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Huh, I'm surprised I hadn't heard of Affinity before. I explored some FOSS photoshop alternatives, but they didn't really do what I was used to. I'd love to pay for something once instead of the subscription bs.
Did you move from the Adobe products and how did you find the learning curve (how different was it)? I'm ok with putting in the time, just curious
I'll try to remember to check them out closer to the day :)
Like the other commenter said, you can always check out the free trial first.
Unlike certain other products, you don't need to provide any payment information, and you start the trial period whenever you want, for each product individually.
And to add to that, once your product is activated with the license bound to your account, you can use it without having to be online or logged in.
I personally wasn't doing any content creation beforehand so I only started with the Affinity products.
For me, I find it easy enough to use, even as a beginner. If I can't find out how to do something even after googling for "How to do x in Affinity" I can just Google for how to do it in the Adobe version and usually it's really easy to find the corresponding tool in Affinity.
If you're a pro you probably have very specific demands for your creation programs which may mean that you need to stick with Adobe. But if you aren't aware of any demands you have, Affinity fits the bill easily.
You could also get the trial version for a month for testing it out
Affinity is pretty good. It is different than Adobe, so workflows are slightly different. Some things are harder but some things are easier. Adobes real advantage is AI and Lightroom. Affinity is getting popular enough that there are plenty of instructional videos on YouTube.
I switched from Adobe to Affinity a few years back. The interfaces of the Affinity apps are way better and the apps work much smoother and even have fully fledged iPad versions. There was not really a learning curve for me other than googling very specific stuff every now and then.
The biggest issue is probably that thereβs no feature parity between the Affinity and Adobe apps yet. So every once in a while a feature might just be missing.
Iβd suggest to just check out the trial versions or even buy the apps right away if your financial situation allows it.