Affinity
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
2warn against
Nov 2, 2025first mention
Oct 27, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Affinity is a great alternative to Photoshop that is free”
“i personally like affinity better than the FOSS photoshop alternatives”
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“There have been some good alternatives mentioned in the comments here, like Affinity or Photopea.”
“Personally, I use Affinity, Resolve, Darktable, Blender, and Figma.”
creativeon “Adobe Is Cooked”
Caveats and dissent
“I've been looking for a good replacement since the Affinity betrayel.”
“This Canva app’s so dumb, even their log-in doesn’t work.”
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Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- Software may be getting worse, but it used to be horrible 1 mention
- ArtCraft Apps – open-source Adobe compatible suite written in Rust 1 mention
- An Infuriating Goodbye to Photoshop 1 mention
- Adobe Is Cooked 1 mention
- DaVinci Resolve releases Photo Editor 1 mention
- Affinity enshittification: How Canva's "Four Pledges" aged like milk 1 mention
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All comments 6
“Affinity is a great alternative to Photoshop that is free”
“i personally like affinity better than the FOSS photoshop alternatives”
“There have been some good alternatives mentioned in the comments here, like Affinity or Photopea.”
“Personally, I use Affinity, Resolve, Darktable, Blender, and Figma.”
“I've been looking for a good replacement since the Affinity betrayel.”
“This Canva app’s so dumb, even their log-in doesn’t work.”