It sounds too good to be true. Affinity is a powerful, immensely capable software for design, graphics and photography and it’s absolutely free. Will Cheung takes a close look at this potentially game-changing editor

DxO’s flagship photo editor is now up to version 9. Rod Lawton explains what’s new and how it all fits in

THIS MONTH’S SOFTWARE EXTRAS

Sean McCormack merges bracketed files for better landscapes

Dan Mold helps make your shots look their best with fine-art borders in Photoshop

James Abbott explains how to boost plain skies in your cityscapes, with four simple but effective Photoshop techniques