# Affinity Photo

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Photo editing app

Affinity Photo Affinity Photo 2.6.5 running on Windows 11 Developer Serif Release 9 July 2015; 10 years ago (2015-07-09) Final release 2.6.5 / 27 October 2025; 7 months ago (2025-10-27)[1] Operating system iOS, macOS, Windows Size 994 MB (iOS) 2.85 GB (macOS) 866 MB (Windows) Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian, Chinese[2] Type Raster graphics editor License Proprietary Website affinity.serif.com/photo/

**Affinity Photo** is a discontinued [raster graphics editor](/source/Raster_graphics_editor) developed by [Serif](/source/Serif_Europe) for [macOS](/source/MacOS), [Microsoft Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows) and [iPadOS](/source/IPadOS).

Developed as a successor to Serif’s [PhotoPlus](/source/Serif_PhotoPlus) and first released in 2015, Affinity Photo was part of a suite alongside [Affinity Designer](/source/Affinity_Designer) and [Affinity Publisher](/source/Affinity_Publisher), respectively a [vector graphics editor](/source/Vector_graphics_editor) and a [desktop publishing](/source/Desktop_publishing) application.

Affinity used a [perpetual license](/source/Perpetual_license) model. In 2025, following the purchase of Serif by [Canva](/source/Canva) in 2024, it was replaced by the [freemium](/source/Freemium) [Affinity](/source/Affinity_(software)) application, bundling raster, vector and layout features together.

## Functionality

Affinity Photo has been described as an [Adobe Photoshop](/source/Adobe_Photoshop) alternative, and is compatible with common file formats such as Adobe’s [PSD](/source/Adobe_Photoshop#File_format) (including Photoshop smart objects).[3][4][5] Functionality includes [RAW](/source/Raw_image_format) processing, [colour space](/source/Color_space) options, live preview of effects, [image stitching](/source/Image_stitching), [alpha compositing](/source/Alpha_compositing), [black point compensation](/source/Black_point_compensation), and [optical aberration](/source/Optical_aberration) corrections.[2] Working in Affinity Photo is always live, with pan and zoom at 60 fps and [non-destructive editing](/source/Non-linear_editing_system). It supports unlimited layers and a dedicated workspace for developing RAW photos; as well as RGB, CMYK, LAB, Greyscale colourspaces with ICC colour management and 16-bit per channel editing.[6][2]

Affinity Photo is not an [image organiser](/source/Image_organizer) like [Apple Aperture](/source/Aperture_(software)) or [Adobe Lightroom](/source/Adobe_Lightroom).[7]

## Development

Affinity Photo icon history

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### Release

Affinity Photo began as a raster graphics editor solely for [macOS](/source/MacOS). It was Serif’s second [macOS](/source/MacOS) app after [Affinity Designer](/source/Affinity_Designer) and was similarly built from the ground up to leverage core native technologies, including [Grand Central Dispatch](/source/Grand_Central_Dispatch), [Core Graphics](/source/Quartz_(graphics_layer)), [OpenGL](/source/OpenGL)[8] and [Metal 2](/source/Metal_(API))[9] hardware acceleration.[10]

Serif established an R&D team for Affinity Photo in 2009, headed by lead designer Andy Somerfield. A free [beta test](/source/Software_testing#Beta_testing) version was released to the public on 9 February 2015.[11] The initial stable release of Affinity Photo, version 1.3.1, launched on the Mac App Store on 9 July 2015 for macOS 10.7 and later.[12] In August, version 1.3.5 was released providing numerous bug fixes and improvements.[13] Version 1.4, in December 2015, added panorama photo stitching, support for macOS 10.11 El Capitan including six Affinity extensions for [Apple Photos](/source/Apple_Photos),[14] and augmented the languages supported in previous versions (English (US and UK), German, French and Spanish) with Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), and Japanese. Versions 1.4.1 and 1.4.2 in January and June 2016 provided stability and bug fixes, and the app was optimised for macOS 10.12 Sierra with version 1.4.3 in September 2016.[13]

