For years, Affinity has been the go-to alternative to Adobe for cartoonists, illustrators, and designers who wanted pro-level tools without the subscription shakedown. Today, they’ve taken that mission to its ultimate conclusion. The company just announced an all-new, unified app — simply called Affinity — that rolls Designer, Photo, and Publisher into a single platform. Even bigger news: it’s completely free for everyone, forever.

This marks a massive shift not only for Affinity users, but for any indie creator working on a budget. The app keeps every feature from its previous versions, adds a slew of new tools, and introduces optional Canva-powered AI features for those with a Canva Premium plan.

In short, Affinity just dropped a creative-suite bombshell — and it could change the way digital artists and webcartoonists work. Here’s a summary of today’s announcement.

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