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Affinity Designer

Version 2.5.1

Vector graphic design software.

4.5
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$69.99
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Affinity Designer overview

Affinity Designer is an incredibly accurate vector illustrator that feels fast and at home in the hands of creative professionals. It intuitively combines rock solid and crisp vector art with flexible layer management and an impressive range of high quality raster tools for finishing. With accuracy, quality and speed at the heart of every single design task, and the ability to finesse designs without switching apps, this fresh-faced multi-discipline illustrator lets creatives shine.

Vector tools
  • Node Tool
  • Pen Tool
  • Pencil Tool
  • Vector Brush
  • Gradient Fill Tool
  • Transparency Tool
  • Crop Tool
  • Targeted Insert
  • Text
  • Alignment Guides
Raster tools
  • Lasso Tool
  • Selection Brush
  • Pixel Brush
  • Paint Brush
  • Eraser
  • Dodge
  • Burn
  • Smudge
  • Blur
  • Sharpen

What’s new in version 2.5.1

Updated on May 24 2024

  • Variable font support – allows you to work with fonts that provide fine-grained control of aspects of their appearance
  • QR Code Tool – makes it easy to add QR codes to documents, which can be scanned to perform actions such as visiting a web page of your choice
  • Typography dialog turned into a panel
  • ‘Default preset’ for grid
  • Stroke Width Tool –gives you an on-document way of editing the pressure profile of any curve
  • Pencil Tool improvements – new curve-smoothing algorithm and ‘Auto-close’ method
  • DWG polylines import improvements
  • Many more improvements and bug fixes

