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Below is the list of all new features and improvements included in the 2.3.0 release, and the following post is a list of the main bug fixes. Features and improvements affecting all platforms Spiral Tool Choice of styles including Linear, Decaying, Fibonacci and Plotted Optional straight-line edges Spiral Tool tutorial: https://youtu.be/czxN1nSkn9Y Pixel grid options in all apps Automatic Grid returns to Photo Pixel Grid tutorial: https://youtu.be/R457ABIv80U Place and export password-protected PDFs, including the ability to individually allow: Document printing Content modification Content copying Password protected PDF tutorial: https://youtu.be/NP6dPxD6wuo Export PDF files to PDF 2.0 (ISO 32000-2) standard Change Asset Panel background colour (Publisher) Image tagging for accessible PDFs Tags Panel for Alternative Text: https://youtu.be/ARWDRB9Qyrs (Publisher) Find and Replace panel uses inbuilt and custom fields in search terms and replacement text (Designer) ‘Keep selected’ preference in Pencil Tool (Publisher) Independent formatting of cross-reference field In addition to those features on all platforms above, these are the Windows and macOS features and improvements Move Data Entry improvements Scale option to resize by a given percentage Insertion Mode options to insert duplicates in front of or behind the original object Edit object properties as you transform Improved Number of copies slider behaviour Brush names show by default on the Brushes panel Create new documents from assets by dragging from panel to title bar Create shapes of same type and properties from an existing shape selection In addition to those features on all platforms above, these are the iPad features and improvements Optionally deselect shapes after creation (Photo) Curves adjustment graph editor shows all coloured channel curve Localised versions of the changes in 2.3 (and those in earlier releases) can be found here Affinity Designer Feature List Affinity Photo Feature List Affinity Publisher Feature List As well as all those improvements above, listed below are the most important bugs that have been fixed

2.2 Features and improvements This post is the list of all new features and improvements included in the 2.2.0 release, and just below it is a list of the main bug fixes. Features and improvements affecting all platforms OCIO v2 support added in Photo OpenColorIOSetup and usage tutorial: https://youtu.be/NMc5Syoz8MU Custom text variables in Publisher Additional keyboard shortcuts for pixel brush tools Alt-click new layer automatically adds selection to that new layer Cross-references added in Publisher Cross References tutorial https://youtu.be/Q363WBGqXCk ‘Hide effects’ and ‘greyscale’ view mode options in Publisher and Designer Change guide colour Long press tool shortcuts Custom date formats available in Publisher All supported image files now available from File -> Open in Publisher ‘Find and Replace’ now includes scope and result count in Publisher Go to previously viewed spread in Publisher ‘Create symbol’ option added to Layer menu in Designer Additional options when creating indexes in Publisher Update table format from selection in Publisher Improved resistance to data loss when network connectivity is lost. Files are locked while they are being edited to avoid simultaneous edits by 2 users. In addition to those features on all platforms above, these are the Windows and macOS features and improvements MacOS Sonoma Support Object creation data entry Data Entry tutorial: https://youtu.be/0gHcOY1ZcSI Move data entry ‘Delete Node’ added to right-click menu ‘Select All on Current Layer’ option now available Grid presets and favourite fonts now sync between apps on device Data merge in Publisher now allows fields to set URLs, file locations, emails and anchors In addition to those features on all platforms above, these are the iPad features and improvements Decimal place accuracy preferences added ‘Prefer to keep selection’ preference added As well as all these improvements over 2.1.1 listed above, listed below are the most important bugs that have been fixed in 2.2

2.1.0 Features and improvements This post is the list of all new features and improvements included in the 2.1.0 release, and just below it is a list of the main bug fixes. Features and improvements affecting all platforms Balanced dashed lines and other stroke improvements Running headers in Publisher Running Headers tutorial: https://youtu.be/Amb1dIIU2ig Show Special Characters added to Designer and Photo Adjusted Mask Behaviour Auto-select options in move tool Square bracket stroke width adjustment expanded functionality Blend mode keyboard shortcuts Alt / Option - drag to duplicate in Layers panel Alt / Option click to expand / collapse all in Layers panel Crop tool improvements Cropping in Photo tutorial: https://youtu.be/Az4rTIBSjrE) Auto clean added to paint mixer brush Double-click artboard label to rename Ability to create more complex dashed lines Paste inside picture frame Vector Flood Fill in Designer Vector Flood Fill tutorial https://youtu.be/JSxLzJjaG_4 Vector Flood Fill with Bitmap Fills in Designer tutorial: https://youtu.be/ekMotILwS70 for button to appear, requires Resetting Toolbar using "View" > "Customize Tools" > "Reset" Guides improvements Vector warp nodes now obey snapping Brush panel improvements Raster perspective and mesh warp live filters added to Designer Search bar added to your add-ons Spanish Hyphenation Dictionary provided with the apps updated In addition to those features on all platforms above, these are the Windows and macOS features and improvements WebP and JPEG XL now available in batch export "Close All" added to File menu Asset panel reordering improvements Rename... added to Layer menu & tab behaviour Mask to below... added to Layer menu Measure tool now available in Photo and Publisher Measure and Area Tools: https://youtu.be/7uh4l0kFlpI Place tool now available in Photo Zoom tool context options in Develop persona Drag / Drop bitmap fill to colour and swatch panel In addition to those features on all platforms above, these are the iPad features and improvements New left swipe options on iPad layers panel Redesigned edit menu Blend mode and opacity now available in main Layers Panel iPadOS Photos app integration "Show in Files" option from Live Document burger menu Style Picker tool added to iPad apps New keyboard shortcut options added Reset rotation in navigator with double tap Pencil double tap option to open quick menu Long press geometry operation to create compound Tapping warp group thumbnail now selects node tool Advanced PDF options when opening now exposed Modifiers now available for Select Object Hide Layer type icon now available Main view rulers added Rulers and Column Guides tutorial https://youtu.be/D-wYDh8xR5s As well as all these improvements over 2.0.4 listed above, listed below are the most important bugs that have been fixed in 2.1.0