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24 alternatives to Affinity Designer for Windows

Awesome Mac software finally launching (in beta) on Windows

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Affinity Designer for Windows launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Affinity by Canva▲207

   Free creative software for vector, pixel, and print.=

   Oct 2025 · affinity.studio · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Affinity Designer for iPad▲167

   Professional graphic design

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Affinity Designer for Windows▲8

   Windows version of Photoshop's competitor now FREE in BETA

   2016 · affinity.serif.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Affinity Photo▲193

   Professional photo editing software for Mac

   2015 · affinity.studio · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Affinity Designer 2▲10

   Illustration & design at its best

   2022 · affinity.serif.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Affinity Designer▲16

   The complete graphic design solution.

   2017 · affinity.serif.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Design Hunt▲424

   Best products, apps, and inspirations for creatives.

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Blocs▲165

   Mac web design app

   2014 · blocsapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Curator 3.0▲214

   Beautiful presentation tool for creatives just got better

   2015 · curator.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Affinity Designer 1.5▲4

    Now with interface design tools that compete with Sketch

    2016 · affinity.serif.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Affinity Designer 1.5▲5

    An amazing update to Affinity Designer

    2016 · affinity.studio · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Desktop Fruit▲140

    Curated Mac application designs

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Researchers.io▲203

    Product Hunt for UX research

    2014 · researchers.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Affinity Designer for iPad▲8

    Professional graphic design tool for the iPad.

    2018 · affinity.studio · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Framer Cloud▲218

    A modern design workflow

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Designer Hunt▲343

    A place to follow & learn from talent designers.

    2019 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Fuse▲188

    A UX tool suite for mobile app designers and developers

    2015 · fuse.no · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Markly▲200

    Easily create design specs for Photoshop & Sketch

    2015 · marklyapp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    RightFont 2▲186

    Next-gen font manager

    2015 · rightfontapp.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Designers MX▲143

    Curated playlists by designers, for designers.

    2014 · designers.mx · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Microsoft Designer▲237

    Create stunning designs in a flash

    2022 · designer.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Pichon for Mac▲270

    Best design graphics at your fingertips, just drag and drop

    2021 · icons8.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hunie▲96

    Dribbble for designers

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Novapattern▲181

    Curated directory of well-designed patterns to download

    2017 · novapattern.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →