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Affinity Publisher

Overview

What is Affinity Publisher?

Affinity Publisher replaces the former PagePlus desktop publishing application, from Serif Europe headquartered in Nottingham.

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Value for less mney

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 29, 2023
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I use Affinity Publisher to create all kinds of items to print. For example, I create business card templates for clients. They then in turn take that to the publisher of thei...
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Brian Keary
Partner - Other
Owner and CEO
BKThemes
Affinity Publisher5 years of experience

Affinity Publisher is a worthwhile tool no matter the budget

Rating: 10 out of 10
September 27, 2021
Vetted ReviewVerified User
Assemble page layouts for signage, manuals, ads, other published materials. Large manuals are of particular significance as the file handling of attachments allows the users t...
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John Bergmann, MSM
Professional - Professional Services
Business Owner
Bergmann Photography
Affinity Publisher2 years of experience

Create classy documents with text and images

Rating: 10 out of 10
August 16, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I use it to create complex documents with flowed text boxes and images. I'm relatively new to it and use it as an individual person mostly for things like course syllabi where...
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George Freeman
Professional - Engineering
Associate Professor
University of Waterloo
Affinity Publisher2 years of experience
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Affinity Publisher, desktop publishing and design made easy

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 26, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Affinity Publisher extensively for a lot of our document design, both for customers and ourselves. All our booklets and printed design work are done / completed using P...
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Paul Gully
Director - Other
Director
Elevated Online
Affinity Publisher2 years of experience

Full featured and will apply to more projects than you expect!

Rating: 9 out of 10
March 12, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Affinity Publisher is a powerhouse of a program. It is used by our technology department for some mock-ups and detailed outlines. It's also used by a few of our secretaries wh...
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Verified user
Project Manager
Affinity Publisher1 year of experience
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Pricing

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Affinity Publisher

$24.99

Cloud

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Details

What is Affinity Publisher?

Affinity Publisher Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Value for less mney

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
August 29, 2023
BK
Brian Keary
Owner and CEO
BKThemes (Internet, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Affinity Publisher
5 years of experience
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Pros
  • drag and drop functionality to create faster
  • Ability to save in multiple formats
  • Costs way less then the others
Cons
  • Help is a little lacking in some areas.

Affinity Publisher is a worthwhile tool no matter the budget

Rating: 10 out of 10
September 27, 2021
Pros
  • Master page templates
  • File and resource handling
  • Compatibility with other software files
Cons
  • Menu differences can be an impediment to new users from other softwares
  • Some functions are not in places I would expect

Affinity Publisher, desktop publishing and design made easy

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
April 26, 2021
PG
Paul Gully
Director
Elevated Online (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Affinity Publisher
2 years of experience
View profile
Pros
  • Quick start up and get going on projects.
  • Great tools and features.
  • Works well with all file types.
Cons
  • How it handles opening some file types.
  • Full compatibility with Adobe files would be fantastic (maybe not possible though).
  • Auto resizing of picture frames if you adjust the spread size would be amazing.

Create classy documents with text and images

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
August 16, 2021
Pros
  • Easy to place and control fixed items like images or graphics.
  • Easy to create linked boxes of flowed text.
  • Nice control over alignment with global grid so text in different boxes looks right.
  • Handy to switch personas to Affinity Photo or Designer for editing components
  • Easy to add a table of contents.
Cons
  • Complex interface takes a while to get comfortable with (training book helps with this).
  • The actual page being worked on is crowded in the interface (but fine if you have a second monitor).
  • I find the color selector non-intuitive and it seems to not remember previous choices.

Full featured and will apply to more projects than you expect!

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
March 12, 2021
Verified User
Project Manager in Social Media
Education Management Company, 201-500 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Affinity Publisher
1 year of experience
Pros
  • Supports just about any format you'll need for your project.
  • The variety of templates makes startign projects simple.
  • The program is just really powerful and fairly priced.
Cons
  • The learning curve takes a bit to get comfortable.
  • If you're used to InDesign, you'll need some Publisher tutorials to get going.
  • More people probably use adobe still, so you may encounter compatibility issues if switching between products while working with others.
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