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Page layout & design powerhouse

Think you know desktop publishing software? Think again. Optimised for the latest tech on Windows, Mac and iPad—and chosen by Apple as its Mac App of the Year—Affinity Publisher is the next generation of professional page layout software. From books, magazines and marketing materials to social media templates, website mock-ups and more, this incredibly smooth, intuitive app gives you the power to combine your images, graphics and text to make beautiful layouts ready for publication.

Try it today for free with a no obligation, 6-month trial!

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Affinity Publisher used to create SUBJECTS OF WONDER magazine spread with words and shapes popping out of the desktop screen

The best desktop publishing software – no subscription.

For a one-off payment, you can purchase Affinity Publisher for macOS, Windows or iPad, or get the entire suite on all platforms with the Universal Licence.

No monthly costs whatever you decide.

Key features

Create killer layouts for any project.

Digital or print, simple or complex, there’s everything you need to create the perfect layout, whether it’s for a newsletter, magazine, book, eBook, postcard, brochure, flyer or other design.

Collection of publications including a broadsheet, children’s book and magazines created in Affinity Publisher

Bring your text to life in creative new ways.

Flow text along a path, link styles across all your pages, add artistic text, unique decorations, drop caps or more to make your typography stand out.

Affinity Publisher used to create page design of blue NEW MUSIC EXCLUSIVE feature article

Make a lasting impression.

Prepare memorable research papers and portfolios, or produce striking visual presentations, CVs/résumés and detailed reports.

Affinity Publisher samples of a Creative Director’s CV on a clipboard, on top of research paper

Collaborate like never before.

Package your document alongside all used image and font resources before transferring to a colleague, or collate multiple files to create one large document like a book or annual report.

Affinity Publisher used to create colourful annual report featuring bright purple, pink and yellows

Produce the most ambitious, content-rich combination designs.

Pull in raster or vector assets from multiple sources. Link or embed images with full resource manager. Float graphics. Pin in line with text. Place PSD, AI, PDF, JPG, TIFF, DWG or Affinity files.

Affinity Publisher used to create various forms of digital and print materials for an Italian theatre company

Ultimate compatibility.

Want to work with other file formats? No problem. Affinity Publisher is capable of opening, importing, placing and exporting a range of document, raster and vector graphic formats directly.

Affinity Publisher and IDML import feature used to create brochure for Barnes & Harrow furniture company

Merge documents from external data sources.

Swiftly integrate text and image links into your document by merging from any Text/CSV, JSON or Excel files. Perfect for creating certificates, business cards, badges, tickets, form letters, envelopes and catalogues.

A collection of event passes for staff and visitors created using the data merge feature in Affinity Publisher

Incredibly professional output every time, for both digital and print.

Take control of your colours with Pantone support, end-to-end CMYK and ICC colour management. Set overprint controls and add bleed. Get live warnings for possible errors. Add trim, crop marks and more.

Affinity Publisher used to create brightly coloured purple and green marketing materials for Heron University

Work across Windows, Mac and iPad.

With Publisher now available for iPad, you can work on your projects wherever you are, whether you’re on the move or at your desk. Buy it separately or get as part of the Universal Licence.

Learn more about Publisher for iPad.

Marketing brochure for HERMIT log cabins being edited in both Affinity Publisher for iPad and desktop

Experience an unmatched workflow.

If you own the other apps in the suite, you can instantly switch to the photo editing features of Affinity Photo and precise vector tools of Affinity Designer without ever leaving Publisher. It’s the most fluid workflow ever conceived. Seriously.

Funky magazine for college students being edited in Affinity Publisher, specifically showcasing the refine selection tool

Ready to get started?

Download a no-obligation free trial today or buy the app for a subscription-free, one-off payment!

Other key features for the best layouts

Browse a selection of feature screenshots below or check out our Tech Specs page for further details.

Affinity Publisher used to create dark blue and orange music festival poster

Variable font support

Allows you to work with fonts that provide fine-grained control of aspects of their appearance

Affinity Publisher used to create yellow and pink Festival of Food poster

Size / Rotate objects to same

Make all items in your current selection adopt the same width, height or rotation

Affinity Publisher used to create magazine ad for athletic footwear and apparel

Custom text variables

Define custom text variables as fields and assign whatever value to them you wish.

Affinity Publisher used to create marketing materials for Signature jewellery collection

Place auto-flow

Create a single layout that automatically repeats across your document until all desired images are accommodated.

Affinity Publisher used to create women’s fashion ad for purses and handbags

Master pages

Work with live master pages, including nested and smart master pages.

Affinity Publisher’s advanced typography options being used to create magazine spread on OUR APPROACH TO WAYFINDING

Path text

Explore a range of diverse typographical designs by adding text along a path.

Affinity Publisher used to create classic brochure for The Adelyn Hotel in Nashville

Style Picker Tool

Quickly apply the style of any object or text on your page to another.

Footnotes being added to a document in Affinity Publisher

Footnotes, endnotes & sidenotes

Add academic style notes or references to sections of text.

Affinity Publisher used to create cover design for The Door of the Secret Earth book

OpenType support

Make the most of your typography and experiment with expanded character sets.

Affinity Publisher used to lay out a cookbook, including recipes for bacon-wrapped sausages and nut roast

Books

Combine separate Publisher documents as chapters to create one long publication, automatically synching page numbers, table of contents, indexes and styles throughout.

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Try the next generation of publishing software today. Just choose your platform below or experience the full power of Affinity with the V2 Universal Licence.

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