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May 28, 2025 - 08:34 AM
The following chart shows the import and export capabilities of Affinity Designer. Per the chart, Adobe illustrator files are able to be opened for use within Affinity.
| File type | Open/Import | Export |
|---|---|---|
| Affinity template |  |
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| Adobe Illustrator (AI) | |
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| Adobe Freehand (10 and MX) | |
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| Adobe PhotoShop (PSD) | |
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| BMP | |
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| DWG/DXF | |
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| EPS | |
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| GIF | |
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| HEIF/HEIC/HIF | |
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| JPEG | |
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| J2K,JP2 | |
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| JPEG-XR/JXR (WDP/HDP) | |
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| JPEG-XL | |
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| PNG | |
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| RAW | |
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| SVG | |
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| TGA | |
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| TIFF | |
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| WEBP | |
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| OpenEXR | |
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| Radiance HDR | |
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May 28, 2025 - 08:35 AM
Yes, you can open Adobe Illustrator .AI files in Affinity, and can import many file types into software. Please see the list below for the full Open/Import List:
- PSD
- PSB
- AI
- SVG
- EPS
- Adobe Freehand (versions 9 to 11)
- PNG
- TIFF
- GIF
- EXR
- HDR
- Affinity Photo native file
- Affinty Publisher native file (includes page navigation)
- Extensive RAW import library (auto process on import)
- DNG
- HEIF with depth map (as separate layer)
