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Affinity Designer, Affinity Publisher, and Affinity Photo have all been updated to version 1.9, bringing new tools and features to both the macOS and iPadOS apps.
Affinity Designer, touted as an alternative to Adobe’s Illustrator, now has a new contour tool, allowing users to add contours and line offsets to shapes and paths.Also added to Designer is the ability to place linked images within the document, reducing file size and allowing for easier collaborative working.
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