Download Affinity Suite 2.2.1

Serif has released version 2.2.1 of the Affinity Suite. The Affinity Suite consists of the Photo, Designer and Publisher programs, and can be regarded as the counterpart of, for example, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. The software is available for Windows, macOS and iOS, and is regularly offered at a discount. Furthermore, it is a one-time purchase, because Serif does not do subscriptions. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

Bug fixes which affected all platforms

• PDF export fails when document is set to Euroscale Coated V2 [AF-370]
• Swatches panel >When using a Bitmap fill with the Vector Brush, the fill bucket stays white but the brush will use the selected bitmap fill
• Updated Help files

Bug fixes which affected Desktop (Windows and macOS)

• Affinity apps potentially affected by the latest exploit in Google's WebP Library: CVE-2023-4863 [AF-207]
• CTRL running up one app with another open crashes the open app
• Unable to correctly set color profile in Document Setup > Colour [AF-360]
• Certain ICC Color profiles were not showing in Document Setup/Convert or Soft Proof
• User file crashing on opening

Bugs fixed which specifically affected Windows

• Closing the FX dialog with no active documents open hard crashes app [AF-429]
• Stroke width value on context toolbar does not update whilst dragging slider [AF-68]
• Deleting Develop Preset crashes app, preset is not actually deleted. [AF-318]
• Certain profiles not showing in document setup/convert or Soft Proof
• Windows “File is ready for archiving” flag is not getting set File > Save or “Save As…” [AF-637]

Bugs fixed which specifically affected macOS

• Opening TIFF using ISO Coated V2 300% profile applied [AF-392]
• Changing the profile under Settings > Color is not retained if an externally installed profile is selected [AF-369]
• After upgrading Backspace is not functional until assigned on Mac [AF-287]
• Send To shows in Settings > Shortcuts but not listed in File menu [AF-298]
• Deleting Artboard and selecting Keep Objects doesn't retain layers [AF-301]

Bugs fixed which specifically affected iPad

• Live docs can disappear from the iPad apps. (potentially fixed, but still not replicated internally) [AF-358]
• Text Labels Missing: Text panel > Character options > Positioning [AF-297]