discussion The creative software industry has declared war on Adobe

[LaughingCrow]

Some relief for software. I already purchased the original, older version of Affinity Suite (Photo, Design, Publishing) several years ago which serves my simple needs. But there's a new free version of Affinity Suite by Canva.

Plus a lot of other graphic editing software alternatives to Adobe products. Haven't tried any except the Affinity Suite that I use on both PC and Mac - same licence.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/913765/adobe-rivals-free-creative-software-app-updates

 

[sswilson]

Unfortunately the Verge is paywalled.

I do remember recently reading about the latest version of DaVinci Resolve taking on Lightroom/Photoshop, and while it haven't tried it myself it looks like they're talking about the free version as opposed to the $500+ video editor?

 

[LaughingCrow]

Unfortunately the Verge is paywalled.

I do remember recently reading about the latest version of DaVinci Resolve taking on Lightroom/Photoshop, and while it haven't tried it myself it looks like they're talking about the free version as opposed to the $500+ video editor?

Works for me... in a weird way. Didn't realize it was pay walled. Hit the paywall like you said. Then, I reloaded the page, but moved the mouse to the side scroll bar and scrolled with that, which is why I was able to read the article when I read it. So able to read it a 2nd time without any issue. On a MacMini with Firefox.

Let me know if you still have a problem. There's not much text there & I can send it to you.

 

[sswilson]

Works for me... in a weird way. Didn't realize it was pay walled. Hit the paywall like you said. Then, I reloaded the page, but moved the mouse to the side scroll bar and scrolled with that, which is why I was able to read the article when I read it. So able to read it a 2nd time without any issue. On a MacMini with Firefox.

Let me know if you still have a problem. There's not much text there & I can send it to you.

Refreshing the page didn't do me any good, OTOH, opening in a private window did.

 

[JD]

We'll see how long the "free" versions last... I suspect it's more about capturing Adobe's market share and getting people to integrate some other tool into their workflow instead. Once your accustomed to something, you tend to stick to it.

 

[LaughingCrow]

We'll see how long the "free" versions last... I suspect it's more about capturing Adobe's market share and getting people to integrate some other tool into their workflow instead. Once your accustomed to something, you tend to stick to it.

Agreed. That's why I'm sticking with the old version of the Affinity Suite. It serves my needs.

But these might be a good alternative for people who want to exit Adobe. So much is shifting so quickly with the focus on AI. I'm not interested in trying to keep up with it all anymore.