In December, 2016, Serif launched Affinity Photo for [Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows) and released version 1.5.1 for [macOS](/source/MacOS) at the same time,[15] adding a 32-bit RGB editing mode with support for 32-bit file formats and more than 70 new camera RAW file formats, as well as the ability to develop RAW files directly into a 32-bit document. It also added support for the new [MacBook Pro with Touchbar](/source/MacBook_Pro).[16]

Affinity Photo for iPad was launched during the keynote at Apple's [WWDC](/source/WWDC) in San Jose on 5 June 2017.[17] In September 2017, the iPad version was updated for compatibility with Apple’s new iOS 11.[18] Major updates to Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer were released in November 2017. Affinity Photo 1.6.6 was optimised for macOS 10.13 High Sierra (and Metal 2 acceleration), better integration with Apple Photos, improved Photoshop Plugins support, and added an option to switch between a dark or light user interface.[19] Serif discontinued PhotoPlus in 2017.[20]

In February 2020, version 1.8 added support for Photoshop smart objects in PSD files, and expanded plug-in compatibility, with focus on [DxO](/source/DxO)'s [Nik Collection](/source/Nik_Software) of plug-ins.[5] Version 1.9 was released in February 2021, containing performance improvements.[21]

### Version 2

In November 2022, Serif launched the second major version of the Affinity suite. For Photo, it included [JPEG XL](/source/JPEG_XL) capabilities, live warping, and non-destructive RAW editing. However, it received criticism online as some users felt the new feature set was not substantial enough to justify a new purchase.[22] This was followed by version 2.1 in May 2023 and version 2.2 in September 2023, adding various UI improvements and support for [macOS Sonoma](/source/MacOS_Sonoma).[23][24] In version 2.4, support for 32-bit HDR PNGs and more camera models was added.[25]

### Version 3 and merge into Affinity

Icon for the combined [Affinity v3](/source/Affinity_(software))

In October 2025, Affinity Photo was discontinued in favour of the freemium [Affinity by Canva](/source/Affinity_by_Canva), which has unified the functionality of the three separate Affinity applications.[26][27][28]

## Reception

The [macOS](/source/MacOS) version of Affinity Photo was received favourably by professional photographers, and [Apple](/source/Apple_Inc.) named it as the best Mac [app](/source/Application_software) of 2015.[29][30] In 2016, Affinity Photo was awarded the prize for *Best Imaging Software* by the [Technical Image Press Association](/source/Technical_Image_Press_Association) (TIPA) at [Photokina](/source/Photokina).[31][32][30] In November 2017, the iPadOS app was named by Apple as its best iPad app of the year,[33][34] and Tom's Guide selected Affinity Photo for their first list of *Best Tech Values*.[35][36] In February 2019, Affinity Photo received [*Amateur Photographer*'s](/source/Amateur_Photographer) *Software of the Year* award,[37] followed by Photography News’ *Best Software* award in March 2019.[38] In 2023, *[Amateur Photographer](/source/Amateur_Photographer)* presented another award to Affinity Photo for the *Photo Editing Software of the Year* award.[39]

## See also

- [Comparison of raster graphics editors](/source/Comparison_of_raster_graphics_editors)

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## Further reading

- Davies, Amy (February 24, 2015). ["Affinity Photo Review"](http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/affinity_photo_review/). *Photography Blog*. Photo 360. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20151011140554/http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/affinity_photo_review) from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.

- Richards, Matthew (January 20, 2016). ["Serif Affinity Photo review"](http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/software/graphics-and-media-software/image-editing-software/serif-affinity-photo-1295010/review). *TechRadar*. Future US. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20151026190212/http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/software/graphics-and-media-software/image-editing-software/serif-affinity-photo-1295010/review) from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.

- Hillen, Brittany (February 10, 2015). ["Serif launches Affinity Photo, a Photoshop alternative for Mac"](https://www.dpreview.com/articles/6779923360/serif-launches-affinity-photo-a-photoshop-alternative-for-mac). *Digital Photography Review*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171201183358/https://www.dpreview.com/articles/6779923360/serif-launches-affinity-photo-a-photoshop-alternative-for-mac) from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

## External links

- [Official website](https://affinity.serif.com/photo/)

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