Affinity Studio

[Ian Watson]

Today is a good day for fans of the Affinity suite of programs. They have been brought together in one program and updated nicely. Moreover, this new program is available free of charge! The only cost will be if you wish to access various AI features.

Here is the introductory video by Ash Hewson, CEO of Serif, the company which created the Affinity suite and was bought by Canva.

https://youtu.be/UP_TBaKODlw?si=oXQpo_Jw0N990eYD

[Akira]

Thank you for sharing.  Currently I'm on Adobe CC photographer subscription and have really no complaint.  But I won't hesitate to switch to Affinity if Adobe would take any greedier way.  I'm keen on that!

Here are articles on the new free Affinity posted by PetaPixel:

https://petapixel.com/2025/10/30/affinity-going-the-davinci-resolve-route-is-brilliant-and-a-proven-success/

https://petapixel.com/2025/10/30/all-new-all-in-one-affinity-app-for-creative-pros-is-available-now-for-free/

My only concern is Affinity's support for RAW formats and lens profiles as well as its highlight recovering capablility.

The lens profiles can be added manually:

https://www.affinity.studio/help/raw-raw-lenscorrection/