Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad

Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad

By Serif Labs

  • Category: Graphics & Design
  • Release Date: 2022-11-09
  • Current Version: 2.6.2
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 1.66 GB
  • Developer: Serif Labs
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Score: 4.5
4.54722
From 413 Ratings

Description

Work wherever and whenever you want without compromise, with Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad, the on-the-go version of our award-winning desktop publishing software. This equally powerful page layout and design app has everything you need to create books, brochures, posters, reports, letters, portfolios, magazine layouts, book covers, ebooks, and so much more. OPTIMIZED FOR IPAD • Fully integrated and optimized iPad gesture controls to speed up your workflow • Command controller hosting on-screen modifiers • Quick Menu for context-sensitive access to commands • Context bar for all tools • Sliders for various attributes • Zoom to fit/zoom to previous, snapping, and preview mode options • Metal accelerated to achieve blazing-fast performance, even when editing large images • Sensitive to pressure, tilt, and angle, the app harnesses the full power and precision of Apple Pencil • Full iCloud drive integration allows for seamless file management, storage, and sharing • External display support with separate configuration options PROFESSIONAL LAYOUT TOOLS • Facing page spreads • Live master pages • Advanced guides, grids, and snapping • Tables and custom table formats • Wrap text around any object or image • Create text frames of any shape • Link multiple text frames together across your document • Footnotes, sidenotes, and endnotes ADVANCED TYPOGRAPHY • Full control over character and paragraph styles • Comprehensive OpenType support • Write text along any path • Advanced flow options and hyphenation PERFECT IMAGES & GRAPHICS • Link or embed images in your document • Place PSD, AI, PDF, JPG, TIFF, PNG, DWG, or Affinity files • Correct and enhance images with non-destructive adjustment layers • Precision engineered pen and node tools for creating vector curves and shapes • Boolean operations to add, subtract, combine, and divide shapes BUILT FOR PRODUCTIVITY • Section manager to organize your documents • Savable undo history with alternate futures • Smart master pages • Automatically generate indexes and table of contents • Manage and create anchors • Save documents as template files to re-use time and time again • Collate your document alongside all used image and font resources into a folder using the Package feature • PDF passthrough • Autoflow of multiple images and multi-page PDFs • Running headers • Cross-references ADVANCED OPTIONS FOR PLACING CONTENT & IMPORT/EXPORT • IDML & XLSX import • Import/export from Adobe InDesign ® and other programs • Layer visibility override for placed linked files (PDF/DWG/DXF/PSD and Affinity files) • Place linked web images using URLs • Dropbox API integration to retain placed resource linkage across multiple devices • AutoCAD DWG/DXF import, place, and edit (maintaining layer structure and scaling) PROFESSIONAL OUTPUT • End-to-end CMYK, PANTONE© and spot color • Live preflight checking • PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3, PDF/X-4 output for professional printed works FULL INTEGRATION WITH OTHER AFFINITY APPS • Instantly switch to the advanced photo editing features of Affinity Photo and precise vector tools of Affinity Designer without leaving Affinity Publisher with StudioLink • The most fluid workflow ever conceived in a creative suite of applications

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Reviews

  • Phenomenal software par none

    5
    By shewhu
    Every time I use this software I am forever thankful there are still fair and good people in this world who isn’t about stealing your very life if they could. This program does all that I need to do with all the bells ad whistles but without the high cost and draconian control over where and how you used it.
  • Awesome to have freedom from that other app!

    5
    By Kel1st
    This suite of apps really addresses all of my 38+ years of design and publishing information. The integration as a team is marvelous and a standard hard to beat. The only thing I would add that Publisher could use is the ability to output eBooks and interactive PDF content. That said I am more than well equipped to work on the desktop or on iPad and keep a consistent workflow on my projects! BRAVO to you for liberating us from bloated software and subscriptions.
  • Not usable…

    2
    By Gunthoo
    It’s a great tool if everything worked as intended. Too many bugs to make it a reliable tool for professional work streams. Copy and paste text from external sources has white box behind text you can’t get rid of… printing is off via the iPad. It keeps scaling the artwork and it’s app specific. I can export and print from other apps but printing directly does not work. I’m on ipad 11. Will check back later.
  • Frustrated

    3
    By JanelleCreations
    Crashes way too much and lagging a lot since the latest IOS update
  • They didn’t support Arabic Language

    1
    By Hotahtime11
    They didn’t support Arabic Language
  • Text leading not working on iPad

    4
    By ZCorrea
    Great app, but the text leading on the iPad app doesn’t work.
  • waiting for Arabic suppo

    5
    By Can't download anymore
    i bought the app hoping in every update to get arabic support wish to get quicker thanx
  • Muy buena aplicación

    5
    By 57/Evangelista
    Excelente aplicación
  • Feature rich, promising, glitches, crashing

    4
    By JustAnAnon90
    I have the full suite and Publisher is a nice place to get access to all features in one place. However, all the apps have the same glitches. Crashing, corrupted layers that crash it (rasterizing helps), seems like maybe cache fills with growing history(?) so I delete history when that happens to prevent crashes. Merging down causes crash (I use group and then rasterize as work around). The main issue is crashing. It’s too frustrating to make Affinity my main program when a number of alternatives do more or less what it can but don’t ever crash. Affinity crashes a handful of times per drawing session so much so that I factor that into my expectations while using it. If I was a pro I’d count it out just for that. Then theres issues with the interface: it’s clunky in terms of utility. I can’t customize or rearrange the workspace to my needs like in pc versions or like other art apps on ipad allow (clip studio, art studio pro) or even just hide panel buttons I don’t use at all or very often. The command controller is large and in the way but useful to have around, it would be cleaner to have the command buttons integrated into the side bar like the tools. Theres no basic file menu like there is on other softwares, (the menus are not set up in a universal or familiar way) and the save button isn’t quick and easy (it’s two menus deep or you have to back out to save.) The autosave doesn’t always work and lost work is a regular part of the process. I still gave 4 stars because I feel like with continued development and UX tweaks the whole Affinity suite could be a major contender and it’s nice to have programs that you can BUY, especially on mobile where thats even more rare than desktop. And the price of each is really good, especially on sale. I have hopes they’re working to iron it out 😌
  • There is a Bug

    3
    By agustincontrer1
    I love the app but, after some days the app started to get close after each movement or change I do….

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