Alva Digital Downloads is a Shopify app that lets template creators sell Notion, Figma, Canva, Webflow, and Framer templates direct to buyers — whether that's a downloadable file or a signed Notion duplicate link . When a template gets a v2, every past buyer's re-download automatically points to the new version. Split every template into personal vs commercial licence tiers with per-variant key pools, and run multi-brand catalogues from a single Shopify admin.
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Finish the template in Notion. Copy the public duplicate URL. Paste it into Alva's Links tab — Alva wraps it as a signed, IP-locked, expirable link. Buyers never see the raw Notion URL; each buyer gets a single-use access token that routes them to the Notion duplicate prompt.
Create two Shopify variants — Personal ($29), Commercial ($79). Personal gets a licence pool that permits use inside one Notion workspace. Commercial gets a pool that permits use inside a client project or a team workspace. Each purchase pulls the next unused key from the matching pool.
Creator rebuilds the template with a new dashboard section. Duplicates the updated Notion workspace, grabs the new URL, and replaces the link inside Alva for that product. Every past buyer's customer account page now surfaces v2 on their next visit. Existing buyers re-download without paying again — and the creator emails them to tell them it's there.
Same Shopify store — different public brand. Alva's per-product email settings ship Figma-template delivery from files@figma-brand.com with that brand's logo, tone, and footer copy. The Notion brand keeps shipping from hello@notion-brand.com. Two storefronts with one admin, zero Shopify-Plus required.
A Notion template is a duplicate URL. A Figma file is a community link. A Webflow template is a clone URL. Alva turns each of these into a Shopify product with a per-order signed, IP-locked, expirable access token. The buyer clicks from the delivery email and lands straight on the duplicate prompt — no file download, no ZIP, no confusion.
Templates improve. Dashboards get new sections. CRMs grow new views. Replace the file (or the link) inside Alva for a product, and every past buyer's customer account page now surfaces the new version on their next visit. Alva's ZipVersionHistory keeps older versions retrievable too, in case a buyer prefers the previous layout.
Two Shopify variants, two licence pools. Personal permits one workspace. Commercial permits use inside client projects or team workspaces. Each purchase pulls the next unique key and emails it alongside the template link. The licence text lands in the delivery email. If a buyer abuses the licence terms, the key is tied to the order for enforcement.
Most template buyers would rather pay once for a suite than four times for components. Group a Life OS, CRM, content calendar, and goals dashboard into one "Productivity stack" product at a bundle price. Alva delivers every template on one signed page. Add more templates to the pack later — existing buyers pick them up automatically.
Alva's per-product email settings override the global email template. A Notion brand ships delivery mail from one custom domain, logo, and tone; a Canva brand ships from another. One Shopify admin, two public identities, zero Shopify-Plus required. Creators running personal + agency catalogues find this unlocks separate brand aesthetics without paying for two stores.
Buyers delete emails. They switch browsers. A year later they rejoin Notion and can't find the duplicate URL. Alva's customer account portal gives every buyer a permanent page showing every template they own, every version available, and a fresh signed link per click. This single feature collapses the bulk of template-creator support load.
A Notion template is a link — zero bytes of storage. A Figma library is usually 1–10 MB. A Canva template pack is a handful of PDFs at 5–30 MB. A Webflow template ships as a .webflow export around 2–15 MB. That means a creator with 80 templates across all four platforms rarely exceeds 2 GB of storage. The binding constraint is unlocking per-product branded emails and commercial licence keys, not the byte budget.
Every paid plan includes unlimited bandwidth, unlimited orders, version updates, licence keys, packs, per-product branded emails, Shopify POS, and Shopify Flow actions. Trial starts only after the first live order.
Template creators usually arrive at Alva Digital Downloads from one of five platforms — Gumroad, Creative Market, Etsy (digital listings), the Notion Marketplace, or Payhip. The migration playbook is the same: pull the buyer list, import the templates into Shopify with Alva, and re-offer access to past customers under the new store. Most creators complete the move in under 30 days.
Gumroad: Customers → Export CSV. Creative Market: Dashboard → Sales → Export. Etsy: Shop Manager → Settings → Options → Download Data → Orders CSV. Payhip: Customers → Export. Notion Marketplace: there's no native export, so scrape order confirmations or use the Notion Creator dashboard transaction list. Import every source into Shopify customers with a "migrated" tag so you can segment them for a re-buy email later.
For file-based templates (Canva PDFs, Webflow .webflow exports, Figma .fig files), drag them into Alva's uploader. For URL-based templates (Notion duplicates, Figma community URLs), paste them into the Links tab — one link per template.
Create two variants per template — Personal and Commercial. Attach the matching licence pool to each via Alva's license-key tags. Replace your Gumroad-link-in-a-Notion-page setup with real Shopify product pages you can rank in Google.
Send the imported Gumroad, Creative Market, Etsy, Payhip, or Notion Marketplace list a "we moved" email with a coupon. Existing buyers can optionally be issued a free access coupon for the templates they already paid for — many creators do this to keep goodwill while migrating. New traffic goes to the Shopify store going forward.
"Shipping v2 to every past buyer used to mean a 400-email manual send. Now I swap the link in Alva and move on."
"Personal at $29, commercial at $79, team licence at $199. Three variants, three licence pools, zero manual license emails."
"Run my Canva brand and my Notion brand from one store. Each buyer only sees the brand they bought from in the email. Took me 15 minutes to set up."
Written by Tom Rushmore, founder of Alva Apps. Alva Digital Downloads has been the Shopify digital-delivery engine for 2,340+ stores since 2022 — including Notion, Figma, Canva, and Webflow template creators shipping version updates, licence keys, and branded email.
Sell Notion duplicate links, Figma community links, Webflow clone URLs, and Canva template links as Shopify products.
Brand the template delivery experience to match your Notion or Figma aesthetic — logo, colours, custom message.
Install Alva. Paste your Notion duplicate URL, bind it to a Shopify product, place a test order — watch the signed link land. Split a template into personal vs commercial variants in a minute. Run multiple template brands from one Shopify store. Keep 95% of the sale price instead of 60–70%. Trial starts only after the first live order.