What is Affinity?
Affinity is design software that combines the capabilities of the formerly separately sold Designer, Photo and Publisher apps in a single professional application. It offers vector drawing, photo editing and desktop publishing features. Following Canva's acquisition in 2024, it was relaunched as a free product in 2025, with its AI features tied to a Canva Pro subscription. It is popular among designers looking for alternatives to Adobe subscriptions.
Key facts
- Starting price
- Free
- Pricing model
- Free
- Active users
- —
- Customers
- —
- Vendor employees
- 5,000
- Launched
- 2015
- Deployment
- On-premise
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, iOS
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Professional vector, photo and layout tools in one app
- Free to use with no subscription
- Fast performance on desktop
- Free plan available
- Can run on-premise
Considerations
- Smaller plugin and template ecosystem
- File compatibility with Adobe formats is imperfect
- Limited real-time collaboration features
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Features
✓AI features· Automation
✓Mobile app· Platform
✓Multi-language· Platform
✓Offline mode· Platform
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