Affinity, which offers great alternatives to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Lightroom, is popular for its one-time payment for a lifetime, as opposed to monthly recurring payments for Adobe ...

The popular Affinity creative suite for Mac, iPad, and PC is out with an enticing offer today, half a year of free access to the software. Here are the details. Affinity announced the new generous ...

The future of Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher, subscription-free alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud, was uncertain after the apps' developer Serif was acquired by Canva in 2024. Now, over a ...

A step by step guide to getting started with effects in Affinity Designer.

And yes, it’s still a one-time purchase, unlike Adobe. And yes, it’s still a one-time purchase, unlike Adobe. is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess ...

The market for high-end graphic design software just got weirder. Several years ago, I wrote “Consider Switching from Creative Cloud to Affinity V2” (5 December 2022) to encourage those who were ...

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...

Last week, Canva, which specializes in online design for the masses, and Serif, makers of the Affinity suite of professional-level design apps, announced that Canva has acquired Serif for ...