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Canva Relaunches Affinity as a Single Free App With Premium AI Add-Ons

The freemium relaunch funnels professional workflows toward Canva’s paid AI features as the company pushes to challenge Adobe’s creative suite.

Overview

  • The all-in-one Affinity by Canva combines Designer, Photo, and Publisher into a free desktop app for macOS and Windows that requires a Canva account and uses a universal file type with direct export to Canva.
  • Generative features such as Generative Fill, Expand & Edit, and Remove Background are available inside Affinity only to Canva Premium subscribers.
  • Canva states that work created in Affinity will not be used to train its AI models, addressing a core privacy concern for creators.
  • An iPad version is planned to replace the older standalone iPad apps, but it is not yet available.
  • Existing V2 apps continue to function for prior purchasers, though they have been removed from sale and Canva has not specified future support updates.