New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- The popular Affinity app from Canva is now free forever, combining its photo editing, vector design and page layout tools into one powerful, professional-looking app. Announced on October 30th, 2025, this major update merges Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher into a single seamless desktop application for Windows and Mac, with iPad support coming soon. To app is free to download, but to use it, you are going to need a free Canva account.

This transition ends speculation about whether Canva would shift Affinity to a subscription model similar to Adobe's. The company emphasised there are no catches, no stripped-down versions, and no hidden fees-users get the full, high-performance toolset professionals rely on wit...