Not Even a Roadmap: Affinity Leaves Linux Behind

  • The latest statement from Canva leaves little room for interpretation. For those of us working on Linux, it reads less like a clarification and more like a quiet dismissal—at least for now.

    It is hard not to see this as a setback. The interest within the Linux community has been steady for years, and the absence of any concrete direction makes that gap feel even wider.

    What stands out just as much is the reasoning behind it. The emphasis on matching the performance and reliability of the Windows, macOS, and iPad versions suggests that these platforms are still not where they are expected to be. From the outside, it gives the impression that even the current ecosystem is not yet fully under control.

    That may explain the hesitation—but it does little to soften the disappointment. For Linux users, the message is clear enough, even if it is delivered between the lines.

    https://www.affinity.studio/en/help/compatibility-with-linux-android-chromebooks/

  • "Expected Performance" appear to be the key. How can you test a program performance in an OS without a native version?

    Maybe they have some kind of draft in Linux which performance is poor.

    Is the graphic performance of Linux still poor because bad drivers?

  • One reason for this is that the Linux community cannot agree on X11 or Wayland. Another reason could be the lack of a unified package management system.

    But the most obvious reason is that most major clients use macOS or Windows, and Linux is something of a niche player in this context.

    Is the graphic performance of Linux still poor because bad drivers?

    Driver support from AMD and NVIDIA is now quite good

    MAC mini M4 | MacOS 26.3 | 16 GB RAM | 256 GB SSD
    AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | Sapphire Nitro+ RX 9060 XT 16 GB | 32 GB DDR5 6000 MT/s | Windows 11 Pro 25H2 (26100.6584)
    Affinity Studio (3.2)

    MOIN!

  • X11 is already more or less a thing of the past; Wayland is the way forward. Most major Linux desktop environments, such as GNOME and KDE Plasma, now use Wayland by default, so that can hardly serve as an excuse.

    I mainly work on Windows myself, yet I still wish Affinity were available for Linux. I’ve wanted to make the switch for quite some time, but tools like Scribus, GIMP, and the rest simply don’t meet my needs.

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