Information

License

Demo

Size

784.9 MB

Downloads

5874

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • macOS 10.15 or later
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Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Dec 3 2022
1.10.5
5.0
Dec 3 2022
5.0
Version: 1.10.5
V1.10.6 is out. "Bug fixes and stability improvements."
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Oct 30 2021
1.10.3
5.0
Oct 30 2021
5.0
Version: 1.10.3
v1.10.4 is out for all Affinity apps.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Oct 25 2021
1.10.1
5.0
Oct 25 2021
5.0
Version: 1.10.1
v1.10.3 is out. The same for Affinity Photo. (Affinity Publisher remains at 1.10.1).
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Mar 31 2021
1.9.1
5.0
Mar 31 2021
5.0
Version: 1.9.1
v1.9.2 is out. Typically, if one of their three applications is updated, they ALL are: Photo, Designer and Publisher. They are all excellent.
Afmac
Afmac
Feb 5 2021
1.9.0
1.0
Feb 5 2021
1.0
Version: 1.9.0
1.9 is a very buggy update with a extremely ugly splash screen and if you purchase on app store you cant go back unless you have it backed up.
limies
limies
Dec 16 2020
1.8.6
5.0
Dec 16 2020
5.0
Version: 1.8.6
Excellent, great app and cheap!
Macmuser
Macmuser
Mar 17 2020
1.8.2
0.0
Mar 17 2020
0.0
Version: 1.8.2
I would love to use Affinity products but for one big failing – their interface icons are tiny when viewed on 5K monitors. Reading their forums you see people have been complaining about this for years and Affinity won't do anything about it as their interface is based on pixels rather than vectors. The firm has a long history in the Windows world where screen resolutions are not as tight as on Macs so that may explain things. Goodness knows what happens if Apple moves to 7k monitors. Meanwhile I did a 3-year deal for QuarkXPress and Pixelmator and I'm not unhappy, just less happy.
DragonMaster
DragonMaster
Mar 2 2020
1.8.1
5.0
Mar 2 2020
5.0
Version: 1.8.1
It is time to dump Corel and Adobe. Designer does it all. It is a total Mac app from the ground up. Buy it and you own it. Support remains strong.
DragonMaster
DragonMaster
Sep 6 2019
1.7.2
5.0
Sep 6 2019
5.0
Version: 1.7.2
This is a WOW app. Thanks no more Corel or Adobe. No hidden or blatant subscriptions. Works perfectly even in Catalina. Fast, uses the best of the Mac's OS features. Support is quick, responsive, and friendly. The community is very helpful and friendly! And, the price is right. I would suggest buying directly from the Developer rather than the App Store. Updates are quicker and without some of Apple's peculiar ideas about what is a legitimate update and what an app can do or not do.
johanmoe1000
johanmoe1000
Sep 6 2019
1.7.2
1.0
Sep 6 2019
1.0
Version: 1.7.2
I don't get the link, Why?
misjase
misjase
Aug 23 2019
1.7.1
5.0
Aug 23 2019
5.0
Version: 1.7.1
Solid, versatile and fun to work with I have found from early on. Together with their pixel and (most recently) layout applications the creative trinity for me is complete. I am happy, and relieved.
anonymous-skink-4656
anonymous-skink-4656
Jul 26 2019
1.7.1
5.0
Jul 26 2019
5.0
Version: 1.7.1
A great app, for the price. Simple, fast, with CMYK support. Without all the unnecessary things that nobody uses.
Politically Incorrect Puppy
Politically Incorrect Puppy
Jun 24 2019
1.7.1
5.0
Jun 24 2019
5.0
Version: 1.7.1
Affinity now sells Designer and Photo directly from their website. Try before you buy. They have a 20% sale going on right now too. I have all three applications for macOS 10.14/10.15 and Windows 10. For the Windows versions just replace "macos" in the links with "windows" Affinity Publisher https://store.serif.com/en-us/update/macos/publisher/1/ Affinity Designer https://store.serif.com/en-us/update/macos/designer/1/ Affinity Photo https://store.serif.com/en-us/update/macos/photo/1/
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Jun 19 2019
1.6.1
5.0
Jun 19 2019
5.0
Version: 1.6.1
Affinity Publisher out as of today, June 19th!
20% off. Looking great. Check the website for details:
https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/publisher/
Teksestro
Teksestro
Jun 7 2019
1.7.0
5.0
Jun 7 2019
5.0
Version: 1.7.0
Amazing software, extremely stable, feature-full, rich - the kind of tool you can explore forever, and will always grow with your capabilities. The fact that the company is amazingly responsive and friendly is just icing on the cake!
benam
benam
Oct 26 2018
1.6.1
4.5
Oct 26 2018
4.5
Version: 1.6.1
Still learning it, but it's clearly very impressive software.
Cgntoonartist
Cgntoonartist
Aug 1 2018
1.6.1
4.5
Aug 1 2018
4.5
Version: 1.6.1
The best vector app for your PC, MAC, or iPad.
sbenitezb
sbenitezb
Apr 11 2018
1.6.1
5.0
Apr 11 2018
5.0
Version: 1.6.1
Incredible.
Wonderwarthog
Wonderwarthog
Mar 16 2018
1.6.1
3.0
Mar 16 2018
3.0
Version: 1.6.1
Affinity is so close to be awesome, but can be annoying as f**k at times. When you work with dual monitors the "everything in one window" paradigm sucks. Yes you can switch that off, but then the panels and windows just behave completely erratically. So you can essentially use Affinity Designer only on one monitor… Hm.
The keyboard modifiers for resizing layers (from the center, proportially, etc) are rather uncommon and every time it annoys the hell out of me. Just use the same as macOS uses for window resizing, or as Adobe or Sketch, puh-lease!
Same for the (partially non existing) keyboard shortcuts for selecting and resizing text.

