nate55 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 I want to purchase AFFINITY today!. But I'm wondering if I buy the windows version now, will I have to purchase a MAC version when I get one? Or will I be able to get a MAC version without extra cost? Thank You, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff stokerg Posted September 29, 2017 Staff Share Posted September 29, 2017 Hi nate55 and Welcome to the Forums, You'd need to rebuy Affinity for the Mac. Each Operating System has it's own licence and you can't move the licence to MacOS (or move MacOS to Windows) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate55 Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2017 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic-design Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Unless you use boot camp or parallels on Mac. Then you could use the windows version. It may also work with the software called 'wine' but not tested it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sheaver Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Hey, I used bootcamp to install and run Windows 10 on both my new iMac and my 4 year old MacBook Pro, and it works flawlessly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 10 minutes ago, Michael Sheaver said: Hey, I used bootcamp to install and run Windows 10 on both my new iMac and my 4 year old MacBook Pro, and it works flawlessly. Wow! That's very impressive !!! I used Windows 10 to install Windows 10 on my Windows PCs and that never works flawlessly lepr, Jens Krebs and Alfred 3 Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate55 Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 Thanks guys. I'll be new to a Mac. I already have an IPad Pro but I will be crossing over in a few months. I'm learning some new things from you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 10 hours ago, toltec said: Wow! That's very impressive !!! I used Windows 10 to install Windows 10 on my Windows PCs and that never works flawlessly Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 12 hours ago, toltec said: used Windows 10 to install Windows 10 on my Windows PCs and that never works flawlessly For some reason, that reminds me of this: Jens Krebs 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sheaver Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 6 hours ago, Alfred said: I used Windows 10 to install Windows 10 on my Windows PCs and that never works flawlessly It goes without saying, at least for some of us, that I used the term flawless rather loosely in this context. For we all know that a "good" day in Windows is one where you can count the number of forced reboots on one hand. I try my best to avoid the Windows environment as much as possible, but sometimes it is simply unavoidable, kinda like taxes and death. About a month ago, I was setting up an environment for my wife so she could use a Windows-only software package on her MacBook for a class she was taking, and my research helped me learn that you can, using Bootcamp, download and use the full Windows 10 installation absolutely free. Can you believe that? But the real shocker was how flawless (yes, really) the installation was this time. It installed cleanly, booted cleanly, and even connected to the WiFI - with no problem. I then downloaded and installed the obligatory (infamous might be a better word) Windows updates, and installed Office 365 without a hitch. I had done this many times in the past 10 years, and NEVER did this take less than hours to accomplish, with lots of crazy hacks. I even had my MacBook Pro triple booting (Windows 8, OS X, Linus Mint) at one time, using rEFInd to provide a pretty GUI to choose which OS to use. But my latest episode using macOS 10.12/13 and Windows did go without the usual curse words. And yes, I was surprised, no shocked! And for good measure, I did this on my iMac, may MacBook and my wife's MacBook, and all went without incident. Oh, and by the way, I did all three in one evening. The links that helped me in this effort are here. Install and use Windows 10 without product key: https://www.howtogeek.com/244678/you-dont-need-a-product-key-to-install-and-use-windows-10/ Microsoft ISO image download page: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO Microsoft instructions for installing Windows 10 using Bootcamp: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4018812/new-install-of-windows-10-creators-update-on-mac-with-boot-camp Link to info on the rEFInd boot manager (This is only a bit geeky and tricky, and recommended only for those unafraid of, ummm, crash and burn): http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon1 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 20 hours ago, nate55 said: Thanks guys. I'll be new to a Mac. I already have an IPad Pro but I will be crossing over in a few months. I'm learning some new things from you all. @nate55 https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/24414-keep-mac-awake-and-more/?p=115102 maybe have some look over here cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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