Learning, Help, and CommunityĪffinity Designer offers substantial support for its users, including a YouTube channel full of inspirational tutorials created by product experts and pro users. On desktop versions, you can create your own toolbars and toolbar layouts, reorganize your floating or docked panels, and save custom workspaces (as you can in Adobe Illustrator). You can rearrange tools and panels, create your own key-command shortcuts, hide your palettes if you tend to get messy, and even adjust the colors and sizes of the interface-buttons too. One of the stand-out interface features is the ability to customize to your heart’s delight. The iPad version of the app is developed thoughtfully to maximize the benefits of touch, gestures, and Apple Pencil input. Layouts and illustration work can live on multiple (and unlimited) artboards, any of which can be saved as a template for easy access from within the home screen. If you're familiar with Adobe Illustrator or other vector graphics editors, you'll feel close to home with Affinity Designer. The UI is well-organized, and the tools are easy to locate.

The first thing you notice when you launch Affinity Designer is its modern-looking, intuitive interface. You’ll also find in the Affinity Store free and purchasable content like cool brushes, assets, and more. You can create your Affinity ID and register the software from within the app (with an internet connection). You can buy the single app (or the three-app, cross-platform Universal License) through the Affinity.store website, Mac App Store, or Windows Store. iPad Pro and models 2017 onward, running iPadOS 15 or later, are supported. PCs must be running Windows 10 or later, with a 64-bit processor, hardware GPU acceleration, graphics card, 8GB RAM, and 1GB drive space.

Macs need to be running Catalina or later, with an Intel processor or Apple’s M1/M2 chip, 8GB RAM, and 2.8GB drive space. Nothing unusual is required to install and use Affinity Designer on multiple platforms. Affinity Designer 2 System Requirements and Setup The lowest price version of CorelDraw is Essentials ($155), though it's from 2021. How do these prices compare with other graphics software? They're certainly more attractive than Adobe Illustrator's subscription model ($20.99 per month) or CorelDraw's higher upfront cost.

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