And that black user interface.?Yes I know black computers are faster and black apps are pro-er. But the contrast is still crap, even when I adjust it in the preferences. Super hard to read. Ever heard of usability?
Having said all that, the overall feature set is pretty amazing and given that it comes subscription free is a big thumbs up for this app still.
Maclover1-1
Maclover1-1
Mar 2 2018
1.6.1
5.0
Mar 2 2018
5.0
Version: 1.6.1
Since no-one answers on your support forums... Maybe you'll take the hint here: FIX THE FLOATING TOOLS AND PANELS THAT CURRENTLY APPEAR ON TOP OF THE FINDER WINDOW WHEN OPENING A FILE.. THIS IS SO ANNOYING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OR MAYBE MAC USERS COME SECOND? Good product, terrible support.. actually no support whatsoever, on forum only users help each other. Guess it's the Apple model :/
Gary-box
Gary-box
Apr 11 2024
2.4.2
5.0
Apr 11 2024
5.0
Version: 2.4.2
aderas
aderas
Feb 20 2024
2.3.1
5.0
Feb 20 2024
5.0
Version: 2.3.1
Sorencph
Sorencph
Jan 22 2024
2.3.1
5.0
Jan 22 2024
5.0
Version: 2.3.1
learnit77
learnit77
Oct 20 2023
2.2.1
5.0
Oct 20 2023
5.0
Version: 2.2.1
Kongsgar
Kongsgar
Sep 23 2022
1.10.5
2.0
Sep 23 2022
2.0
Version: 1.10.5
Drtyrell969
Drtyrell969
Mar 30 2022
1.10.5
5.0
Mar 30 2022
5.0
Version: 1.10.5
Afmac
Afmac
Feb 5 2021
1.0
Feb 5 2021
1.0
Version: null
limies
limies
Dec 16 2020
5.0
Dec 16 2020
5.0
Version: null
DragonMaster
DragonMaster
Mar 2 2020
5.0
Mar 2 2020
5.0
Version: null
johanmoe1000
johanmoe1000
Sep 6 2019
1.0
Sep 6 2019
1.0
Version: null
misjase
misjase
Aug 23 2019
5.0
Aug 23 2019
5.0
Version: null
anonymous-skink-4656
anonymous-skink-4656
Jul 26 2019
5.0
Jul 26 2019
5.0
Version: null
Teksestro
Teksestro
Jun 7 2019
5.0
Jun 7 2019
5.0
Version: null
anonymous-donkey-4091
Feb 6 2019
5.0
Version: null
viniskate
viniskate
Jan 30 2019
5.0
Jan 30 2019
5.0
Version: null
benam
benam
Oct 26 2018
4.5
Oct 26 2018
4.5
Version: null
Cgntoonartist
Cgntoonartist
Aug 1 2018
4.5
Aug 1 2018
4.5
Version: null
sbenitezb
sbenitezb
Apr 11 2018
5.0
Apr 11 2018
5.0
Version: null
Wonderwarthog
Wonderwarthog
Mar 16 2018
3.0
Mar 16 2018
3.0
Version: null
fleur2metaline-1
fleur2metaline-1
Jan 22 2018
0.5
Jan 22 2018
0.5
Version: null
Castle-Rose
Castle-Rose
Jan 6 2018
4.5
Jan 6 2018
4.5
Version: null
Clark_ONE
Clark_ONE
Nov 10 2017
5.0
Nov 10 2017
5.0
Version: null
AlexSmith
AlexSmith
Aug 6 2017
5.0
Aug 6 2017
5.0
Version: null
rantoine
rantoine
Jul 28 2017
4.0
Jul 28 2017
4.0
Version: null
Tarek-Raafat
Tarek-Raafat
Jun 28 2017
5.0
Jun 28 2017
5.0
Version: null
moaz
moaz
May 5 2017
5.0
May 5 2017
5.0
Version: null
xingqiaos
xingqiaos
Mar 23 2017
5.0
Mar 23 2017
5.0
Version: null
ggt667
ggt667
Dec 30 2016
5.0
Dec 30 2016
5.0
Version: null
Iztoubade
Iztoubade
Nov 26 2016
4.5
Nov 26 2016
4.5
Version: null
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Oct 7 2016
5.0
Oct 7 2016
5.0
Version: null
Calvin8931
Calvin8931
Aug 25 2016
2.5
Aug 25 2016
2.5
Version: null
joker55
joker55
Jul 29 2016
5.0
Jul 29 2016
5.0
Version: null
Lightning
Lightning
May 25 2016
4.5
May 25 2016
4.5
Version: null
trim262
trim262
Feb 25 2016
5.0
Feb 25 2016
5.0
Version: null
M31
M31
Feb 11 2016
5.0
Feb 11 2016
5.0
Version: null
Millca
Millca
Jan 20 2016
1.0
Jan 20 2016
1.0
Version: null
Freenergy
Freenergy
Dec 25 2015
4.5
Dec 25 2015
4.5
Version: null
StevensPeter
StevensPeter
Dec 14 2015
5.0
Dec 14 2015
5.0
Version: null
Moogan
Moogan
Dec 11 2015
5.0
Dec 11 2015
5.0
Version: null
demyson-and
demyson-and
Aug 11 2015
4.5
Aug 11 2015
4.5
Version: null
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