What is a .afphoto file?
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An .afphoto file is a document from Affinity Photo, a popular one-time-purchase alternative to Photoshop. It keeps the full layered, non-destructive edit of a photo or composite.
What is a .afphoto file used for?
Affinity Photo is used for photo editing and compositing across Windows, Mac and iPad. The .afphoto format is proprietary and best opened in Affinity Photo itself.
To share with other software, export to PSD (with layers), TIFF, PNG or JPG. Its sibling format .afdesign belongs to Affinity Designer.
How to open a .afphoto file
The .afphoto format opens in the following apps, grouped by operating system. If one app does not work, try another from the same list. For a step-by-step walkthrough, see how to open a .afphoto file.
Windows
- Affinity Photo
- export to PSD/TIFF
macOS
- Affinity Photo
- export to PSD/TIFF
Linux
- No native option; use exported PSD/TIFF
How to convert a .afphoto file
You can convert a .afphoto file to psd, tiff, png, jpg using a conversion tool or the export menu of an app that opens it.
.afphoto file signature (magic bytes)
Programs recognise a .afphoto file by the bytes at the start of the file, not by its name. These are the signatures for Affinity Photo.
| Hex signature | Offset | Note |
|---|---|---|
| (no fixed signature) | 0 | proprietary; no publicly documented fixed signature |
See the full magic-numbers reference for every format.
Frequently asked questions
What is a .afphoto file?
An .afphoto file is a document from Affinity Photo, a popular one-time-purchase alternative to Photoshop. It keeps the full layered, non-destructive edit of a photo or composite.
How do I open an .afphoto file without Affinity Photo?
There is no full free viewer. Ask for a PSD or TIFF export, which most image editors open with layers or as a flat image.
Can Photoshop open an .afphoto file?
Not directly. Export it from Affinity Photo as a PSD, which Photoshop opens with the layers intact.
What is the difference between .afphoto and .afdesign?
.afphoto is an Affinity Photo (raster/photo) document; .afdesign is an Affinity Designer (vector) document. They are sibling formats from the same suite.
Related formats
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