Affinity Creative Software Suite

Affinity is a suite of professional creative software applications for graphic design, photo editing, and page layout, developed by Serif (Europe) Ltd. Founded in 1987 by Ashley Hewson in Nottingham, United Kingdom, Serif launched the Affinity line in 2014 as a modern, performance-focused alternative to Adobe Creative Cloud. In March 2024, Serif was acquired by Canva. The Affinity suite includes Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, and Affinity Publisher. Key products: Affinity Photo: professional photo editing and retouching software. Features include RAW editing, non-destructive layers, frequency separation, focus stacking, HDR merge, panorama stitching, tone mapping, batch processing, liquify, inpainting brush, and support for Photoshop PSD files. Affinity Designer: professional vector graphic design tool. Features include pen and node tools, shape builder, boolean operations, gradients, symbols, artboards, SVG editing, and a pixel persona for raster editing within the same document. Affinity Publisher: professional desktop publishing and page layout software. Features include master pages, text styles, tables, data merge, anchored objects, preflight checks, and IDML import (Adobe InDesign). Key features across the suite: StudioLink: seamless switching between Photo, Designer, and Publisher personas within a single document without closing or exporting files. One-time purchase: no subscription required. Buy each app once and own it permanently. Cross-platform: Windows, macOS, iPad. Performance: GPU-accelerated rendering engine designed for smooth handling of complex documents with hundreds of layers and high-resolution images. Cloud sync: sync assets and settings across devices. C++. Proprietary.