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Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Fixed layers getting clipped to embedded documents would not get clipped Fixed Procedural Texture rendering differently to macOS Further boolean operation improvements Tweaks to Alignment Fixed misidentification of Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary when mounted on a Canon camera Fixed line caps on strokes with pressure profiles that have sharp pressure changes at the start getting incorrectly expanded 1.8.3.628 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Features, Improvements, Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Fixed loss of selection scope when deleting objects Improved boolean operations on large shapes Fixed PDF export failing due to colour profile being rejected wrongly Fixed rendering artefacts with small radius filter effects 1.8.3.623 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Fixed PDF export failing due to colour profile being rejected wrongly Fixed rendering artefacts with small radius filter effects 1.8.3.623 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Features, Improvements, Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Fixed PDF export to honour gradient map's colour space Fixed autosave failing to work Fixed crash opening 0byte files Fixed PDF export failing with embedded LAB document Fixed PDF export of images to preserve their colour space Fixed PDF export failing when a document contains an empty clip Fixed cropped result when creating a selection from a mask Fixed sporadic selection failure when invert selecting with Move tool Fixed sporadic PSD import crash Fixed floating panels being clipped when collapsed 1.8.1.611 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Fixed some Pentax lenses being listed as "Pemtax" Fixed crash when switching between Panorama documents Fixed PDF export to honour gradient map's colour space Fixed autosave failing to work Fixed crash opening 0byte files Fixed PDF export failing with embedded LAB document Fixed PDF export of images to preserve their colour space Fixed PDF export failing when a document contains an empty clip Fixed cropped result when creating a selection from a mask Fixed sporadic selection failure when invert selecting with Move tool Fixed sporadic PSD import crash Fixed floating panels being clipped when collapsed 1.8.1.611 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Features, Improvements, Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Fixed dashed line expansion when used inside/outside of closed shapes Fixed some geometric operations on curves resulting in curves with no corners, but the Corner tool still recognised the corners Fixed flat EXR export to honour layer blend mode Fixed selection problems with clipped groups Fixed failure to export to vector formats when a document contains a flipped object with line style and scale to object enabled 1.8.1.610 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Fixed artefacts when rasterising a group with live filters Fixed Layer Effects to smart objects Fixed flat EXR export to honour layer blend mode Fixed selection problems with clipped groups Fixed failure to export to vector formats when a document contains a flipped object with line style and scale to object enabled 1.8.1.610 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Features, Improvements, Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes (Hopefully) fixed crash at startup related to fonts and font managers Fixed PDF export outputting some 1-bit masks as inverted, leaving them mostly transparent Fixed crash reordering layers via drag/drop when Layers panel is floating Added "Use Windows Ink for tablet input" preference (enabled by default, disable to use WinTab) 1.8.1.604 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes (Hopefully) fixed crash at startup related to fonts and font managers Fixed PDF export outputting some 1-bit masks as inverted, leaving them mostly transparent Fixed crash reordering layers via drag/drop when Layers panel is floating Added "Use Windows Ink for tablet input" preference (enabled by default, disable to use WinTab) 1.8.1.604 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Features, Improvements, Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Allow PSD smart object support Fixed crash when switching between artboards with Appearance panel visible Fixed New Document dialog Presets bar incorrectly hidden when switching between Templates and Presets Fixed New Document dialog Template folders with a '.' cutting off subsequent characters Fixed several boolean operations and expand stroke issues on simple geometry or compound objects Fixed unable to paste text into editors after receiving tab focus Fixed New Documents dialog allowing minus values in Document Size, Margins and Bleed Improved performance of Layers Panel when updating previews of Artistic Text Fixed input lag (500ms) when drawing with a pen using Windows Ink Improved text responsiveness 1.8.1.595 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Added missing 'Repeat Filter' keyboard shortcut Fixed Canon 5D MK II images not loading correctly Fixed sporadic RAW load crash Fixed New Document dialog Presets bar incorrectly hidden when switching between Templates and Presets Fixed New Document dialog Template folders with a '.' cutting off subsequent characters Fixed several boolean operations and expand stroke issues on simple geometry or compound objects Fixed unable to paste text into