J a n Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Hello, I have a stupid question. Is Designer for iPad compatible with Designer for Windows? Can I open a file from iPad (Designer) on my PC? I do not have the iPad yet, but I do not like drawing on a graphic tablet without a display. Will the iPad 9.7 "be suitable? Or does it have a small display? Which pen (pencil) do you recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Gabe Posted August 13, 2018 Staff Share Posted August 13, 2018 Hi @J a n, Designer and Photo project files are fully compatible across platforms. As for the Tablet/pencil, we cannot say if it's suitable for you or not but bear in mind that we only support the Apple Pencil. We cannot guarantee the functionality of any other 3rd party pencils. Thanks, Gabe. J a n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, GabrielM said: We cannot guarantee the functionality of any other 3rd party pencils. Any capacitive stylus should work at least as well as the capacitive styli that most of us have at the ends of our arms, but Apple Pencil clearly brings additional benefits for iPads which support it. J a n 1 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 August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 1 hour ago, J a n said: Will the iPad 9.7 "be suitable? Or does it have a small display? Which pen (pencil) do you recommend? I have the 2018 (non-pro) 9.7" iPad & Affinity Designer for iPad works well with it. The screen is a bit cramped & the thicker, non-laminated display causes a small amount of parallax error, but nothing I can't live with, particularly considering the large price difference compared to the pro models. For this model, currently the only non-pro one that supports the Apple Pencil, I very strongly recommend the Pencil as by far the best choice. J a n 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...
J a n Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 I found a good price for the iPad (2017), but as R C-R writes, I need iPad (2018) with Apple Pencil. Thanks guys. I guess I'll try it Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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