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Yes, it seems that we should go our "own" way. Really a very wise and constructive suggestion. We should bite the bullet and actively support the applications that already exist natively for Linux. Maybe then we could really make the Linux software visually appealing and user-friendly. Then we would have all the creative tools at our fingertips with GIMP, InkScape and Scribus. PS: Thanks again to @Snapseed. I didn't know Pixeluvo and Gravit until now ...

Honestly when I have done with something, I don't want to return. That's how it is with Windows. I don’t want to use Windows in a VM just to be able to use any kind of software. Yes, there is “GPU Passthrough” and “Looking Glass” to give you a bit of the "integration into the desktop environment" feeling. However, this is only fake and costs extra money (second graphics card, etc.) and efforts. As mentioned by @msdobrescu, “you leave Windows for a reason”. Exactly for this reason, I don't want to use Windows again. No matter by which methods. (I am not talking about Mac / IOS, because I absolutely despise Apple products). And if after years - this post has been alive for 3 years already - and countless posts later, the developers still don't think that software on Linux could possibly make money, then I'm really sorry. In that case, the only option for me, as a consumer, is to go without the Affinity software. I know, one swallow doesn't make a summer, but as a customer they will lose me for upcoming Affinity products or upgrades. At some point this should also be financially noticeable for them. By the way, I find the idea of @Framelynx with a Steam+Proton version or the CodeWeavers port interesting. Only as a temporary solution, until a native version is available, but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ... It feels a bit like the discussion about Star Citizen and Chris Roberts. The thoughts and a comment from one of the developers, about the current state, would be great. After three years of discussion!

Of course the native code is always preferred. How compatibility with WINE could be ensured is left to the developers. But in my opinion it would be at least a start if the WINE and Affinity developers would exchange knowledge, so that at least from that direction something Linux like would progress. It makes me sad when I read about users efforts to make Affinity products run via WINE, only to realize that the GUI, for example, is completely broken. This thread is about native Linux support, which is also in my opinion the cleanest solution and a must-have. Dear Affinity developers, please let us pay for a Linux version of your products!

I am currently switching from Windows to Linux. I've been working successfully only with Linux (Manjaro) for three months now and really don't miss anything, apart from professional creative tools. My career as a wedding photographer will be over soon, thanks to COVID-19. Therefore, I’m no longer depending on the Adobe slavery. But I also want to remain creative on Linux. I already have all Affinity products for Windows, and I love working with them. So I would like to use exactly these products on Linux. I also think that there are already enough mature and willing buyers on the Linux platform. Linux is no longer just for "operating system tinkerers" and "script kiddies". Although I have already paid for all three Windows products (Photo, Designer and Publisher), I would pay again for a version with native Linux support. I just want to use a good and professional software on Linux. As an example of my willingness to pay for software, I would like to mention DaVinci Resolve Studio, for which I paid and use successfully on Linux for video editing. And if I may take a side view to another wishlist, I would like to mention the gamer community and GOG Galaxy. They have already received over 28.000 votes for a Linux version. (I know, they are "only" gamers, but maybe the gamer of today is the paying customer of tomorrow ...) I truly hope very much for an upcoming Linux support. Maybe the first phase could be done with WINE support, to provide a Linux compatibility at least from this direction, until there is a native Linux version.