The Best Free Affinity Designer AlternativesTop Vector Graphic Apps & Digital Painting Tools like Affinity Designer

The best free alternative to Affinity Designer is Inkscape, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Affinity Designer and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Affinity Designer are Linearity Curve, Affinity, Photopea and Canva.

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  1. Inkscape icon

    Inkscape

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    Open source vector graphics editor with SVG support. Offers tablet support, non-destructive editing, and live previews. No registration needed, works offline, extensible with plugins, and provides privacy-focused, ad-free experience across multiple platforms.

    122 Inkscape alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
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    Comments about Inkscape as an Alternative to Affinity Designer
    Pedro Trujillo
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    It's the only real free alternative to Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw and Affinity Designer

    Guest
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    I do some light works. so it work for me very well

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Inkscape is a great Affinity Designer alternative.

    • Inkscape is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Affinity Designer.

    • Inkscape is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Affinity Designer.

    • Inkscape is Free and Open SourceAffinity Designer is Paid and Proprietary
    • Inkscape is Customizable, Privacy focused and LightweightAffinity Designer is not according to our users
  2. Linearity Curve icon

    Linearity Curve

     354 likes
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    Linearity Curve is the vector-based design platform that empowers marketing teams to create captivating content together.

    39 Linearity Curve alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Almost everyone thinks Linearity Curve is a great Affinity Designer alternative.

    • Linearity Curve is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Affinity Designer.

    • Linearity Curve is Freemium and ProprietaryAffinity Designer is Paid and Proprietary
    • Linearity Curve is Lightweight and Privacy focusedAffinity Designer is not according to our users
  4. Affinity icon

    Affinity

     52 likes
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    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.

    65 Affinity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Photopea

     333 likes
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    Browser-based image editing supports PSD, XCF, Sketch formats, advanced layers, vector tools, RAW photo support, and exports in 40+ formats. Fully client-side with AI background removal, content-aware tools, and privacy as files never leave your device.

    111 Photopea alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Photopea is the most popular SaaS alternative to Affinity Designer.

    • Photopea is Freemium and ProprietaryAffinity Designer is Paid and Proprietary
  7. Canva icon

    Canva

     383 likes
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    A comprehensive design application combining innovative photo and video editing with advanced AI capabilities to streamline creating designs. Users can produce unique graphics, engaging social media content using customizable templates and thousands of images, videos, and fonts accessible through its vast library.

    90 Canva alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Graphite

     92 likes
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    Graphite is a free, open source vector graphics editor and animation engine, available now in alpha. Get creative with a fully nondestructive editing workflow that combines layer-based compositing with node-based generative design.

    59 Graphite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Made using nondestructive boolean operations and procedural polka dot patterns
     
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    GodSVG

     32 likes
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    GodSVG is an editor for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files. Unlike other editors, it represents the SVG code directly, doesn't add any metadata, and even lets you edit the SVG code in real time. GodSVG is inspired by the need for an SVG editor without abstractions that...

    13 GodSVG alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
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    Vectr

     92 likes
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    Vectr is a free graphics editor. Vectr is collaborative like Google Docs, and runs in your web browser. With an intuitive interface, Vectr is easy to learn and use.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
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    Apache OpenOffice Draw

     125 likes
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    Draw, part of the Apache OpenOffice suite, is a graphics editor that gives you the tools to communicate with visuals and diagrams. With a maximum page size of 300cm by 300cm, Draw is powerful tool for posters, graphs, charts, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    For technical drawings with integrated graduation function (not available in PowerPoint)
     
  14. Akira icon

    Akira

     28 likes
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    Akira is a native Linux Design application built in Vala and GTK. Akira focuses on offering a modern and fast approach to UI and UX Design, mainly targeting web designers and graphic designers. The main goal is to offer a valid and professional solution for designers who want to...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GTK+
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  15. Repath Studio icon

    Repath Studio

     3 likes
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    A cross platform vector graphics editor, that combines procedural tooling with traditional design workflows. It includes an interactive shell, which allows evaluating code to generate shapes, or even extend the editor on the fly.

    7 Repath Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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