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Affinity gets major upgrades to rival Adobe
Canva's free creative suite adds InDesign support, AI tools and deeper integrations as it pushes into professional design.
In brief
Canva's free creative suite adds InDesign support, AI tools and deeper integrations as it pushes into professional design. Canva upgraded Affinity with over sixty new features including InDesign import, AI tools and tighter connections to other creative software, keeping the application free while building a…
Canva upgrades Affinity for professionals
Canva is giving its free Affinity design software major upgrades including photography, design, automation and file compatibility features to compete with established professional tools.
Photography tools get extensive overhaul
Affinity now supports batch importing, improved RAW processing, preset looks across multiple images, and new correction tools for mixed illumination and camera movement during editing.
AI splits images into editable parts
Scene Decomposition uses AI to separate flattened pictures into editable components, allowing photographers to modify individual elements without rebuilding images manually.
Affinity now imports InDesign files
Affinity can now bring InDesign documents directly into the application, giving users access to major industry file formats and reducing obstacles when moving projects between creative applications.
ProSuite connects Canva's creative tools
Canva ProSuite brings Affinity, Cavalry, Flourish and Leonardo together while keeping Affinity and Cavalry free. Cavalry receives over fifty changes including new shape controls, lighting effects and expanded SVG handling.
AI assistants handle repetitive tasks
Affinity and Cavalry can connect with AI assistants through ProSuite's AI Connectors, allowing repetitive operations to be handled from natural-language instructions across team workflows.
Canva CEO on the professional toolkit
Duncan Clark, CEO of Pro Design at Canva, said the company asked professionals what they needed and believes professional craft matters more than ever in the age of AI.
“We believe professional craft matters more than ever. We want the Canva ProSuite to be where that craft lives and thrives.”
What it means
Canva upgraded Affinity with over sixty new features including InDesign import, AI tools and tighter connections to other creative software, keeping the application free while building a professional alternative to Adobe.