editors after receiving tab focus Fixed New Documents dialog allowing minus values in Document Size, Margins and Bleed Improved performance of Layers Panel when updating previews of Artistic Text Fixed input lag (500ms) when drawing with a pen using Windows Ink Improved text responsiveness 1.8.1.595 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Features, Improvements, Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Fixed crash when dragging asset containing missing fonts Fixed cursor not getting hidden while resizing brush Changed AlignTo option to disable when no Alignment option is set Fixed parent layer not selected when right clicking an enclosure nodes non-icon area Added 'Zoom' context menu for Pan tool Fixed Enclosure layers not being able to be repositioned to the top level Fixed Enclosure thumbnails being reversed in a collapsed parent row Fixed Node tool Cycle Selection keyboard shortcut not set 1.8.0.585 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Added missing Procedural Texture degrees/radians toggle Fixed being unable to move Info targets in Develop Persona Improved precision of Defringe Fixed Focus Merge throwing away images Fixed crash when dragging asset containing missing fonts Fixed cursor not getting hidden while resizing brush Changed AlignTo option to disable when no Aligment option is set Fixed parent layer not selected when right clicking an enlosure nodes non-icon area Added 'Zoom' context menu for Pan tool Fixed Enclosure layers not being able to be repsitioned to the top level Fixed Enclosure thumbnails being reversed in a collapsed parent row Fixed Node tool Cycle Selection keyboard shortcut not set 1.8.0.585 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Features, Improvements, Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Fixed Expand Stroke to iterate all strokes Added optional curve orientation in the Node/Pen/Corner tools Added ability for sub-curves to be reversed independently Further Expand Stroke improvements Fixed converting to text frame to preserve corners Fixed inabilty to set the margins for Artboards in the Guides Manager Fixed curve expansion with arrow heads generating incorrect results on certain curves Improved performance when exporting certain documents to PDF Added support for JBIG2 compressed images during PDF import Fixed enter key closing the Preferences dialog when searching Added new New Document dialog Fixed ability to load multiple instances of the same document simultaneously Fixed History panel separator colours Fixed xor selection by click Removed duplicate image types from file dialogs Fixed installer unexpected reboot Fixed Cog shape only allowing up to 48 teeth 1.8.0.532 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Fixed CR3 files from Canon G5X Mark II not being supported Fixed Colour model switching for masks (to always switch to Greyscale slider) Fixed Adjustment thumbnail not updating correctly after cropping Fixed floating Scope panel on secondary monitor moves around after app restarts Fixed Radial Blur Live Filter artifacts when rasterised or merged Fixed Batched RAW files appearing darker than expected Changed soft edges to be optional in the selection brush Fixed EXIF panel empty Lens value when we haven't been able to generate a Lens ID Improved performance when exporting certain documents to PDF Added support for JBIG2 compressed images during PDF import Fixed enter key closing the Preferences dialog when searching Added new New Document dialog Fixed ability to load multiple instances of the same document simultaneously Fixed History panel separator colours Fixed xor selection by click Removed duplicate image types from file dialogs Fixed installer unexpected reboot Fixed Cog shape only allowing up to 48 teeth 1.8.0.532 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Features, Improvements, Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Fixed grids failing to display correctly on Artboards Improved Crop tool handle hit testing (for narrow shapes) Added Stock Panel to Pixel Persona Fixed vector export giving incorrect results with strokes which must expand Fixed incorrect boolean operation functionality on open curves Fixed long history rows expanding too wide, making alternative futures button to disappear Added a new preference to control whether documents open in the current active window group Fixed new documents starting minimised (when previous document was minimised) Fixed crash on startup when broken fonts are installed Fixed occasional problems with replacing document fonts with their installed equivalent Fixed dashed lines not printing consistently across various printers Fixed stroke width being printed incorrectly on rotated objects Fixed mouse getting locked into straight line mode after using a pen and ALT key Fixed expanding linestyles which have a brush applied and variable pressure profile Removed limit on favourite fonts Fixed Studio panels being wrong size after reset Fixed the item name dialog not focusing the text box by default Fixed the active document not always being shown on the document panel 1.8.0.526 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Added vertical scrollers and I-beam cursor to Metadata panel Added support for IPTC Genre, Subject Codes and Scenes Added support for XMP sidecar metadata Changed Lens correction to no longer show a list of possible lens names when it can't disambiguate Added lens profile: Tokina AF 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro DX II