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Check out the new features in Affinity 3.1, including Live Tone Blend Groups and a new Tone Brush for compositing and retouching images.

Wednesday, March 18th, 2026

Motion design app is the 'missing piece' of Canva's Affinity design software, now available free. Read our FAQs on what it means for users.

Wednesday, February 25th, 2026

New all-in-one application Affinity by Canva combines capabilities from Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher for pro graphics work.

Friday, October 31st, 2025

The iPad editions of the image-editing, vector design and page layout tools are currently available with no in-app purchase needed.

Sunday, October 12th, 2025

Promising free app combines the ease of layer-based workflows with the power of a node graph. More bitmap editing tools planned, too.

Tuesday, July 1st, 2025

Check out the new features in the sub-$100 image editing app, including support for Cryptomatte data when retouching 3D renders.

Friday, January 24th, 2025

Try the popular image editing and digital painting tool for free as part of Serif's extended six-month free trial of its Affinity apps.

Monday, July 8th, 2024

New owner pledges to preserve perpetual licenses of pro design tools - and key Adobe alternatives - Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher.

Wednesday, March 27th, 2024

Check out the new features in the sub-$100 image editing software, including better layer workflow.

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023

Free update makes 'hundreds of improvements' to the digital painting and image editing app, including to Brushes and Layers.

Thursday, May 18th, 2023

New features in the low-cost image editing and digital painting software include a neat option to edit the lighting in normal maps.

Wednesday, November 9th, 2022

See what's new in the the sub-$100 image editor, including new image stitching and mesh gradient tools.

Monday, December 6th, 2021

Image-editing and vector design apps get 'stunning' speed boosts on Apple M1 Pro and Max chips.

Monday, October 25th, 2021