Subj : Canva won't scrap Affinity's best feature - but subscriptions may
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Date : Thu Mar 28 2024 15:30:05

Canva won't scrap Affinity's best feature - but subscriptions may be coming

Date:
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:19:26 +0000

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After Canva buy-out, Affinity's perpetual license is here to stay - but we 
still might see subscriptions in the software.

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Its official - Canva wont scrap Affinity softwares best feature: the 
perpetual license, a one-off fee, no endless subscriptions. 

A commitment to the perpetual model is one of four pledges made in a joint 
statement from the Canva and Affinity teams designed to allay fears after the 
former acquired the latter. 

Of course, users may also soon be able to subscribe to Affinitys creative 
apps, too - but to the relief of many, both teams confirmed, if we do offer a 
subscription, it will only ever be as an option alongside the perpetual 
model, for those who prefer it. Champagne all round. A pledge to users 

When news broke that Canva had acquired the company behind some of the best 
graphic design software and the best DTP software weve ever used, like many, 
we wondered what this meant for the always welcome one-off fee. 

You cant open Canva without a Canva Pro ad popping up every time (an 
admittedly small price to pay). Affinitys closest competitor, Adobe, offers 
three different subscription plans for its Creative Cloud suite - and thats 
just for one person. 

So, Affinitys refreshing one-off charge for Designer, Photo, and Publisher - 
and the Universal License that bundles all three apps together - made them 
some of the best alternatives to Photoshop , InDesign, and Illustrator. In 
that environment, would the perpetual license last? Canva and Affinity's four 
pledges as laid out in their statement (Image credit: Canva / Affinity) 

The answer is a resounding yes. The Affinity and Canva Pledge commits both 
companies to fair pricing, saying, we know this model has been a key part of 
the Affinity offering and we are committed to continue to offer perpetual 
licenses in the future. 

Pledges also vow to continue accelerating support for Affinity as a 
standalone product, free availability for schools and registered nonprofits, 
and listening and being led by the design community at every step in this 
journey. 

As if to prove this, the firm is already preparing to rollout user-requested 
features. Look out for variable font support, blend and width tools, auto 
object selection, multi-page spreads, and ePub export as free updates coming 
to the design suite in 2024. Read more from TechRadar Pro Avoiding 
subscriptions? These are the best Adobe InDesign alternatives Canva just 
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