AFDESIGN File

Files with the .AFDESIGN extension are saved documents from the Serif Affinity Designer program. They contain a project with vector graphic elements. Affinity software is similar to Adobe Illustrator but specifically dedicated to the MacOS system. Versions of the software are also available for Windows and iOS. The file format is proprietary, only Serif software can handle it.

These files can store one or several image layers, predefined shapes, formatted text, and drawings made with a pen, stylus, or brush.

Using Serif Affinity Designer for creating graphics involves a wide range of different tools. Therefore, a project file can store:

• one or several image layers,
• predefined shapes,
• formatted text,
• a drawing made with a pen, stylus, or brush.

The software is paid and is used for creating professional vector graphic designs.

How to open .AFDESIGN files in other applications?

Projects created in Affinity Designer and saved in the .AFDESIGN format cannot be opened in software from other manufacturers. However, there is a possibility to export them to other formats supported by various software for viewing or editing graphics. For example, graphic files such as .PNG, .JPG, .GIF, or .EPS, .PSD, .TIFF formats. They are then saved in raster or vector form, depending on the specifics of the chosen format.