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#13 Today 08:41:02
Re: Software discounts and recommendations redux
colak wrote #341037:
So can anyone recommend any alternatives to the suite?
Well, ATM, you can keep using what you have and if you bought it from the App store, it is available for re-download (ah… an advantage, for once! no idea how long that will last though).
If you update, it probably works well – for now? It probably is a good idea to turn off automatic updates (assuming there is an option to have a “notify me” message), and read the release notes carefully.
I have currently no idea if a replacement exists. The “designer” part is what worry me most. I use Acorn for images anyway.
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#14 Today 08:55:40
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As far as I can tell, the AI features are only available if you subscribe to Canva Pro. I’ll take a look at the new app at some point, but I’ll still have my v2 apps to fall back on. I just worry that if they turn off the activation servers, you might not be able to reinstall the apps later.
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#15 Today 09:52:22
Re: Software discounts and recommendations redux
phiw13 wrote #341038:
Well, ATM, you can keep using what you have and if you bought it from the App store, it is available for re-download (ah… an advantage, for once! no idea how long that will last though).
If you update, it probably works well – for now? It probably is a good idea to turn off automatic updates (assuming there is an option to have a “notify me” message), and read the release notes carefully.
I have currently no idea if a replacement exists. The “designer” part is what worry me most. I use Acorn for images anyway.
I use the whole suite. I know that I can move to vectr or inkscape to replace designer, and I’m looking at Scribus to replace publisher. Acorn may indeed be a good replacement option for photo as I’m not happy working with gimp but I’m also investigating the PhotoGIMP plugin which may change my mind.
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#16 Today 10:30:51
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@Colak, if you’re on a Mac, I find Pixelmator to be very good and often use it myself.
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#17 Today 10:54:39
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I’ve not tried it myself, but Graphite is reportedly pretty capable. Apache-licensed.
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#18 Today 11:56:12
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Algaris wrote #341041:
@Colak, if you’re on a Mac, I find Pixelmator to be very good and often use it myself.
Pixelmator is another app that has a dubious future since Apple bought it a couple of months ago.
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#19 Today 12:01:33
Re: Software discounts and recommendations redux
phiw13 wrote #341043:
Pixelmator is another app that has a dubious future since Apple bought it a couple of months ago.
The most recent build of Pixelmator (non-Pro) is from October 2022 (3 years ago). The most recent build of Pixelmator Pro is June 2025 (4 months ago).
I have a vague recollection that Pixelmator (non-Pro) throws an warning on the first run when it’s a recent macOS; I’ll see if I can recreate that and post it.
For what it’s worth, I’m running Tahoe & iOS 26 and I should’ve waited before upgrading to both. I will stop short of saying “I have regrets” but they’re both pretty clumsy efforts so far.
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#20 Today 12:19:39
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I should have specified I was talking about Pixelmator Pro. I’m not too worried about Apple buying Pixelmator, but I hope they’ll keep the perpetual licence and keep the app independent, rather than rolling it into Photos or something similar.
gaekwad wrote #341042:
I’ve not tried it myself, but Graphite is reportedly pretty capable. Apache-licensed.
Oooh. Graphite does look interesting.
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