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.

  • woelkchen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    12 hours ago

    Oh god, how are they financing its development?

    Canva’s AI features are a subscription service. Existing Affinty features are now free.

    • setVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      1 hour ago

      What if not enough people pay for the AI features? Will Affinity enshittify?

      Also, are these features going to be littered across the UI as greyed out buttons that show a popover prompting you to get a Canvas subscription when you hover them? That’s basically ads baked into the UI.

      • woelkchen@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        25 minutes ago

        What if not enough people pay for the AI features? Will Affinity enshittify?

        There’s always the option to go back to being a regular paid product.

        Also, are these features going to be littered across the UI as greyed out buttons that show a popover prompting you to get a Canvas subscription when you hover them?

        Not sure why you use future tense because the new version is out now and you can just take a look at it yourself.

        It’s now an all in one UI and no longer different applications for vector graphics, photo editing, and layout. You can switch between different UIs on the fly and Canva AI is just one of those and one you can even disable:

        • setVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.caEnglish
          1·
          1 minute ago

          I don’t own a Windows or Mac machine, I have no idea what the current product looks like, but I’ve been following Affinity for a while in the hopes that I can eventually buy their product with money.