Serif has announced a new Version 2 upgrade with new Affinity features.
Is Serif pushing towards paid rolling updates?
What does the announcement mean for current and new Affinity users?
Let’s find out.
What Has Serif Affinity Announced?
On November 9th 2022, Serif Affinity teased something new.
Days later, Serif Affinityannounced Affinity Version 2(V2).
What Does the Version 2 Upgrade Mean for Affinity Users?
Previously, with Version 1, you could only buy and license individual programs.
This was great if you only needed one program but costly if you bought all three.
you could save money with the universal license, which even includes iPad apps in the bundle.
CompareAffinity Designer against Adobe IllustratorandAffinity Photo against Adobe Photoshopto see which is better.
What Are the Details of Affinity V2?
With any new upgrade comes new features, availability, price changes, and more.
Here are the details of the Affinity Version 2 upgrade.
Seemore Designer featureson Affinitys website.
you could find the full list ofnew Affinity Photo 2 featureson Affinitys website.
you’re able to alsoautomate and batch-process images in Affinity Photo.
As a result, you’ve got the option to add more features for a speedier process.
Affinity Publisher 2 is now available on your iPad.
It also has added new features for desktop.
See the full list ofAffinity Publisher 2 featureson Affinitys website.
This will be $169.99 at full price.
The iPad apps are Affinity Photo 2, Affinity Publisher 2, and Affinity Designer 2. you might enter the universal license or individual licenses for Windows, macOS, and iPadOS.
But for Linux and Android users, youll have to wait longer for platform support.
Can Affinity Users Still Access V1 Software?
If you previously purchased Affinity software, you could continue using it.
Your license wont change, but your software will not receive tech updates or support.
You cannot open V2-made files in any of the V1 apps.
But V1-made files can be opened in V2 apps.
Think carefully about how you use Affinity and with whom you work, as this could be problematic.
Are You Upgrading to Affinity V2?
Its one-time cost is beneficial to anyone worried about rolling subscriptions or losing access to the software.
