Importing add-ons

Add-ons stored as files must be manually imported into Affinity. There are two ways to import them:

Add-ons supplied in an archive

Add-ons may be supplied in the ZIP file format or similar and must be extracted before they can be imported.

In Finder, double-click the archive to extract its contents to the same folder as it.

In File Explorer, right-click the archive and select Extract All, then follow the on-screen instructions to extract the archive's contents to your required location.

To import add-ons

For any type of add-on listed in the table below, follow the corresponding steps, then (except for fonts) browse to and select the add-on file to be imported and click Open.

Add-on type Importable file extensions Multiple at once? To import…
Assets .afassets On the Assets panel, select Import Assets from the Panel Preferences menu.
Brushes .afbrushes, .abr check On the Brushes panel, select Import Brushes from the Panel Preferences menu.
Document templates .aftemplate check Use your operating system to move the document template files to a folder for long-term storage, then add the folder to the Templates section of the New Document dialog.
Fonts .affont check Drag one or more files from your file manager and drop them onto an Affinity 2 app's window.
Fonts As supported by your operating system, e.g. .otf, .ttf check Install using your operating system or third-party font manager. If fonts are unavailable in Affinity, confirm in your font manager that they are enabled, then quit and reopen Affinity.
LUTs (Look-up tables)

.cube, .csp, .3dl, .look (one LUT per file)

.afluts (one LUT category per file)

 check 1 On the Adjustment panel, click the LUT adjustment, click Options, then do one of the following:
  • For a file that contains one LUT, select Import LUTs.
  • For a file that contains a LUT category, select Import LUT Category.
Macros

.afmacro (one macro per file)

.afmacros (one category per file)

 Do one of the following:
  • For a file that contains one macro, click Import on the Macro panel.
  • For a file that contains a macro category, select Import Macros from the Library panel's Panel Preferences menu.
Styles .afstyles On the Styles panel, select Import Styles from the Panel Preferences menu.
Swatches palettes .afpalette, .ase (Adobe Swatch Exchange), .clr .afpalette, .ase (Adobe Swatch Exchange) On the Swatches panel, open the Panel Preferences menu, then select the palette type you want to create from the Import Palette submenu.

1 Either multiple LUT files or multiple LUT category files can be imported simultaneously.

After importing

When most types of add-on are imported, one or more new categories are created. One of these categories is automatically displayed on the corresponding panel, with the following exceptions:

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