One of the headline features for Affinity Photo and Designer is support for smart objects in PSD imports, which maintains the full resolution and edibility of layers within any object. The rest of the features found in version 1.8 can be seen in the change logs below.

In addition, Publisher now offers the ability to save documents as templates for re-use in future projects, as well as the ability to combine multiple Affinity Publisher documents together into a single file, with smart merge of master pages, text styles, table of contents and indexes.Įlsewhere, there's added support for Excel file import to bring in spreadsheet tables and data, PDF export that's up to five times faster than before, and several other improvements and fixes.Īffinity Photo and Designer are also getting v1.8 updates today. Publisher now also supports full pre-flight checking that can alert users to possible document errors, including poor image resolutions, bleed hazards, text overflow, spelling errors, missing images or fonts, and more. The IDML import capability should appeal to businesses and other professional users who want to access older document catalogs, and should make it easier for those who want to make the switch to the Affinity suite. Version 1.8 of the Mac app brings IDML compatibility, allowing users to import InDesign files for the first time.

Serif Affinity 1.8 Update Adds IDML, PSD Smart Objects Imports, Template Support And More !!INSTALL!!