Update: Since news broke of the Canva Affinity acquisition, both teams have now confirmed the perpetual license will stay. Read more here. Canva has revealed the acquisition of three of our favorite ...

If it already seemed that Canva was out to challenge Adobe's dominance over design software, today's news leaves no doubt. The company is buying Serif's Affinity suite, a major subscription-free ...

Something is happening at the graphic design service Canva from Australia: It has introduced the so-called Creative Operating System, which further integrates the Visual Suite, the company's main ...

Duncan is an award-winning technology industry analyst, specialising in cloud computing, blockchain, martech and edge computing. Canva, an online graphic design platform, has acquired Affinity, the ...

Canva has acquired Serif's Affinity suite of creative apps, marking a significant stride in its competition against Adobe with a deal valued at several hundred million dollars (via Bloomberg). Canva ...

Canva has announced the acquisition of Affinity, the creative software suite for professional photo editing, illustration, graphic design and page layout. The acquisition significantly bolsters ...

The popular Affinity app from Canva is now free forever, combining its photo editing, vector design and page layout tools into one powerful, professional-looking app. Announced on October 30th, 2025, ...

In a busy week for design software news, Affinity looks to take on Adobe, which has itself announced a raft of new AI tools. Canva is making its professional design tool Affinity “free forever” in a ...

The popular three Affinity design apps on Mac and Windows both have been scrapped, as Canva combines all previous functions into a single and completely free Mac app. Now that announcement and the ...