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Affinity Studio is now free (www.affinity.studio)
submitted 3 days 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 3 points 16 hours 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.