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Free canvas rotation in Affinity Photo


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Due to my satisfaction with Designer, I decided to check if I could get break the status-quo and finally find something that might replace Adobe's Photoshop for drawing and photo manipulation.

My problem is I can't find a way to freely rotate the working canvas. The only thing I found is the View > Rotate Left / Rotate Right, which rotates the canvas by 15 degrees either direction, but while drawing one would prefer to rotate the image freely with a single-key keystroke, or even better with key + mouse drag action like it works with the rotation tool in Photoshop (rotates by a free angle by left-click dragging the mouse while holding R).

Is there any way to achieve this functionality or is it a big no-no for Affinity?

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Hi Nidrax,
Welcome to Affinity Forums :)
You didn't specify which OS you are using/running but if it's macOS and you are working with a Macbook or have access to a trackpad you can go to Affinity Photo ▸ Preferences, Tools section and tick Enable Canvas Rotation with Trackpad. You can then use the trackpad to rotate the canvas freely.

[EDIT] I've just checked the video. Seems you are using Windows where this feature/option is not available.

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