Affinity Designer
Universal version latest seen at v1.10.8 · Reported by 42 Macs in the community.
All sighted native versions (6):
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Affinity Designer is a professional vector graphics and digital design application from Serif, used by graphic designers, illustrators, UI/UX designers, and creative professionals for branding, icon design, web mockups, and print projects. It combines vector and raster editing in a single workspace with tools for precise drawing, typography, shape manipulation, and non-destructive effects. The app supports industry-standard file formats including PDF, SVG, PSD, and native Affinity files, and includes professional print controls with CMYK, Pantone support and ICC color management. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
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1 suggestionA native Apple Silicon build of Affinity Designer is already available — Serif shipped Universal Binary support beginning with version 1.8.6 in late 2020, and the latest versions run natively on M-series Macs with significantly faster rendering and smoother performance than the Intel build under Rosetta. The simplest way to update is to open Affinity Designer, click Affinity Designer in the menu bar, then select Check for Updates. Serif's update mechanism will automatically pull the current native build. Alternatively, you can visit store.serif.com, download the latest Affinity Designer installer directly, and run it — the installer will detect your Mac and automatically deploy the native version. If you originally purchased through the Mac App Store, update through the App Store instead, which will keep itself in sync automatically. Either way, your existing designs, brushes, preferences and history carry over without any manual migration.
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