Import and export file formats

Affinity Designer is capable of opening many raster and vector file formats directly. Designer also imports PDF and Adobe PSD files, and exports a range of raster file formats and the PSD file format.

File type Import Export
Affinity template check
Adobe Illustrator (AI) check1
Adobe Freehand (10 and MX) check2
Adobe PhotoShop (PSD) check check8
BMP check
DWG/DXF check10,13 check11,13
EPS check check
GIF check check
HEIF/HEIC/HIF check3
JPEG check check
J2K,JP2 check
JPEG-XR/JXR (WDP/HDP) check9
JPEG-XL check check
PDF check1,7 check8
PNG check12 check4,12
RAW check5
SVG check check
TGA check4 check
TIFF check6 check4
WEBP check check
OpenEXR check check
Radiance HDR check check

1 Multi-page files can be imported, with each page being placed on its own artboard.

2 Multi-page Freehand files open with each page concatenated onto a single page. Add file extension .fh10 or .fh11 in Finder to import. Text import is not supported.

3 For iPhone images, the HEIC file may include an upsampled depth map, loaded as an editable second layer. For Canon EOS models (1 DX MkIII, R5 and R6), HIF files (HDR 10-bit PQ-encoded) can be opened.

4 Supports transparency.

5 For a comprehensive up-to-date list of RAW file support, please see the following links:

6 12 bit TIFF (RGB or Mono) included, plus legacy TIFF files exported from Photoshop with CICP data embedded in an ICC profile.

7 JBIG2 PDF encoding is supported.

8 Text will be rasterized on export.

9 Includes JPEG-XR 101010 (e.g. XBOX screen captures).

10 DWG (R12-R14, 2000-2018) and DXF (R9-R14, 2000-2018).

11 DWG/DXF 2000-2002, 2004-2006, 2007-2009, 2010-2012, 2013-2016 and 2018+.

12 Includes 32-bit HDR support (PNG specification - Third edition) for interchanging HDR broadcast imagery in a lossless format. Legacy PNG files exported from Photoshop with CICP data embedded in an ICC profile can be imported.

13 It is not recommended that you use Affinity's ability to import and export DWG/DXF files to collaboratively edit such files in both Affinity and CAD software.

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