Affinity Designer 2.0.4
Graphic design software
| Category: | Graphics & Design |
| Price: | Medium |
| Popularity: | High |
| Version String: | 2.0.4 |
| Release Date: | 2023-01-25 |
| Architecture: | Intel & AppleSilicon(ARM) |
| Minimum OS: | macOS 10.15 |
| Vendor Name: | Serif (Europe) Ltd. |
| Homepage: | affinity.serif.com |
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Version History 2.0.4
- Fixed: "Register your licence" prompt appearing on every run up
- Some image resources are being replaced by others from the same document when copy/paste was used to insert them.
- App crash upon startup caused by a deleted "Recently Used" file on Catalina
- ‘Help’->’Visit Support Forums’ menu item goes to the forums again
- Fix for non-primary Persona menus having broken ‘Help’->’Tutorials’ links.
- Fix gradual slow down after changing tools many times.
- Fixed non-ASCII characters not being accepted in license usernames
- Fix New Document sometimes showing Letter* instead of A4
- Editing an embedded PDF does not create a History step, meaning changes are lost when closing as no save prompt is shown
- Assorted stability fixes
- Help & localisation improvements
- Assorted other Licensing and Registration improvements
Description:
Available to purchase in-app for a one-off cost – no subscription.
The next generation of the award-winning vector graphics software, Affinity Designer 2 is setting the new industry standard in the world of design. Packed with tons of new features and hundreds of enhancements to optimize your workflow, you can now create high-quality concept art, illustrations, logos, icons, UI designs, mock-ups, and other projects more seamlessly than ever before.
REFINED & REDESIGNED WITH POWERFUL NEW FEATURES
• Fully redeveloped UI, tool, and button icons
• Completely revamped Layers Panel
• Vector Warp
• Shape Builder Tool
• Knife Tool
• X-ray view mode
• Measure and Area tools
• Style Picker Tool
• DXF/DWF import
• Drawing scale, including ability for different scales set per artboard
• Drag/drop bitmap texture fills
• Pencil Tool creates auto-closed or straight-line pencil strokes
• Multiple shadow, outline and overlay layer effects per object
• Force scale of stroke, effect and fills on object resize
INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE
• Fully optimized for the latest Mac hardware and operating systems, including M1 chips and macOS Monterey
• Pan and zoom at 60fps
• Live gradients, transforms, effects, and adjustments
• Optimized for documents of any complexity, zoom to over 1,000,000% for absolute precision
• Live pixel, retina, wireframe, and x-ray views of vector artwork in and out of split screen mode
• Seamless switching between tools and editing modes for frustration-free design
• Incredibly accurate results with minimal nodes
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
• Powerful contour tool to create abstract objects or increase the width of single open curves
• Pencil and brush stabilization 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
• Switch between vector and raster workspaces with a single click
• Use the strengths of vector and raster behaviors for the best of both worlds
• High quality raster tools for texturing, masking, and finishing artwork – you can even create your own brushes
• 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
• Savable history with alternate futures
• Customizable keyboard shortcuts
• PSD, AI, PDF, EPS, SVG, JPG, JPEG XL, TIFF, EXR, DXF and DWG file support
• Set up grids and guides almost any way you want, whether it’s a standard grid pattern or full isometric with multiple planes
• Linked symbols and constraints
• Save documents as template files to re-use time and time again
• Customize savable presets, including studio presets for the UI layout
• Quickly access royalty free images through the Stock panel
• Select Same and Select Object functions
• Linked images and resource manager
• PDF passthrough
• Package your document alongside all used image and font resources into a single folder
PERFECT COLOR & OUTPUT
• Professional CMYK, LAB, RGB, PANTONE© and Greyscale color models
• Full 16-bit per channel editing
• End-to-end ICC color management
• Slice export for exporting multiple elements in a single click
• Live pixel preview to see exactly how your design will export
