** Apple Design Award Winner **
Affinity Designer is the fastest, smoothest, most precise vector graphic design software available. Built from the ground up over a five-year period, every feature, tool, panel and function has been developed with the needs of creative professionals at its core. With continuous innovation and development, the result is a ground-breaking application that will revolutionise how you work.
Real-time performance
β’ Pan and zoom at 120fps
β’ Live gradients, transforms, effects and adjustments
β’ Optimised for documents of any complexity, zoom to over 1,000,000% for absolute precision
β’ Live pixel, retina and wireframe view of vector artwork in and out of split screen mode
β’ Seamless switching between tools and editing modes for frustration-free design
β’ Incredibly accurate results with minimal nodes
Precise vector tools
β’ Rock solid vector tools that work just the way you want them to
β’ The best pen tool, node tool, curve editing and smart shape tools available
β’ Powerful contour tool to create abstract objects or increase the width of single open curves
β’ Pencil and brush stabilisation for drawing super-smooth curves freehand
β’ Non-destructive Boolean operations
β’ Live effects, blend modes and image adjustments
β’ Incredibly smooth gradient and transparency controls
Raster or vector, you decide
β’ Switch between vector and raster workspaces with a single click
β’ Use the strengths of vector and raster behaviours for the best of both worlds
β’ High quality raster tools for texturing, masking and finishing artwork β you can even create your own brushes
β’ True creative freedom not found in other apps
Sophisticated typography
β’ Flexible text handling including comprehensive support for OpenType
β’ Artistic text and text frames
β’ Full control over character and paragraph styles
β’ Flow text along any drawn path
Built for your workflow
β’ Unlimited artboards
β’ Saveable history with alternate futures
β’ Customisable keyboard shortcuts
β’ PSD, AI, PDF, EPS, SVG, JPG, TIFF and EXR file support
β’ Advanced grids, snapping and alignment
β’ Linked symbols and constraints
β’ Save documents as template files to re-use time and time again
β’ Customise saveable presets, including studio presets for the UI layout
β’ Quickly access royalty free images through the Stock panel
β’ Select Same and Select Object functions allow you to efficiently match attributes or select all objects of a certain type for easy editing
β’ Linked images and resource manager
β’ PDF passthrough
β’ Package your document alongside all used image and font resources into a single folder
Perfect colour and output
β’ Professional CMYK, LAB, RGB, PANTONEΒ© and Greyscale colour models
β’ Full 16-bit per channel editing
β’ End-to-end ICC colour management
β’ Slice export for exporting multiple elements in a single click
β’ Live pixel preview to see exactly how your design will export
Built for Mac
β’ Fully compatible with macOS Big Sur
β’ Optimised for Appleβs M1 chips as well as 64-bit and multi-core processors
β’ Takes full advantage of the latest macOS technologies including Metal compute, OpenGL, Grand Central Dispatch and Core Graphics
β’ Full support for MacBook Pro's Touch Bar and Force Touch trackpad
β’ Supports regular, retina and multi-monitor set ups
β’ External eGPU support for Intel Macs (M1 Macs get code specifically written to leverage the power of Appleβs SoC solution)
β’ Modern, unified toolbar for more usable document space