Affinity Designer 1.8.6 Apr 2026

Easily switch between Vector and Pixel personas to add textures or brushwork to vector art.

Better handling of complex shape combinations (Add, Subtract, Intersect). ✅ Pros and ❌ Cons The Good

This specific sub-version was primarily focused on : Affinity Designer 1.8.6

Handles zoom levels up to 1,000,000% with extreme precision. The Bad

One of the first professional creative apps to run natively on the M1 chip, offering massive speed gains over Intel-based versions. Easily switch between Vector and Pixel personas to

Included the stable versions of features introduced earlier in the 1.8 cycle, such as:

The one-time purchase model remains its strongest selling point against Adobe's subscription. Affinity Designer 1.8.6

Exporting complex effects to .PSD or .AI formats sometimes leads to flattened layers or loss of editability.