Canva has been hitting the headlines of late, with a stream of updates - including the launch of its Creative Operating System and, more eye-catchingly, the big news that one of my favorite pro-grade ...

The popular Affinity app from Canva is now free forever, combining its photo editing, vector design and page layout tools into one powerful, professional-looking app. Announced on October 30th, 2025, ...

The market for high-end graphic design software just got weirder. Several years ago, I wrote “Consider Switching from Creative Cloud to Affinity V2” (5 December 2022) to encourage those who were ...

Canva has decided to make its Affinity photo editing software a free download, and has also overhauled its content creation tools to include a new Video 2.0 NLE. Canva says its new Creative Operating ...

The future of Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher, subscription-free alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud, was uncertain after the apps' developer Serif was acquired by Canva in 2024. Now, over a ...

And Canva really, really wants you to know that it’s completely free. And Canva really, really wants you to know that it’s completely free. is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing ...

Serif’s Affinity suite was already an audacious land-grab. It challenged Adobe’s increasingly spendy Creative Cloud subscription by making pro-grade photo editing and design tools more accessible ...

Last year Canva reworked its user experience and tools in a full-frontal attack on the productivity and enterprise markets now dominated by Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. Now the Australian ...

In a busy week for design software news, Affinity looks to take on Adobe, which has itself announced a raft of new AI tools. Canva is making its professional design tool Affinity “free forever” in a ...

Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. October ...

Three Affinity apps now free on the App Store There's no official announcement and might not last Removing prices comes ahead of a secret announcement on October 30 Affinity Designer, Photo, and ...