Affinity Photo 2
Affinity Photo 2 is a professional photo editing app for macOS that helps users retouch images, develop RAW files, and create layered compositions.
What is Affinity Photo 2?
Affinity Photo 2 is a native photo editing app for macOS built for photographers, designers, digital artists, and other users who need advanced image editing tools on the Mac. It is used for retouching photos, developing RAW images, compositing multiple layers, preparing graphics, and exporting finished work in common image formats. The app includes a full editing workspace with tools for selections, masking, color correction, cloning, painting, and non-destructive adjustments. It also supports high-bit-depth workflows and document formats that fit professional imaging and publishing tasks. Many users install it as a desktop alternative to subscription-based image editors or as part of a broader creative workflow with related Affinity apps from Serif (Europe) Ltd.
Key features
- Edit photos with layers, masks, selections, and retouching tools
- Develop RAW images and adjust exposure, color, and detail
- Apply non-destructive adjustments, live filters, and blend modes
- Create composites by combining multiple images and graphic elements
- Paint and clone directly on images with brush-based tools
- Export finished work to common image formats for print or digital use
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
Affinity Photo 2 is legitimate creative software for image editing. It normally needs access to files and folders you choose so it can open, edit, save, import, and export images and project documents. That level of file access is expected for a desktop photo editor. If you remove it, the main effect is losing access to the app and any Affinity-specific editing workflow features until you reinstall it.
Recommendation: Keep Affinity Photo 2 if you use it for photo editing, RAW development, retouching, or layered image work on your Mac. Remove it only if you no longer need the app, and make sure any important projects or exported files are saved where you want them first.
Common paths
/Applications/Affinity Photo 2.app
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