Affinity Designer

Professional vector graphic design software for icons, illustrations, and UI.

MIXEDCreative

Pricing

Paid

Learning curve

Moderate

Time to value

Days

BEST FORSoloSmall Team

WORKS FOR

Creating icons for Android apps using its exporter, Designing vector illustrations, Creating UI elements

KEY INSIGHT

It's a powerful, affordable alternative to Adobe Illustrator for vector design, but lacks some advanced features and ecosystem integration.

DOESN'T WORK FOR

Complex multi-page print layouts, Advanced photo editing requiring raster tools

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What people reported, in their own words. Every line links to where it was said.

“The old Affinity Designer 1 doesn't send any data to servers, so I'm still using it instead of the new app.”
POSITIVE · Hacker News · 2026-07-13
“well priced because of competition (ex: Affinity Designer 2 for $63”
POSITIVE · price · Hacker News · 2026-02-08
“I'm fine with Affinity Designer v2 never getting updated as long as I can load the software and use it as-is”
POSITIVE · features · Hacker News · 2025-10-30
“On Windows I used Affinity Designer/Photo and Paint.NET for quick edits”
POSITIVE · features · Hacker News · 2025-03-28
“Full designs created in Affinity Designer, which print with the simple "print" menu. These can have any font, graphic, or whatever.”
POSITIVE · features · Hacker News · 2025-01-21