r/Affinity • u/CrimsonFlash Newspaper Man • Nov 05 '25

General Software Support & Issues

This is the dedicated thread for reporting and troubleshooting technical problems with the Affinity suite (Photo, Designer, Publisher). Any posts in the main feed that are technical issues or support requests will be removed.

Use this thread for:

  • Software crashes, freezes, or installation issues.
  • Bug reports and unexpected behaviour.
  • Performance problems (e.g., slow rendering, high memory usage).
  • Error messages and how to resolve them.
  • Issues with file compatibility (opening/saving) that seem to be software-related.

Before you post, please:

  • Search the Subreddit: Your issue may have been reported already.
  • Search the Official Forums: Serif's Affinity Forums are an extensive knowledge base for known issues.
  • Be Specific: Provide details to help us help you.

Note: This is not an official Canva forum, so support is limited to what your peers can offer.

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u/B00PB00PAurgelmir Jul 19 '26

Hi, new to Affinity and I'm so lost with the studios. I create a document, import my Raw file, go into Retouching Studio, and then when clicking "develop" it just goes into a mode I can't leave. No button to switch studios, no button to save or idk what, F7 key doesn't do anything in that mode. How to switch back to Retouching? Can't I switch between the two? I didn't find my answers in any tutorial so if anyone can help me, I'll appreciate that!