Fixed Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2 A025 automatic profile lookup failing Fixed Tamron 28-300m f/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD (A010) not being identified Fixed smart selection brush crash Fixed long macro names wrapping onto multiple lines Fixed long history rows expanding too wide, making alternative futures button to disappear Added a new preference to control whether documents open in the current active window group Fixed new documents starting minimised (when previous document was minimised) Fixed crash on startup when broken fonts are installed Fixed occasional problems with replacing document fonts with their installed equivalent Fixed dashed lines not printing consistently across various printers Fixed stroke width being printed incorrectly on rotated objects Fixed mouse getting locked into straight line mode after using a pen and ALT key Fixed expanding linestyles which have a brush applied and variable pressure profile Removed limit on favourite fonts Fixed Studio panels being wrong size after reset Fixed the item name dialog not focusing the text box by default Fixed the active document not always being shown on the document panel 1.8.0.526 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Features, Improvements, Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Improved Expand Stroke Improved dragging objects between artboards (takes into account "Edit All Layers" toggle) Fixed stroke mitre Changed Clip to Canvas to be disabled for artboards Reduced Asset panel default icon size slightly to fit 4 columns Fixed inability to drag objects into Assets panel Disabled Windows Ink feedback ripples when clicking with a pointer device Improved geometric add to allow a single shape so we can unite shapes to remove overlapping areas Improved SVG export to not simplify structure, as some people require the original structure Fixed Styles to show styles that would normally be invisible Fixed cursor jumping when autopanning with pointer device Fixed selection of artboards and / or contents Added right and middle button support for pointer devices Fixed tool cursors when using pointer device Fixed Wacom Tablet starts drawing straight line after changing focus Fixed Stock panel search being cleared when switching image providers Fixed Global Colour dialog colour picker always uses RGB Fixed EPS import sporadically failing to load objects Fixed PDF export so embedding colour profile always converts image colour spaces to match the profile Fixed Colour Picker failing to average when click dragging Added missing tooltip on Brushes panel Fixed crash when loading some corrupt JPEGs (valid image data, but corrupt following data) 1.8.0.514 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Improved lens correction of RAW files coming from lenses with fixed focal length Added Macro library file import on drag and drop Added 'Source' and 'Blend Mode' to flood fill context toolbar Added 'Source' and 'Refine' to flood select context toolbar Fixed crash in Procedural Texture when scrolling up/down in the value field Improved Halftone panel to be less cramped Fixed Metadata panel rating being offset by 1 Added support for Canon EOS 90D Fixed Metadata panel to prevent further input when reaching the character limit for a field Fixed Metadata panel Description field under File not working with Enter key Fixed Lens Profile Detection icon (i) disappearing after opening the Lens list, even if the lens isn't changed Renamed View > Studio > EXIF menu item to Metadata Fixed stroke mitre Reduced Asset panel default icon size slightly to fit 4 columns Fixed inability to drag objects into Assets panel Disabled Windows Ink feedback ripples when clicking with a pointer device Improved geometric add to allow a single shape so we can unite shapes to remove overlapping areas Improved SVG export to not simplify structure, as some people require the original structure Fixed Styles to show styles that would normally be invisible Fixed cursor jumping when autopanning with pointer device Fixed selection of artboards and / or contents Added right and middle button support for pointer devices Fixed tool cursors when using pointer device Fixed Wacom Tablet starts drawing straight line after changing focus Fixed Stock panel search being cleared when switching image providers Fixed Global Colour dialog colour picker always uses RGB Fixed EPS import sporadically failing to load objects Fixed PDF export so embedding colour profile always converts image colour spaces to match the profile Fixed Colour Picker failing to average when click dragging Added missing tooltip on Brushes panel Fixed crash when loading some corrupt JPEGs (valid image data, but corrupt following data) 1.8.0.514 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Features, Improvements, Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Disabled WinTab by default (tablet users must now check Windows Ink is enabled in their tablet settings) Improved points delivered from Windows Ink (process point history) Fixed 32-bit Colour Chooser dialog Improved embedded document bounding boxes Improved error messages when running out of disk space Fixed Expression Parser incorrect optimisation of subtract op sequence Fixed deletion of brushes / styles / etc to actually remove the raster data (to reduce file size) Fixed PSD export to include checks for empty rasterised layers Fixed PSD export of hidden layers Fixed angle cursors when the view has been rotated Fixed Layer Effects not handling changes to document DPI when the