AFFINITY – Technical Specifications

Mac

Hardware

• Mac Pro, iMac, iMac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac Mini
• Intel 64-bit Core 2 Duo or better (from 2007)
• 2GB RAM minimum
• 1.34GB of available hard drive space; more during installation
• 1280×768 display size or better
• Supports regular, retina, and expanded gamut DCI-P3 displays

Operating System

• 10.9 Mavericks
• 10.10 Yosemite
• 10.11 El Capitan
• 10.12 Sierra
• 10.13 High Sierra
• 10.14 Mojave
• 10.15 Catalina

Windows

Hardware

• Windows-based PC (64 bit) with mouse or equivalent input device
• DirectX 10-compatible Graphics Cards and above
• 2GB RAM minimum (4GB RAM recommended)
• 670MB of available space; more during installation
• 1280×768 display size or better

Operating System

Affinity Store version

• Windows^® 10 (1607 Anniversary update or higher)
• Windows^® 8.1
• Windows^® 7 (Service Pack 1; Aero enabled)

Microsoft Store version

• Windows^® 10 (1607 Anniversary update or higher)

iPad

Hardware

• Compatible with…
  • iPad Air 2
  • iPad Air 3
  • iPad 2017
  • iPad 2018
  • iPad 2019 (10.2”)
  • iPad Pro (all models)
  • iPad Mini 5

Operating System

• iOS 12 or above

Overview

Performance

• GPU compute hardware acceleration^* gives super-fast compositing, editing and painting
• Massive improvement using integrated Intel GPUs
• External GPU support (hot-plug-and -unplug)
• Multi GPU utilisation
• Quicker rendering of Live Filters

^* Requires macOS High Sierra or later

Fast and Efficient Tool Set

• Pan and zoom at 60fps and higher when supported, even with huge images
• Live tools, live previews, real-time editing
• RAW and regular processing united in one app

Professional

• Professional colour spaces and profiles
• Pro file formats like PSD supported
• Modern camera RAW formats supported
• Full set of 16-bit filters
• Sub-pixel precision and pixel-perfect snapping
• Customisable toolbars, keyboard shortcuts and panels (for desktop only)
• Document presets or save your own custom document setups
• Work in pixels, points, picas and physical document units

Beautiful by Design

• Built from the ground up for professional photographers
• Benefit from a stylish and uncluttered interface
• New Unified Application Toolbar (MacOS Mojave and above)

Clean Workspaces

• Dedicated personas (modes) for specific tasks and toolsets
• Uncluttered UIs for RAW editing, photo editing, panoramas, liquify and tone mapping
• Export persona for fine control over export regions and settings

Solid Undo History

• Instantly undo/redo over 8,000 History steps
• Save History so you can undo steps later even on different computers
• A seamless AutoSave protects against unexpected shutdowns
• Cycle Futures feature prevents history loss after editing from undos
• Display history steps with thumbnails and date/time

No Subscription—Free to Try, One Price to Buy

• No subscription charge! Designed for pros, priced for everyone
• Buy through the Affinity Store, Mac App Store or Windows Store
• Updates available as we improve

Languages

• English (US and UK)
• German
• French
• Spanish
• Portuguese (Brazilian)
• Japanese
• Italian
• Chinese (Simplified)
• Russian