Affinity suite Now Free, Forever, followingโข Canva Acquisition
In a stunning move that โupends tehโข conventional software pricing model, Affinity – a โฃprofessional-grade creative suiteโ often cited as a leading alternative to Adobeโข Creativeโ Suite – is now available to download and use wholly free of charge, for life. The declaration, made during a press conference, marks a important โขshift towards democratizing access to powerful design tools.
Previously, individual Affinity โapplications cost aroundโข sixty euros each.Now, a unified request encompassing all tools โis available without cost. “We want to โฃgive freedom back to creatives. โAffinity is now completely free,for everyone,forever,” stated Ash Hewson,CEO of Affinity.
The decision aligns with the ideology ofโ Canva, which acquired โคAffinity earlier thisโฃ year, aiming to bridge the gap between professional designers and everyday creators. According to Hewson, the move represents “the โmeeting of two powerful platforms to redefineโค the futureโฃ of professional design.”
Affinity promises to maintain the software’s functionality and precision despite the change in โฃpricing.โค “Affinity remains โa โฃtool designed by and for designers. We do not intend to simplify or transform it, only to make it accessible,” Hewson emphasized.
The integration between the two platforms โis already underway, with users now โคable to export creations from Affinity to Canva for sharing, โadaptation, and โonlineโ publication.Canva’s Premium users also gainโ access to some of itsโค artificial intelligence features, suchโ as generative fill and image generation,โ directly within Affinity via โan integrated studio.
The move signals a โcommitment toโ unifying the design world, offering โprofessional-quality tools โขto students, freelancers, teachers, โand enthusiasts alike – โwithout financial barriers. While the โlong-term impact of this free access remains โto โbe seen, the immediate effect is a dramaticโฃ expansion of access to industry-standard creative software.
