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Hello! I'm new to Affinity and photo editing in general. I'm not a fan of adobes subscription plan for photoshop, so I've been looking at other options, and I think that Affinity Is definitely a great one. However, I just want to know if Affinity can do everything that Photoshop can? and if it is really a better option than photoshop? 

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6 hours ago, ChrisRios said:

However, I just want to know if Affinity can do everything that Photoshop can?

No.

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Hi ChrisRios,

Welcome to the forums :)

I'd recommend reading through the following threads on our forums!

We like to be upfront about our software, and as R C-R has mentioned Affinity Photo can't currently do everything that Photoshop can, but it isn't designed to replicate it directly. There are many features of Affinity that either improved on Photoshops tools, or added totally new ones!

Please Note: I am now out of the office until Tuesday 2nd April on annual leave.

If you require urgent assistance, please create a new thread and a member of our team will be sure to assist asap.

Many thanks :)

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7 hours ago, ChrisRios said:

I just want to know if Affinity can do everything that Photoshop can? and if it is really a better option than photoshop?

No,

but if it can currently do what you need it to do it's a lot cheaper than the subscription costs of Photoshop.

There is a free (10 day?) trial of Affinity should you wish to try it

Upon purchase you also get lifetime free upgrades to the latest version, providing you die before version 2.0 is released.

To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time.

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8 hours ago, ChrisRios said:

if it is really a better option than photoshop? 

Definitely yes to me.

For you? Hard to say :-)

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1 hour ago, carl123 said:

There is a free (10 day?) trial of Affinity should you wish to try it

The trial period begins when you first run the app & expires 10 days later, regardless of how much or little you use it during those 10 days. Document files created during the trial period are not watermarked or otherwise restricted, nor are they deleted at the end of the trial, so if you decide to buy the app you can open & edit them at any time after purchase.

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