Affinity Designer for Mac

Affinity Designer is the fastest, smoothest, most precise vector graphic design software available. Built from the ground up over a five-year period, every feature, tool, panel and function has been developed with the needs of creative professionals at its core. With continuous innovation and development, the result is a ground-breaking application that will revolutionise how you work.

Affinity Designer for Mac

Real-time performance

  • Panning and zooming is always live at 60fps
  • Live gradients, transforms, effects and adjustments
  • Optimised for documents of any complexity, zoom to over 1,000,000% for absolute precision
  • Live pixel, retina and wireframe view of vector artwork in and out of split screen mode
  • Seamless switching between tools and editing modes for frustration-free design

Precise vector tools

  • Rock solid vector tools that work just the way you want them to
  • The best pen tool, node tool, curve editing and smart shape tools available
  • Pencil and brush stabilisation for drawing super-smooth curves freehand
  • Non-destructive boolean operations
  • Live effects, blend modes and image adjustments
  • Incredibly smooth gradient and transparency controls

Raster or vector, you decide

  • With a single click switch between vector and raster workspaces
  • Use the strengths of vector and raster behaviours for the best of both worlds
  • High quality raster tools for texturing, masking and finishing artwork. Create your own brushes too.
  • True creative freedom not found in other apps.

Sophisticated typography

  • Flexible text handling including comprehensive support for OpenType
  • Artistic text and text frames
  • Full control over character and paragraph styles
  • Flow text along any drawn path

Built for your workflow

  • Unlimited artboards
  • Saveable history with alternate futures
  • Customisable keyboard shortcuts
  • PSD, AI, PDF, EPS, SVG, JPG, TIFF and EXR file support
  • Advanced grids, snapping and alignment
  • Linked symbols and constraints

Perfect colour and output

  • Professional CMYK, LAB, RGB and Grayscale colour models
  • Full 16-bit per channel editing
  • End-to-end ICC colour management
  • Slice export for exporting multiple elements in a single click
  • Live pixel preview to see exactly how your design will export

Built for Mac

  • Takes full advantage of the latest macOS technologies including Metal compute, OpenGL, Grand Central Dispatch and Core Graphics
  • Full support for MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar and Force Touch trackpad
  • Fully optimised for 64-bit and multi-core processors
  • Supports regular, retina and multi-monitor set ups
  • External eGPU support

Download & buy

Buy this vector graphic design software on Mac App Store here.