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Affinity Studio is now free (www.affinity.studio)
submitted 1 year ago by 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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[–] 26 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Lovely. \s They got brought by Canva and went down the Adobe rabbit hole.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    I haven't followed this software and company before, what do you mean, what is the catch?

    Adobe doesn't offer any of its software for free except acrobat reader, where you get nagged about paid features constantly, but it's easy to ignore.

    Why shouldn't I recommend this over cracked Photoshop? Its features seems like closer to PS than Gimp or Krita.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    They used to be anti-Adobe and claimed they'd never stoop to their level. This new free version offers Canva Premium plan, which unlocks cloud content. It's only going to get worse from here.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    The writing was on the wall when Serif sold the product to Canva. We already knew Canva used a rent seeking model at the corporate level, so it didn’t really matter what promises they made about what they’d do with Affinity.

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