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Affinity Studio is now free (www.affinity.studio)
submitted 1 day ago by simple@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Yes, Affinity really is free. You can use every tool in the Pixel, Vector, and Layout studios, plus all of the customization and export features, as much as you want, with no restrictions or payment needed. If you’re on a Canva premium plan, you’ll also be able to unlock Canva’s powerful AI tools within Affinity.

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[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This frustrates me so much.

I paid for v1 and v2 of the suite precisely because I’m willing to pay for a tool that works for me, predictably and reliably and with no compromise in goals. Now I’ll have to switch platforms yet again, because they’re going to monetize somehow, and if it’s not by taking my money, it’ll be by taking something else.

Is Inkscape a reasonable replacement for Illustrator yet? Is there an equivalent for InDesign?

I don’t want to get stuck in a Canvas walled garden, and I’m not going to pay rent to use software.

[–] Broken@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 hours ago

I hear you. I'm not as doom and gloom as everybody else, but its definitely a shift away from their model. I mean, technically they are keeping their word by keeping Affinity separate and not subscription based like Canva. But I still don't like it nonetheless.

The problem though is that there isn't an alternative. Affinity was the alternative. Inkscape and Gimp have their place, but they are not the same level of software. I guess I'm just going to run my v2 into the ground waiting for other software to step up.

[–] garretble@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

At least V2 still works and won't just disappear. You can still use those apps you bought.

But it's just sad to see this new path. I used to buy all the apps just because I liked the business model. I don't really ever use Publisher, but I bought it anyway.

Now...there's nothing that'll get me to use this "free" shit.