Affinity, which offers great alternatives to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Lightroom, is popular for its one-time payment for a lifetime, as opposed to monthly recurring payments for Adobe ...

Microsoft Publisher is going away for good in a few short months, so you need to find an alternative sooner rather than later ...

After acquiring Serif last year, Canva has overhauled its Affinity design suite, consolidating three creative tools into a single free app for Mac and Windows. The newly launched Affinity by Canva ...

Third-party developers have built up an incredible library of flyout apps for Windows 11, all of which add extra functionality to the PC platform.

Let’s face it—default apps on Windows 11 often feel like they’re just there to get the job done, but not much more. Whether it’s the sluggish Photos app, the bare-bones Calculator, or the limited PDF ...

The market for high-end graphic design software just got weirder. Several years ago, I wrote “Consider Switching from Creative Cloud to Affinity V2” (5 December 2022) to encourage those who were ...

Setting up a fresh Windows 11 PC is the perfect moment to lock in a core toolkit of free apps that handle everyday tasks better than the built-in defaults. I focus on a small set of utilities that ...

Windows 11 introduced a sleek and modern interface, but like any operating system, it has its limitations. To enhance your experience and address these gaps, here are ten free apps that can ...

Windows has access to a vast selection of free, paid, open-source, and proprietary applications. While you can find many of these in the bundled Microsoft Store, others are scattered across the ...