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Affinity Studio is now free (www.affinity.studio)

submitted 2 weeks ago by simple@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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.

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[–] nicerdicer@feddit.org 5 points 2 weeks ago

At first glance, this all sounds positive, especially for users without an affinity for AI.

However, time will tell whether the program will become less appealing if it turns out that the majority of Affinity users are not persuaded to sign up for a Canvas subscription for AI editing.

Either certain tools and functions will disappear behind a paywall, or compatibility will be restricted by no longer allowing free import and export to certain file formats.

[–] rirus@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not free as in freedom! 🙁

[–] danielton1@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Honestly, this. This is exactly why people don't trust Canva not to enshittify it. OnlyOffice is also owned by a company, but since it's free as in freedom, people know they can trust it.

[–] ijon_the_human@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I sent them feedback back when I heard the news about the Canva merger.

I knew this would happen but it still hurts.

I can only hope I can keep my current version as is without further updates.

[–] nicerdicer@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

I found this video today from Michael Janda: HOT TAKE - Affinity is NOT "Free".

Although I do not agree with all the points he comes up with, he has some good explanation, while being speculative, why Affinity is going this route. In short: Affinty is now a loss leader, hoping that people will sign up eventually for a Canva subscriptipn for using AI tools in order to compete with Adobe who still is the leader in the professional field.

[–] leriotdelac@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

I almost bought publisher last week, and postponed till Black Friday. Just wow!!!

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