for your eBooks or print books.
For content creators
Grab attention with compelling names for your books, guides, and digital downloads.

All the AI writing features you need

Get to your first draft fast with Magic Write. Start with a prompt, and watch the magic happen. Generate fresh book title ideas in seconds, minus the guesswork.

Brainstorm faster and find new ideas
Magic Write™, an AI Writer and idea generator, helps you come up with ideas and topics you may have never even thought of.
Brand voice
Craft on-brand copy with Magic Write™ by setting up the Brand Voice feature with your brand guidelines for your entire team to use.
Headline generator
Generate catchy headlines, titles, and taglines fit for your blog, article, essay, story, or more with the keywords you specify.
Rewriting tool
An AI-powered tool to help you rewrite any piece of content, so you can focus on getting out that first draft, fast.
Generate short-form text
Create any short-form text—from social media captions, profile bios, product descriptions, and more—with a few prompts.
Generate long-form text
Quickly craft high-quality, long-form content for blogs, sales emails, feature stories, and more. Experience a faster writing process.
Create outlines
Use Magic Write™, an AI writing assistant, to effortlessly generate outlines for articles, blogs, or essays and to better structure any piece of content.
Create lists
An AI writer tool that lets you generate lists—from pros & cons lists to marketing strategy lists—so you can focus on writing better, faster.
Summary generator
An AI-powered text summarizer tool that will condense and extract key topics from any piece of content, so you get a shortened, more readable version.
Paragraph generator
Generate complete paragraphs for articles, essays, stories, blogs, and other content types in your desired tone or voice.
/ Magic shortcut
Access Magic Write using our custom /Magic keyboard shortcut.
Paraphrase tool
An AI-powered paraphrasing tool that will reword and rewrite any piece of content, so you can focus on spinning and editing it into a creative sentence or paragraph.

How to generate book title ideas with AI

Open Canva
Log in to your Canva account. Open a new or existing project.
Launch Magic Write™
Access the story title generator with the Canva Assistant button or tap + on Canva Docs. Or, type your prompt straight from the landing page to go to the editor.
Enter your text prompt
Describe what your book is about. Include the plot, genre, setting, main characters, and central themes.
Generate your book title
Once you’ve provided enough detail, click “Generate” and watch as the book name generator suggests titles in seconds.
Edit and share your title
Review the list of generated titles and pick the one that best fits your story. Feel free to edit or refine—just make sure it's original.

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How to generate book title ideas with AI

Your questions, answered

A book title generator is an AI-powered tool that creates book title ideas based on your input. Simply describe the kind of title you need, and the generator will suggest a list of names to choose from. You can refine and build on these suggestions to create the perfect title for your novel, eBook, memoir, and more.
With a Canva Free account, you have limited queries to the book title generator tool. If you want to unlock more, you can upgrade to Canva Pro.
A book title is very important! It sparks interest and encourages potential readers to explore your work. It also packages your book into a concise word or phrase that captures the topic, theme, or mood, helping readers understand what it’s about. In short, a good title can influence someone’s decision to read or purchase your book.
The title is almost always the first thing a potential reader sees when they pick up a book. Your book title should be attention-grabbing, memorable, and often arouse curiosity. At the same time, it should capture the themes and topics of your book while keeping it concise.
Yes, you can use the random book title generator for almost any genre as long as it aligns with our safety policies. Add genre-specific terms and themes in your prompt so the generator can instantly craft appropriate horror, romance, or fantasy book title ideas that match your specific story.
Yes, you can use the content generated with Magic Write for any purpose, including personal or commercial projects, as long as you follow our AI Product Terms and Terms of Use.
Keep in mind that if you’re going to use AI output for your commercial projects, you may not have exclusive rights to your AI-generated text. It’s your responsibility to ensure that your AI-generated content is suitable for commercial use.
Please be mindful that Canva doesn’t guarantee that the AI-generated text you generate is cleared for use (particularly if the content you create sounds like someone else’s work).
The law is currently unclear on who owns the copyright in AI-generated content.
At present, Canva makes no copyright claim over any text you generate using Magic Write. Between you and Canva, you own the content you generate with Magic Write, which is subject to you following our Terms. In turn, you give Canva the right to host your AI output on our platform.
Our values define how we build our products, treat our community, and impact the world. We want to ensure our community feels safe when creating and interacting with content on our platform.
To ensure our community can enjoy Magic Write safely and responsibly, we've implemented various measures, including automated reviews of input prompts for terms that might generate inappropriate content. Users can report unsafe content here, and we also encourage you to contact our support team to provide feedback at any time.
We won't tolerate any use of Magic Write that violates our Terms and Acceptable Use Policy.