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ArtCraft Apps – open-source Adobe compatible suite written in Rust

103 points · 122 comments · aghuang

_stillmind · 1791163485 · focus · HN ↗
I'll just keep using Affinity.
1. lukeify · 1791163828 · focus · HN ↗
  …which was bought by Canva and has already been enshittified.
  1. Gigachad · 1791164559 · focus · HN ↗
    It really hasn't been enshittified. They made everything that already existed in Affinity free without any catches. And then added some new AI powered editing tools which require a subscription. Tools which you don't need and can ignore easily.
    lukeify · 1791169333 · focus · HN ↗
    It was enshittified the moment it became a single app.
    Serious publishers don't want a photo editing program in their UI.
    alwillis · 1791172626 · focus · HN ↗
    > Serious publishers don't want a photo editing program in their UI.
    That's not how it works; when you're in the Layout Studio, that's your UI and nothing else.
    I think the confusion is that some tools appear in the Layout Studio and the Pixel Studio because they make sense in those contexts.
    Affinity lets you customize each Studio and the overall UI to your heart's content [1].
    [1]: <a href="https://www.affinity.studio/help/workspace-about-studios/#customizing-studios" rel="nofollow">https://www.affinity.studio/help/workspace-about-studios/#cu...
    SyneRyder · 1791185979 · focus · HN ↗
    I'll lend some support to the complaints - V3 is just so much slower than V2, nevermind V1, and it's using a lot more system resources now. It seems that lumping everything into one app has bloated it out in just the same way that Adobe's stuff got bloated, and it's sad to see Affinity drift in that direction as well.
    I have all 3 versions installed, but most of the time I reach for Affinity Photo V1 just because it will launch faster. If I need Designer, I reach for Affinity Designer V2.

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