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Affinity 3.0.1 Agen Schmitz No comments

Affinity 3.0.1

Maintenance update for the recently announced free graphic design software. (Free, 981.4 MB, macOS 10.15+)

Adam Engst 62 comments

Canva’s Affinity Combines Photo, Designer, and Publisher into One Free App

The new Affinity app from Canva replaces Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, and Affinity Publisher, which already shared most of their core code. It’s free to use, requires a Canva account, and reserves integrated AI features for paying Canva customers.

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.6.4 Agen Schmitz 9 comments

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.6.4

Brings a lengthy list of bug fixes to to all three Affinity graphic design apps. ($69.99 new for each, free update, various sizes, macOS 10.15+)

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.6 Agen Schmitz 2 comments

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.6

Brings a variety of page management improvements to Publisher and machine learning features to Photo. (Various prices new, free update, various sizes, macOS 10.15+)

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.5.5 Agen Schmitz No comments

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.5.5

Maintenance update with several bug fixes and crash resolvers. (Various prices new, free update, various sizes, macOS 10.15+)

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.5.2 Agen Schmitz 2 comments

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.5.2

Maintenance update with several bug fixes and crash resolvers. (Various prices new, free update, various sizes, macOS 10.15+)

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.5 Agen Schmitz 1 comment

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.5

Adds support for variable fonts and a new QR Code Tool to all three apps. (Various prices new, free update, various sizes, macOS 10.15+)

Adam Engst 27 comments

Canva Acquires the Affinity Suite of Professional Design Apps

Canva specializes in easy-to-use online design tools with collaborative features, whereas the Affinity apps offer a powerful but inexpensive alternative to Adobe’s Creative Cloud. The acquisition could bring more collaborative capabilities to the Affinity suite and give Canva more design power.

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.4 Agen Schmitz No comments

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.4

Adds Layer States feature to Affinity Designer and Affinity Publisher. (Various prices new, free update, various sizes, macOS 10.15+)

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.3 Agen Schmitz No comments

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.3

Brings additions and improvements to all three Affinity graphic design apps. (Various prices new, free update, various sizes, macOS 10.15+)

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.2.1 Agen Schmitz No comments

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.2.1

A fistful of bug fixes for the three Affinity graphic design apps. ($69.99 new for each, free updates, various sizes, macOS 10.15+)

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.2 Agen Schmitz No comments

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.2

Brings support for macOS 14 Sonoma and various improvements to the three Affinity graphic design apps. ($69.99 new for each, free updates, various sizes, macOS 10.15+)

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.1.1 Agen Schmitz No comments

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.1.1

Maintenance releases focused on bug fixes for the three Affinity graphic design apps. ($69.99 new for each, free updates, various sizes, macOS 10.15+)

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.1 Agen Schmitz No comments

Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.1

Brings hundreds of improvements and bug fixes to the three Affinity graphic design apps. ($69.99 new for each, free updates, various sizes, macOS 10.15+)

Adam Engst 67 comments

The 46 Mac Apps I Actually Use and Why

What third-party apps would you install on a clean Mac to restore your preferred working environment? Adam Engst recently had the opportunity to learn just what apps he really uses—here’s the list.