dialog is open (using Points as a unit would continue to use the old DPI) Fixed crash on vector export for specific arrangement of composites and clips Fixed renaming a colour on the swatches panel not updating correctly Fixed inconsistencies between font family ordering on macOS and Windows Changed copied Global Colour names to have a "copy" suffix to prevent accidental editing of the original Added Remove Columns button on the context toolbar for Designer and Photo for text frames with columns for documents created in Publisher Fixed crash dragging fill layer to bottom of layer stack Improvemented memory use with branching undo history and with replacing image nodes Fixed crash editing colour via double click in swatches tab Fixed failure to open older documents in 1.8 beta Fixed failure to apply "Touch for gestures only" to open documents Fixed "Make a copy" and "Continue" buttons when opening a non-beta project file being reversed Fixed Print dialog not removing the red overlay on a scaled image Updated PANTONE Solid and Bridge Palettes Fixed Create Palette from CMYK images results in RGB colours Fixed inconsistent document tabbing order Improved performance of operations with large selections Fixed sporadic crash when drawing text Fixed crash after closing document with artistic text tool active Added Stock Page to Studio menu Fixed inconsistencies in aspect ratio when dragging assets via different methods Fixed selection problems with multiple objects of varying line weights Fixed Artboards becoming out of sync if added/removed in linked afdesign document Fixed changing DPI using Anchor to Page resizes document 1.8.0.486 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Disabled WinTab by default (tablet users must now check Windows Ink is enabled in their tablet settings) Improved points delivered from Windows Ink (process point history) Fixed 32-bit Colour Chooser dialog Improved embedded document bounding boxes Improved error messages when running out of disk space Fixed Expression Parser incorrect optimisation of subtract op sequence Fixed deletion of brushes / styles / etc to actually remove the raster data (to reduce file size) Fixed PSD export to include checks for empty rasterised layers Fixed PSD export of hidden layers Fixed angle cursors when the view has been rotated Fixed Layer Effects not handling changes to document DPI when the dialog is open (using Points as a unit would continue to use the old DPI) Fixed crash on vector export for specific arrangement of composites and clips Fixed renaming a colour on the swatches panel not updating correctly Fixed inconsistencies between font family ordering on macOS and Windows Changed copied Global Colour names to have a "copy" suffix to prevent accidental editing of the original Added Remove Columns button on the context toolbar for Designer and Photo for text frames with columns for documents created in Publisher Fixed crash dragging fill layer to bottom of layer stack Improvemented memory use with branching undo history and with replacing image nodes Fixed crash editing colour via double click in swatches tab Fixed failure to open older documents in 1.8 beta Fixed failure to apply "Touch for gestures only" to open documents Fixed "Make a copy" and "Continue" buttons when opening a non-beta project file being reversed Fixed Print dialog not removing the red overlay on a scaled image Updated PANTONE Solid and Bridge Palettes Fixed Create Palette from CMYK images results in RGB colours Fixed inconsistent document tabbing order Improved performance of operations with large selections Fixed sporadic crash when drawing text Fixed crash after closing document with artistic text tool active Added Stock Page to Studio menu Updated EXIF panel (added user-editable fields, inc. IPTC) Fixed "8/1s" exposure time string in RAW readout Fixed Live Perspective Filter doesn't line up with images Fixed crash with Quick Mask and Move Tool Fixed Pixel Selection appears incorrectly when started near page edge Improved unsharp mask threshold Fixed crash in Batch Job with destructive Denoise filter Improved selection refinement performance so that we can do it at a higher resolution without a significant performance penalty (versus 1.7.3) Improved the destructive noise reduction filter to be more effective on jpegs Added lens profile selector to Develop Fixed CR3 import errors with certain cameras Fixed lens lookup failing when the use of decimal suffix for integers in aperture range strings differs Fixed placing an image whilst recording a macro adds an entry labelled Set text stylesheet Fixed rasterising a fill layer goes wrong after changing document size Improved precision of gaussian algorithm (to reduce banding) Fixed Marquee Selection not constraining to a square if you drag across the right diagonal 1.8.0.486 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer BetaPurpose: Features, Improvements, FixesRequirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft StoreAs this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We would recommend using beta builds on copies of your Affinity files, not originals. Also files saved in 1.8.0 are not backward compatible with 1.7.3. