Affinity the complete guide to the free creative suite

A complete creative studio for zero cost

Something exciting happened at the end of October. Canva, best known for its online design and photo-editing tools, launched a single Affinity software suite, combining the image-editing, vector-graph

If you’ve been using Microsoft Publisher for newsletters, flyers or posters, you’ll need a replacement soon. As we explained in Issue 724 (page 62), Publisher will be discontinued in October 2026 — af

Wendy Evans takes a tour around the key features of this new raw editing package

Free (in-app purchases apply)

Serif’s Affinity suite was already well loved in creative circles, not just because it was great software, but because of its modest one-off cost. When Serif was bought by Canva in 2024, many feared i