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Affinity Photo
4 stories tracked since 9 Apr 2026 — latest 18 June 2026. This page updates itself as new coverage lands.
9 Apr 2026 · Software News
Affinity's First Major Update Adds Live Tone Blend Groups
If you've migrated to free Affinity since Canva dropped the subscription wall, the new Live Tone Blend Groups are the feature worth caring about — it's essentially a smarter, non-destructive way to colour-match composited elements to your base layer without the manual back-and-forth. Think product shots, team headshots, or any multi-source composite where colour consistency is eating your time.
17 Apr 2026 · Workflow News
Affinity Files Now Open Natively in Capture One and DaVinci Resolve
If you've been using Affinity Photo as your Photoshop alternative but hitting a wall when handing files off to Capture One or DaVinci Resolve, that wall just came down — native .af format support means no more destructive exports to get your retouched files into your raw processor or grading suite.
29 Apr 2026 · Software Opinion
Why Photographers Are Actually Leaving Adobe Now
The Adobe exodus isn't about anger at price hikes. It's about alternatives finally being good enough. For years, photographers grumbled and renewed anyway because walking away meant rebuilding everything — catalogs, presets, client delivery, tethering workflows. That's no longer true. Capture One handles tethering better. DxO PureRaw sits cleanly inside existing workflows. Affinity Photo is a one-time purchase that doesn't phone home. The switch still costs time, but it no longer costs capability. If you're billing enough hours that the Adobe tax stings, run the numbers now — not at renewal time when you're under deadline pressure and just click yes again.
18 June 2026 · Industry News
Affinity Suite Ships Pre-Installed on New Microsoft Surface Laptops
Microsoft's new Surface and Surface Pro laptops ship with Affinity pre-installed — a first for the suite. The machines run Snapdragon X2 chips and are positioned as thin, high-performance Windows portables. No change to Affinity's pricing or standalone availability, just a new bundled distribution channel.