Is “free forever” the revolution in professional design software, or is this just the opening move in a much larger game? Canva’s decision to offer Affinity the onetime paid alternative to Adobe ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. Serif’s Affinity suite – a powerful rival to Adobe’s ...

In the modern age, taking your photos is only half the story. You’ll also need a capable photo editing app such as Affinity’s Photo 2, ranked our best Photoshop alternative, to polish your pictures to ...

For years, creatives put off by Adobe’s subscription model and constant price rises have found sanctuary in the Affinity suite of apps, including Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, and Affinity ...

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 ...

October 30, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Adobe just wrapped up its Max keynote, which means its time for its biggest free competitor to announce its own ...

Last year Canva reworked its user experience and tools in a full-frontal attack on the productivity and enterprise markets now dominated by Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. Now the Australian ...

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When graphic design platform-provider Canva bought the Affinity image-editing and publishing apps early last year, we had some major questions about how the companies’ priorities and products would ...

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 ...