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Anonymous08/27/25, 06:51No.461716
Is affinity actually a good replacement for what it advertises?
I don't mind paying for software so long as it's a perpetual license. I don't wanna give any money to adobe nor do I wanna pirate their software and risk getting fucked.
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Anon08/27/25, 07:07No.461717
Solo designer? It's fine.
No client would care what software you used to make their item.It's really when you work with other people that you want to stay within the industry standards (ie. PS, Illus, Avid, Corel)
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Anon09/10/25, 05:03No.461992
My honest review after 3 years of repeated use:Affinity Designer > Illustrator
Affinity Photo < Photoshop
Affinity Publisher >= InDesignShared observations:
- All 3 take a little time to learn if youre used to Adobe. They have some different terms and methods to achieve similar features in their respective programs. Might feel like "xyz with extra steps" at times. But very customizable interface. If you know your needs, you'll be just fine.
- I like Designer a lot :)Exceptions:
I like Photoshop more than Affinity Photo (AP). AP feels more like Lightroom if it had a bit more of photoshops freedom around the time I was using it.Worth it if you want something you pay once for with a consistent ecosystem.
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Anon09/10/25, 07:44No.461995
i had to move from pc to mac and i couldnt pirate photoshop in here so i bought the lifetime thing of affinity and it takes a learning curve, but its quite great now
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Anon09/12/25, 04:15No.462037
No. It's the better option for non-professionals, but they have some serious work to do before they can fight Adobe on its home turf. E.g. Affinity don't support RTL text. At all.
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Anon09/13/25, 03:14No.462040
I love it, it is fantastic. It SHOULD be the standard. Much easier to learn than adobe stuff. Feels better to use.
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Anon09/13/25, 20:36No.462046
It can do the basics but you will eventually run into stumbling blocks. Designer has no vector brushes. There are also no filters for manipulating vectors or vector tracing. It's getting better though with the recent pathfinder tool integration. There were no major updates this year so Canva might not be heavily invested in it.
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Anon10/03/25, 11:50No.462349
In Designer the pivot point for curves is placed in the middle of the spline. This renders the whole thing useless.
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Anon10/06/25, 01:19No.462380
>broke
>trying to get into video editing/graphic design for a hyper focused freelancing market I want to zero in on
>my cracked photoshop and adobe programs have been found out and disabled, and the guide has been removed from the internet
>download GIMP
>fool around editing something, dont really like how it feels
>application suddenly crashes, losing my progress
>I have a super strong computer, app is just ass
>go to check out Affinity, $60 for lifetime but I can try the free trial, Im sure its better
>on affinity's website
>scroll everywhere, cant find download or buy anywhere
>what the fuck
>look it up
>Affinity got bought out, and they removed the ability to purchase the program
>people think they are relaunching a new version with a subscription modelFucking hell this is frustrating. Maybe I can bite the bullet on just renting Photoshop for $35/month but I really dont want to lock my work into a subscription service, especially when Im so broke. I guess I try to suffer with GIMP more.
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Anon10/06/25, 07:42No.462383
You crackers need to learn how to pirate. I've been using Adobe products for years and never paid a dime. I wish I could also download a car.
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Anon10/28/25, 19:25No.462542
>>>/g/107033485
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Anon03/11/26, 04:22No.463880
no