Features

System, performance and compatibility:

For iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 & 3 & 4, iPad 2017, iPad 2018, iPad 2019 (10.2"), iPad 2020 (10.2"), iPad Mini 5
iOS 11 or later
Optimized for:
- Grand Central Dispatch (GCD)
- Core Graphics
- Metal
- 64-bit engine
- Apple Pencil
- Retina display
- Smart/Magic keyboard
Improved performance (from v1.10) with:
- Heavily layered documents (faster rendering during panning and text reflow)
- Placed images
- Embedded documents
- Low-memory conditions

Precise Pen Tool
Node Tool for fine tuning vectors
- Multi-node selection using polygon or freehand (lasso) drawing
- Align, distribute and transform multi-node selections
- Construction control handle snapping for finding angles and distances
Freeform Pencil Tool
Point Transform Tool
Intuitive Move Tool moves, scales, transforms
Select multiple objects by type, color, stroke weight, transparency, and more
Rotate from movable origin
Artboards
Raster finishing without switching apps
Multiple strokes and fills
Smooth gradients
Add noise to fills and strokes as a solid or graduated attribute
Arrowheads
Powerful layers management
- Drag-and-drop layers
- Non-destructive adjustment layers
- Use global colors in Gradient Map adjustments
- Apply adjustments and blend modes at the stack, layer, group, selection or object level
- Clipping within layers
- Pixel adjustments and effects on vectors
- Blend modes
- Divide blend mode
- Layer and object Blend ranges (linear and non-linear) and blend gamma control
- Per-object hierarchical antialiasing
- Soloing of layers for focused editing
- Lock child layer positions
- High-quality layer effects
Professional object control
- Symbols
- Corner Tool
- Contour Tool
- Non-destructive 'compound' Boolean operations (Add, Subtract, Intersect, Xor)
- Convert shapes and text to fully editable curves
- Duplicate and transform objects with precision
- Customizable geometric shapes
- Expand stroke

Seamlessly switch to and from pixel editing mode to apply finish to vector artwork
Pixel selection tools
- Shaped selections
- Elliptical Marquee Tool draws from center
- Smart selection brush works over pixel and vector data
- Refine selections to capture fine detail
Masks
Pixel flood fill tool
Pixel and vector artwork exported in harmony
- Pixel artwork scaled if required on output
- Nearest Neighbor, Bilinear, Bicubic and Lanczos 3 pixel scaling available
- Set export areas and file formats during or after the design process

Portrait and Landscape display modes
Pixel, Retina, and Outline view modes with Split View support
Bleed preview
Constraints for selective intelligent object scaling
Rotate canvas
Incredible zoom range
Intuitive panning
Powerful snapping control
Snap to pixel selection bounds
Dynamic snapping guides for precise alignment
Ruler and column guides
On-object alignment handles
Multi-object alignment and distribution
Automatic, fixed and projection grids (isometric)
Pixel-accurate alignment for web graphics and website mockups
Fluid document History
Save history with document (multi-session)
Keyboard modifiers for on-the-fly tool changes
Many modifiers available using Smart keyboard (selected iPad Pro models)
Customize Smart keyboard shortcuts
Mixed-mode assistant eases vector and pixel mode switching according to the user’s preferences
Defaults (document and global)
Snapshots to 'freeze frame' stages in your design progress

Open Affinity Designer files (macOS/Win)
Open Affinity Photo files (macOS/Win)
Embedded Photoshop PSD Smart Objects retain editability
Open Affinity template files (.aftemplate)
Retention of vector design elements when cutting and pasting between Affinity Designer and other applications
Access cloud storage (iCloud, Dropbox, Google drive) and local storage
In-app registration
Content sync of Affinity Store purchases
Mouse, trackpad and Magic Keyboard support
External screen support

Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, Affinity Publisher file placement
High-quality Adobe® Photoshop® PSD import, place and export
Place images as dedicated layers
Resampling: Nearest Neighbor, Bilinear, Bicubic and Lanczos 3 pixel scaling
SVG import and export, including Inkscape extended SVG support
SVG import/export improvements (from v1.10)
JPEG-XR 101010 import
Preserve layers in exported TIFF images
Export drawn slices, layers, pages, or artboards
Export to PNG, JPEG, TIFF, GIF, EPS, SVG, PDF and PSD, OpenEXR, Radiance HDR
Export to retina sizes 2x and 3x
Set export areas and file formats during or after designing
Export document or current selection(s) to many raster image formats, PSD, PDF, EPS and more
Export Preview which updates to changed settings
Export as template
Web-ready PDFs (Acrobat) with presets
Professional hi-res PDF/X printing (CMYK) with presets
Spot colors and overprint control
AirPrint printing