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Affinity Designer 2 vs Inkscape: catalog facts
Affinity Designer 2	Inkscape
Paid One-time purchase; version 2 is legacy, with active development now in the unified…	Free Free software; no paid version.
Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Full-featured vector design tool without a subscription One-time purchase model for the version 2 line	Uses standard SVG as its main format, which many other applications support Node editing, layers, complex path operations, text on a path and live SVG XML editing
Version 2 is legacy; new features now go into the unified Affinity app instead Requires an existing v2 license to use these installers	Complex documents can slow the canvas down The macOS build needs care and has historically been the weakest platform
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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