
“To sum it up, M1 makes our apps run faster, smoother and feel more responsive than ever before (we’ve already even seen speed increases of over 3x faster running on the new MacBook Air). The update will allow users to install Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, and Affinity Publisher on the upcoming M1-based 13-inch MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini machines.ĭevelopers say customers with M1 can expect a more responsive user experience with respect to painting, pixel editing, filter effects, document rendering, and more. Serif has just announced the release of 1.8.6 update for the macOS versions of its Affinity apps, which is fully compatible with the latest Big Sur release and is also optimised for M1, Apple’s newly-launched chip specifically designed for the Mac.
