--- title: Free Affinity App For iPad Released | daily.dev description: Affinity is now free on iPad, merging the former Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher apps into one. The app includes Pixel, Vector, and Layout studios plus... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/free-affinity-app-for-ipad-released-l1i3aiwd0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Free Affinity App For iPad Released | daily.dev og:description: Affinity is now free on iPad, merging the former Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher apps into one. The app includes Pixel, Vector, and Layout studios plus... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/free-affinity-app-for-ipad-released-l1i3aiwd0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/L1I3AIwd0.png og:image:alt: Free Affinity App For iPad Released og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Free Affinity App For iPad Released **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Affinity is now free on iPad, merging the former Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher apps into one. The app includes Pixel, Vector, and Layout studios plus a new Sketch studio for freehand drawing with over 350 pressure, tilt, and barrel-roll sensitive brushes. It supports formats like JPEG, PNG, WebP, PDF, SVG, EPUB, and INDD alongside its native .af format. All currently available features are free except Canva's AI tools, and it requires iPadOS 18 or later. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What iPadOS version do I need to run the new free Affinity app on iPad? You need a device running iPadOS 18 or later to use Affinity for iPad. The app merges the previous Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher apps into one, with Pixel, Vector, Layout, and a new Sketch studio. All features are free except Canva's AI tools, which require separate access like on desktop. _daily.dev keeps creative coders current on cross-platform app requirements like this before they upgrade their workflow._ ### What file formats does the Affinity iPad app support besides its native format? Affinity uses its own .af file format but also supports JPEG, PNG, WebP, PDF, SVG, EPUB, and INDD. This lets files move between mobile and desktop versions. Some desktop features are missing at launch, but the Affinity team plans to add them in future free updates. _developers building file-format compatibility into creative tools can track updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I replaced Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign with three free apps, and only one felt like a downgrade](https://daily.dev/posts/i-replaced-photoshop-illustrator-and-indesign-with-three-free-apps-and-only-one-felt-like-a-downg-xspf5nkga) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Best iPad apps for unleashing and exploring your creativity](https://daily.dev/posts/best-ipad-apps-for-unleashing-and-exploring-your-creativity-yrbqtfc0h) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I switched from Adobe to Affinity and found 5 things it actually does better](https://daily.dev/posts/i-switched-from-adobe-to-affinity-and-found-5-things-it-actually-does-better-iksvzkeai) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Affinity is a great Adobe alternative, but these underrated open-source apps are even better](https://daily.dev/posts/affinity-is-a-great-adobe-alternative-but-these-underrated-open-source-apps-are-even-better-iv1letuaz) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/free-affinity-app-for-ipad-released-l1i3aiwd0) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Free Affinity App For iPad Released","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/free-affinity-app-for-ipad-released-l1i3aiwd0","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/free-affinity-app-for-ipad-released-l1i3aiwd0"},"datePublished":"2026-11-02T16:15:41.607Z","dateModified":"2026-11-02T16:47:02.025Z","description":"Affinity is now free on iPad, merging the former Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher apps into one. 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