Affinity
Unified design solution merging advanced photo, vector, and layout tools for seamless workflow, non-destructive editing, RAW support, batch processing, AI enhancements, GPU acceleration, file compatibility, cloud asset integration, and tailored workspace options.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Subscription)
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
Features
- Works Offline
- Desktop Publishing
- Open PSD files
- Retouch photos
- Non Destructive Editing
- Filters
- Vector strokes
- Support for Layers
- RAW Photo Editors
- Export to PDF
- Edit PDF
- Photo effects
- Color Picker
- Grid layout
- Custom Brushes
- Built-in Color Picker
- Ad-free
- Drawing Tablet Support
- Live Preview
- Hardware Accelerated
- Dark Mode
- Pressure Sensitivity
- Vectorize raster images
- Color management
- High-resolution images
- Image Processing
- AI-Powered
- Photographic filters
- Print Brochure
- Snapping
- Gradients
- Batch processing
- Parametric vector shapes
Affinity News & Activities
Recent News
- Maoholguin published news article about Claude
Anthropic launches Claude connectors for Adobe, Blender, Ableton, and moreAnthropic has introduced new Claude connectors for a bunch of popular creative apps, letting the ch...
- POX published news article about Affinity
Affinity’s latest update brings light mode, pixel to vector conversion, and layer blendingCanva has introduced a major update for Affinity, five months after acquiring the software suite an...
- POX published news article about Inkscape
Beyond Adobe's pricey products: my graphic designer’s toolbox on LinuxI've spent years polishing my craft with Adobe’s heavyweight suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesig...
Recent activities
- lian00 reviewed Affinity
I liked the "old" Affinity suite because it was one time payment (well, I paid two times with Affinity 2). The Affinity Canva version is free (with an account). Difficult to beat this price. And development is faster. And it solved bugs never fixed in Affinity 2 (Tourbox management, keyboard shortcuts for French keyboards).
The + :
- with all the suite for free, it becomes easy to create a poster after drawing an illustration (in vector or not) and you can easily switch from one tool to...
- lian00 replied to a comment / review on Affinity
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What is Affinity?
Affinity is a professional-grade design application that merges photo editing, vector illustration and multi-page layout tools from 
Affinity Photo, 
Affinity Designer, and 
Affinity Publisher into one unified workspace, offering a powerful environment where you can work on images, graphics and publications without switching applications.
The tool provides non-destructive photo editing with RAW support and GPU acceleration, advanced vector drawing with precise paths, artboards and snapping, and layout features such as master pages, shared text styles and typography controls. Users can personalize their workspace, mix and match tools and export or import common formats including PSD, SVG and PDF. There is integration with a major online design service to allow seamless workflow between the design app and cloud-based assets.
Key features include:
- Combined photo, vector and layout toolsets in one application
- Non-destructive image editing, RAW development, batch processing
- Vector drawing tools for brand identities, illustrations and detailed graphics
- Multi-page layout tools for reports, brochures and publications
- A universal file format allowing work to move across design modes
- Workspace customization with shared studios and tailored interfaces
- Export/import support for PSD, SVG, PDF, among others
- Integration with cloud design assets and additional AI-powered tools for premium subscribers
Affinity information
Developed by
Canva Licensing
Proprietary and Freemium product.Pricing
Subscription + free version with limited functionality.Rating
Average rating of 3.9Alternatives
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4 news article related to AffinitySupported Languages
- English
Comments and Reviews
Am I worried about Canva ruining Affinity later on? Yes. Is this a good update? It's all I could've ever wanted on an app. This is every Affinity software merged in one, adding more functionality than removing, and the workflow just let's you flow without having to worry about different software, it's really as good as it gets. The only weary part is Canva owning it and making it free, raising concerns for how they could rug you in the long run, so use it while you can!
Old Affinity was a one-time Payment and you OWNED the software. Now they can revoke your right to use the software anytime, because you don‘t own it anymore.
You never owned it. You owned it under the assumption the company stayed in business and supported the cloud license process. Canva is a bad company but your rights to the application have not gotten any worse. You want to own something, buy a physical copy or use open source.
I liked the "old" Affinity suite because it was one time payment (well, I paid two times with Affinity 2). The Affinity Canva version is free (with an account). Difficult to beat this price. And development is faster. And it solved bugs never fixed in Affinity 2 (Tourbox management, keyboard shortcuts for French keyboards).
The + :
The - :
About Photoshop : I never learned to work with Photoshop (I’m quite old) and began with The Gimp, CSP and Krita. So I cannot compare with Affinity in terms of UI, efficiency and so on. I can only say that Photoshop is the faster in filters work with the best result in my opinion. But I don’t use Photoshop in everyday work.
Affinity now provides a special version for Chinese market, which available on this site: https://www.canva.cn/affinity
I've been a graphic designer for over 7 years now and i've been using Adobe products in the past, but after affinity aggregated their products into one software I honestly cant switch back to those laggy pieces of mess Adobe has made. Just compare to normal workflow Affinity is so much more responsive, faster to start up, and has everything in one place, photoshop, illustrator, indesign, camera raw etc. I dont have a subscription to Canva and i dont need to use any of their AI so far, although I will dock 1 star off since photoshop still has superior selection and AI selection tools i use.
Canva is a major "mistake", still calling it Affinty is a uppercut to the real deal!!! Still got my Affinity 2, 10x BETTER than this horseshit average american "we will make you end up in our SaaS", just wait😈
The new Affinity is better than the old one plus the new free Affinity marked a record number of downloads.
Pavlin, it's almost as if making something FREE is going to increase downloads. Where is the critical thinking here?
Avling, hounestly, have you EVER used Affinity? Really? Canva IS a Freemium. Impossible to deny… Affinty was NEVER A Freemium, pay one time, that is IT!
This new version solved bugs never fixed by Seriff - Tourbox compatibility by example. I keep Affinity 2 but I use Affinity Canva.
it's from canva now si i avoid it, i hate canva (ui, ads, etc) so go back to gimp. thanks canva to kill good softwares
The new Affinity is better than the old one plus the new free Affinity marked a record number of downloads.
Pavlin out here replying to ever negative comment. Really makes you think. What a strange creature.