# Canvas for free

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-for-free/151123>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [October 4, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-for-free/151123 "2018-10-04T21:14:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![He\_Pamela](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/he_pamela/32/42370_2.png) [@He\_Pamela](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/He_Pamela)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-for-free/151123/1 "2018-10-04T21:14:15Z")

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Hi, I’ve installed kibana 6.4.2  
With a basic license (free)  
Can I install canvas and use it or Do I need a license for use this?

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**Author:** ![thomasneirynck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/thomasneirynck/32/23313_2.png) [@thomasneirynck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/thomasneirynck)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-for-free/151123/2 "2018-10-05T14:35:37Z")

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hi @He_Pamela,

Kibana Canvas is available for free fright now as a technology preview external plugin ([https://canvas.elastic.co/](https://canvas.elastic.co/)). It will be part of the Kibana package in one of the upcoming releases.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-for-free/151123/3 "2018-11-02T14:35:38Z")

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