Affinity by Canva
A complete creative studio for zero cost
Free
From
www.affinity.studio
Needs Needs macOS 10.15 or later, 8GB RAM
FIRST THINGS FIRST: yes, it’s free. You’ll need a premium Canva subscription if you want to use its artificial intelligence (AI) features, but then those have never been what Affinity is all about. The purchase of Britain’s Serif by Australia’s Canva has led to this, the three pro–grade Affinity creativity apps — a vector illustration program, a photo editor, and a desktop publishing package originally designed for Mac (an iPad version is “coming soon”) brought together as one app.
You’ll be looking for the catch, but as far as we can see, there isn’t one. The new Affinity takes Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher, ups their version number to 3, and gives them away for nothing! It’s not the Affinity name slapped on Canva — that app still exists on the web — but the old Affinity with a new look.