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Affinity Studio is now free (www.affinity.studio)
submitted 2 days 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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[–] Broken@lemmy.ml 2 points 21 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.