Canva has brought its creative portfolio closer together via the launch of Canva ProSuite. This is said to connect Affinity, Cavalry, Flourish, and Leonardo, along with over 100 new features. The good news for photographers is that Affinity has received its “biggest photography update yet,” and don’t worry, the photo-editing software's free model hasn’t changed.
The Sydney-based software company is touting an improved RAW development engine and batch imports, in a bid to speed up the photo-editing software’s traditional layer-based workflow. Looks can now be applied to groups of images to an entire shoot, while users can take advantage of tools designed to streamline laborious tasks, such as mixed lighting and camera shake.
An “AI-assisted” Scene Decomposition tool can take a flattened image and split it into layers. There’s now a dedicated workspace called Astrophotography Studio, which helps users perform a variety of enhancements, including stacking improvements, star and background separation, color calibration, and more.
Affinity’s file compatibility has been enhanced, too, with the ability to work directly with InDesign files, as well as import .af Affinity files into Cavalry. The update also includes a raft of tool enhancements, such as Noise Reduction Tool, Generative Upscale, Wavelet Denoise, HDR and merge improvements, and more.
A confusing model
One problem I have with Canva’s ecosystem is its pricing structure. It’s not overly clear what’s free and what isn’t. Thankfully, both Affinity and Cavalry are still free to use, as was promised when the Canva rebrand launched back in October 2025, but you’ll need to invest in a paid Canva plan to access Canva AI Studio and Canva Teams.
ProSuite confuses things further because it’s essentially a marketing term and not a tangible product. It’s a little bit like Adobe’s Creative Cloud. There is no Creative Cloud software, but all of Adobe’s programs and plans are part of the Creative Cloud umbrella.
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