Download Affinity
Design, edit, lay out, then edit again — all in one app. Choose your preferred platform below to get started. It’s completely free for individuals.
Affinity runs fast even on mid-range machines, but loves a dedicated GPU.
The full creative experience, reimagined for touch and Apple Pencil.
FAQs
This is a brand-new product that gives you advanced photo editing, graphic design, and page layout tools under one roof. It includes highly requested features such as Image Trace, ePub support, mesh gradients, hatch fills, live glitch filter, as well as custom capabilities that allow you to rearrange panels and combine tools to build your own unique studios. Plus, with a Canva premium plan, you can unlock incredibly powerful AI tools such as Generative Fill, Generative Expand, Generate Image/Vector, and more — directly in Affinity.
Yes! Individuals can use every tool in the Pixel, Vector, and Layout studios (and Sketch for iPad), plus all of the customization and export features, as much as they want, with no restrictions or payment needed. The app will also receive free updates with new features and improvements added.
Canva’s powerful AI tools can also be unlocked within Affinity via the Canva AI Studio by anyone with a Canva premium plan (Pro, Business, Enterprise, Education). If you need Affinity with SSO for your organization, contact Canva Enterprise(opens in a new tab or window) or Canva Education(opens in a new tab or window) for more information.
To learn more about why we made Affinity free, check out: “Why we made Affinity free, and how we’ll keep it that way.”(opens in a new tab or window)
Yes. Affinity is now brought to you by Canva, and your Canva account gives you access to Affinity and other Canva products and features.
No. You can access all of Affinity’s vector, layout, and pixel tools for free with just a free Canva account. If you’d like to unlock Canva AI tools within Affinity, however, you will need a premium Canva plan.
Yes. With a Canva premium plan you can unlock Canva AI features in Affinity.
No, these are only available to those with Canva premium accounts.
Affinity is currently available on Windows, macOS, and iPadOS.
Windows users can download Affinity using one of four installer variants:
- Windows (Intel/AMD) – The recommended installer for personal Windows devices with Intel/AMD processors
- Windows (ARM) – The recommended installer for personal Windows devices with ARM64 processors
- Enterprise (Intel/AMD) – The recommended installer for Windows devices with Intel/AMD processors used for business purposes
- Enterprise (ARM) – The recommended installer for Windows devices with ARM64 processors used for business purposes
For more information see this installer types help article(opens in a new tab or window).
Affinity is optimized for the latest hardware, including Apple silicon.
Yes. Visit the Affinity for iPad App Store page(opens in a new tab or window) for more details.
Please see Affinity system requirements(opens in a new tab or window) on our Help Center for details.
No, it’s the same app, just available on different operating systems.
Affinity for iPad is a fully fledged creative app that gives you the same high-quality creative experience as desktop, with Vector, Pixel, and Layout studios together in one app. You can work on the same .af files across devices, and Canva AI Studio is also available with a Canva Premium plan.
The iPad app is designed for touch, with Sketch Studio, Apple Pencil support, and gestures that make it easy to sketch, refine, and make precise edits wherever you are. The interface is fully optimized for iPad, so there’s nothing between you and your work.
Some desktop features aren’t on iPad at launch, including the Books, Batch, Data Merge, Quick Adjustments, Info and Scope panels, recording macros, and Astrophotography Studio. We’re continuing to bring more features to iPad over time, so keep an eye on our release notes(opens in a new tab or window) for updates.
Yes. Affinity on desktop and Affinity for iPad use the same .af files, so you can start a project on one and finish it on the other. Just open the file in the other app and keep going.
If you’re still using the V2 iPad apps, files saved in the new Affinity can’t be opened in V2. To work across desktop and iPad, use the new Affinity for iPad.
Yes, you can install Affinity on as many of your own devices as you like.
Yes! It’s easy to import PSDs, AIs, IDMLs, DWGs, and other file types into Affinity, with structure, layers, and creative intent preserved.
Then all you need to do is stay in one of our pre-built studios: Pixel, Vector or Layout. You’ll find all your favorite tools there, plus some new ones. Since it’s all free, just think of the other creative toolsets as an added bonus!
Yes. The new Affinity by Canva app will receive free updates and new features over time.
Affinity is available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Bahasa Indonesian, and Turkish. Keep an eye out for more languages coming soon!
You will need to be online to download and activate your license with your free Canva account. From then on, there is no requirement to be online, even with extended offline periods.
There are a couple of things to keep in mind:
- There are some features which do require you to be online, if you choose to use them, such as product help, lessons, stock libraries and integrations with Canva including AI tools.
- We’ll also be releasing new updates and patches regularly, so we recommend connecting from time to time to keep your app up to date but it's not a requirement of use.
Get in touch(opens in a new tab or window) to speak to our team about how your organization can get set up with Affinity, including SSO.
Yes. You can open and edit files from Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher for iPad (V1 and V2) in the new Affinity for iPad app. Just open them from Files or the app’s home screen. Your layers, adjustments, and structure come across, so you can pick up right where you left off.
That’s totally fine. Your Affinity V2 license (via Serif) remains valid and Serif will continue to keep activation servers online. But please note that these apps won’t receive future updates.
For the best experience, we recommend using the new Affinity by Canva app.
Your Affinity add-ons remain yours. Your existing purchases from the Serif Affinity store can be linked to your Canva account for easy access.
You can re-download previous Affinity purchases by signing-in to your account via the Serif Affinity(opens in a new tab or window) website. Please note that previous iterations of Affinity won’t receive future updates, so we recommend downloading the new Affinity, which is free.
Rolling out Affinity across a team?
Centralized billing, SSO, and admin controls through Canva Enterprise and Campus. Free for students and schools through Canva Education.
