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I promise this is not clickbait. Affinity’s professional graphic design software will be available for free, with no subscription required.
And according to its new parent company Canva, it will stay that way. Forever.
Affinity can be used to create professional-quality vector designs, edit images, and work on other graphic design projects. This reboot also brings all of Affinity’s apps together on one platform, as well as new icon and file names (which will be .af), and the ability to customize your layout within the app. Subscriptions to Affinity apps have already started Priced at $70 per month.
You don’t need to be a premium, paid member of Canva to use Affinity. All you need is a free Canva account. If you’re a Canva Pro subscriber, you’ll have access to some of Affinity’s AI features, which are relatively new to the app.
Affinity by Canva will now be available for free.
At a time when prices are constantly rising, an announcement like this is unusual, if not unprecedented.
A CNET poll It found earlier this year that US adults waste an average of $200 a month on unused subscriptions. It seems like streaming services alone are raising their prices every month Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN Being the latest to do so. Adobe Creative Cloud subscription I also crept in this year.
Canva bought Affinity and its former parent company Serif in 2024 For 380 billion dollars. We’ll have to wait and see if Affinity will remain free. Forever is a long time, after all.
It’s been a busy week for professional design firms. In addition to making Affinity free, Canva has released several updates, including the ability to Manually edit AI-generated images. Provided by Adobe New AI assistants in Express and Photoshopalong with the new AI audio tools, And several triggers Advanced research projects in the field of photography using artificial intelligence.
As more people become content creators, tech companies are racing to make editing easier by incorporating generative AI. There are still many professional creators out there They are not sold on the benefits that AI provides Promises.
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How to get a free affiliation
To use Affinity for free, you’ll need to link your Canva account. You only need to do this once.
- Go to Affinity site.
- Click green Get close The button is in the upper right corner.
- Click Sign up to download.
- Link your Canva account or create a new one. You don’t need to be a paid member of Canva Pro to get Affinity.
Once you’ve linked your Canva account to Affinity, you’re ready to get started. You may need to sign back in if you use Affinity via the desktop app or through a new tab in your web browser.
If you haven’t used Affinity before but want to try it, you can start with Canva. Click on the Apps button from the menu on the left side and search for Affinity. Once you do this, you will be taken through the same steps above to link your Canva account.
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