THIS MONTH’S SOFTWARE EXTRAS

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

Wendy Evans continues our new series on getting to know ON1 Photo RAW MAX 2026

Sean McCormack merges bracketed files for better landscapes

Remove blemishes and stray hairs with the help of frequency separation – and Wendy Evans