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Fixed reordering two similar items on Appearance panel mixing incorrect state Fixed text frames with arrow head strokes being permanently applied Added ability to snap along curves in Node tool Fixed break curve Fixed Assets getting stuck on drag out preventing other assets from being dragged Added Stock Panel Added option to use bleed of embedded Affinity document Improved performance of selections with huge numbers of objects Improved PDF import support for DeviceN bitmaps based on LAB colour space Improved PDF export of clashes between bitmaps with/without k-only Fixed PDF export "Rasterise nothing" allowing through bitmaps with alpha channels Switching to a mask node will now automatically switch to the grey colour slider Fixed spell checker identifying numbers with other characters as incorrectly spelt Fixed crash importing PSD files containing embedded colour profiles with unicode characters in their name Fixed Open Folder in Explorer to be disabled for documents with no path Fixed crash entering Export persona under specific circumstances Fixed Path text crashing / hanging with certain fonts Improved performance of PDF import with groups containing more than 5,000 children Fixed OpenType that could fail to apply 'liga' near end of line Fixed Text Justification to split ligatures correctly Changed PDF export Web preset to embed all fonts (many browsers don't support ligatures unless the font is embeded) Improved PDF import matching of unknown fonts Fixed misaligned text editor in Export items Improved performance of subsequent view changes after opening the Export persona Fixed crash loading customer's file Fixed export properties not getting saved Fixed tools disabled when starting the app with hidden UI Fixed unable to alter Mask's visiblity options in Export Persona Reimplemented the HSL filter's HSV option Added ability to drag and drop layers from one document to another Added resize gripper to status bar Improved reporting of file load errors (could previously report file corruption incorrectly) Fixed failure to import customer's WMF file 1.7.3.481 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We would recommend using beta builds on copies of your Affinity files, not originals. Also files saved in 1.8.0 are not backward compatible with 1.7.3. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Added CR3 support Fixed DxO Film Pack 5 failing to render the document Fixed colour profile conversion for DxO plugins (e.g. Dfine 2) Fixed Procedural Texture equations not updating to reflect the correct values after entering them Fixed mis-identification of some Tamron lenses mounted to Canon bodies Fixed failure to load some PSB files (and failing to report errors) Added Rendering Intent and Black Point Compensation controls to the Convert Document panel Fixed missing EXIF data for CRWs Added Remove White Matte and Remove Black Matte to filters Improved Lens ID identification Added option to use bleed of embedded Affinity document Improved performance of selections with huge numbers of objects Improved PDF import support for DeviceN bitmaps based on LAB colour space Improved PDF export of clashes between bitmaps with/without k-only Fixed PDF export "Rasterise nothing" allowing through bitmaps with alpha channels Switching to a mask node will now automatically switch to the grey colour slider Fixed spell checker identifying numbers with other characters as incorrectly spelt Fixed crash importing PSD files containing embedded colour profiles with unicode characters in their name Fixed Open Folder in Explorer to be disabled for documents with no path Fixed crash entering Export persona under specific circumstances Fixed Path text crashing / hanging with certain fonts Improved performance of PDF import with groups containing more than 5,000 children Fixed OpenType that could fail to apply 'liga' near end of line Fixed Text Justification to split ligatures correctly Changed PDF export Web preset to embed all fonts (many browsers don't support ligatures unless the font is embeded) Improved PDF import matching of unknown fonts Fixed misaligned text editor in Export items Improved performance of subsequent view changes after opening the Export persona Fixed crash loading customer's file Fixed export properties not getting saved Fixed tools disabled when starting the app with hidden UI Fixed unable to alter Mask's visiblity options in Export Persona Reimplemented the HSL filter's HSV option Added ability to drag and drop layers from one document to another Added resize gripper to status bar Improved reporting of file load errors (could previously report file corruption incorrectly) Fixed failure to import customer's WMF file 1.7.3.481 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer BetaPurpose: Features, Improvements, FixesRequirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft StoreAs this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Fixed crash at startup (due to initialising crash reporter) Updated translations 1.7.3.476 release notes

Click here to download the latest beta Status: Customer Beta Purpose: Fixes Requirements: A valid product key (for Affinity Store purchases), or an installation of the full retail version from the Microsoft Store As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity that may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the latest build, and as always, if you've got any problems, please don't hesitate to post a new thread in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks once again for your continued feedback. If you have a general question about the software, please head over to the Questions Forum, or if you have any suggestions, please head over to the Feature Requests forum. Fixes Fixed crash at startup (due to initialising crash reporter) Updated translations 1.7.3.476 release notes