Ash Hewson is CEO of Affinity, part of Canva. When I announced at Canva World Tour in October that the all-new, professional-grade Affinity would become completely free, the design world reacted with ...

The new user interface is divided into vector tools for layout and graphics, and bitmaps for photo and paint-type image editing Canva really set the cat among the pigeons in October, when it ...

What if you could transform your entire creative workflow with just one update? That’s exactly what Affinity promises with its biggest update ever, a bold leap forward that’s turning heads across the ...

For several years now, Canva has been one of the benchmark tools for any digital professional working within the field of content creation. In our case, we use it for (almost) everything: from editing ...

Canva`s acquisition of Affinity brings free, professional-grade design software to everyone. Explore powerful, customizable tools for creators and designers. When Canva announced its acquisition of ...

Affinity has all the same editing tools as Affinity Photo, but with vector drawing and page layout thrown in, too. Affinity is a technical, professional program, however, so don’t expect quick fixes ...

The popular Affinity app from Canva is now free forever, combining its photo editing, vector design and page layout tools into one powerful, professional-looking app. Announced on October 30th, 2025, ...

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After acquiring Serif last year, Canva has overhauled its Affinity design suite, consolidating three creative tools into a single free app for Mac and Windows. The newly launched Affinity by Canva ...

use a one-time purchase license model, and have been gaining attention as a replacement for Adobe products. Affinity has announced that its design tools will be consolidated into a single app called ' ...

The market for high-end graphic design software just got weirder. Several years ago, I wrote “Consider Switching from Creative Cloud to Affinity V2” (5 December 2022) to encourage those who were ...