Affinity Photo
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
2warn against
Nov 18, 2025first mention
Oct 6, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Affinity Photo has recolor and hue filters that will do just that.”
“I've not yet had a day where Affinity Photo just doesn't have the juice”
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“Works flawlessly and they recently upgraded the script to install Affinity 3.0.”
Caveats and dissent
“its UX was just too janky and slow for me compared to GIMP”
“I'm guessing they will soon force everyone into their subscriptions anyways”
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All comments 9
“they could do what Affinity Photo does with live filter layers”
“I made a card myself just using Affinity Photo”
“Figma, Affinity Photo”
“its UX was just too janky and slow for me compared to GIMP”
“I'm guessing they will soon force everyone into their subscriptions anyways”
“Photo, Designer and Publisher have been solid.”
“Affinity Photo has recolor and hue filters that will do just that.”
“I've not yet had a day where Affinity Photo just doesn't have the juice”
“Works flawlessly and they recently upgraded the script to install Affinity 3.0.”