Affinity Photo 2: Image Editor

Create, edit, retouch & share

The first choice of millions of creative professionals around the world, the award-winning Affinity Photo 2 set a new standard for quality and value in the world of image editing.

The ultra-powerful Affinity Photo 2 takes the experience to a whole new level, thanks to the addition of incredible new features, hundreds of enhancements, and a completely redesigned UI for an improved workflow.

REFINED & REDESIGNED WITH POWERFUL NEW FEATURES

• Fully redeveloped UI, tool, and button icons

• Completely revamped Layers Panel

• Non-destructive RAW develop

• Luminosity, hue range and band pass live masks

• Compound masks

• Non-destructive Live Mesh Warp filter

• Smart layer states to experiment with design options and versions

• Drag / drop bitmap texture fills

• JPEG XL file import and export

• Force scale everything

• Multiple shadow, outline and overlay layer effects per object

INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE

• Massive image support (100+ Megapixels)

• Pan and zoom at maximum refresh rate, with ProMotion support on latest Apple displays

• Open, edit and save Photoshop® PSD files

• RGB, CMYK, Greyscale and LAB color spaces

• Full 16-bit and linear unbounded 32-bit per channel editing

• Work with all standard formats like PNG, TIFF, JPG, JPEG XL, GIF, SVG, EPS, EXR, HDR and PDF

UNSURPASSED PRODUCTIVITY

• Full support for unlimited layers, layer groups, adjustment layers, filter layers and masks

• Edit live filters, adjustments, effects, blend modes and masks non-destructively

• Savable undo history

• Record and play macros

• Isolate, edit, and duplicate spare channels with a simple click

• Savable workspace presets for multiple UI layouts

• PDF passthrough, import, edit and export

• Link layers to edit simultaneously

PROFESSIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING

• Open RAW and other images in a 16-bit development workspace

• Adjust exposure, blackpoint, clarity, vibrance, white balance, shadows, highlights and more

• Advanced lens corrections including chromatic aberration, defringe, vignette, noise reduction

• Paint areas or use fully customizable gradients to mask adjustments

• View histograms, blown highlights, shadows and tones as well as detailed EXIF information

• Focus Merge, HDR Merge and Tone mapping for advanced image processing

QUALITY RETOUCHING & CORRECTION TOOLS

• Intuitive selection brush makes selections simple, even down to strands of hair

• Dodge, burn, clone, patch, blemish, red eye and advanced inpainting for retouching

• Smooth and retouch skin with built-in frequency separation

• Dedicated Liquify persona and non-destructive filter version gives freehand control over warps, twirls, pinch, punch, and turbulence

ADVANCED BRUSH ENGINE

• Huge library of painting, drawing, textures, and professional DAUB® Brushes included

• Create custom brushes and nozzles with full control over advanced dynamics

• Combine multiple brushes together and paint in a single stroke

• Full support for Wacom and other graphics tablets, including pressure, tilt, and shortcut buttons

• Real-time preview of your brush nozzle

FAST, CUSTOMIZABLE EFFECTS

• Massive collection of effects available, including blurs, distortions, tilt-shift, shadows, glows, lighting, and many more

• Apply effects non-destructively with live effect layers

• Path text capabilities

• Add and edit pattern layers non-destructively

• Add and edit pattern layers non-destructively