For now, you can download the beta for free to try the program out for yourself. It has all the familiar vector design tools, including the pen tool, swatch palette and vector effects, and although it lacks some of the more in-depth abilities of Illustrator it's a great tool for pure graphic design.Īffinity Designer is due to launch on the OS X App store in October, with the full version set to cost £35 - significantly less than Adobe's monthly subscription plans. Affinity Designer is a vector-based design application and is an alternative to the most popular vector graphics app Adobe Illustrator. By default the program opens in a windowed mode, but Adobe veterans can enable a separated mode if they prefer. We've only had a day to familiarise ourselves with Affinity Designer, which is still very much a work in progress with many features carrying bright orange beta labels, but the program has so far been stable, smooth and has a significant number of the features we're used to seeing in Adobe Illustrator. Affinity Designer is fully compatible with Adobe AI, PDF and EPS file formats, with the ability to import Photoshop PSD files too, which Serif hopes will help attract anyone that has previously used Creative Suite but can't justify a monthly subscription.

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