Serif

Why r/BuyItForLife recommends Serif

3 mentions from real owners

• #1Sep 2, 2025

  What is the best application you have purchased with a one-time payment?

  Affinity Designer/Photo. Not 100% up to Illustrator level, but REALLY good for the price. I got the original two on sale for $49 for the pair. I don't remember what I paid for the upgrade, but I didn't think twice about it.

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• #2Sep 2, 2025

  What is the best application you have purchased with a one-time payment?

  DaVinci Resolve - free, pro level video production (they make their money on hardware) Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher. $70 each (look out for sales as well). One off payment, and Adobe is no longer needed for graphic design.

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• #3May 6, 2025

  [Request] What was the last version of Adobe Acrobat that DIDN'T require a subscription?

  Try PDF gear- it's a bit slow sometimes but works for the occasional time I need to use it. If you're looking for graphic design alternatives for Adobe software, I use Affinity Designer / Photo / whatevertheirepub software is called.

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