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Serif's Affinity Photo software was released in 2015 and has since been regularly updated with new features. Several useful astrophotography tools were added in 2021, including image stacking, star alignment, and background and gradient removal. Version 2, which we're looking at here, is the latest big upgrade and was released in November 2022. With ease of use and an extremely affordable price, it will certainly entice many astrophotographers desiring a single package that does image sub-stacking and post-processing, and that won't break the bank.
We liked Affinity Photo 2's one-off payment user licence model, not locking you into paying a longterm, monthlyThe software downloaded easily, flawlessly installing on the PC and Mac computers we tried. If you already own the older version of Affinity Photo, installing Affinity Photo 2 won't overwrite it. Updates were prompted, downloaded and installed without issues.
