[BUG] Affinity V3 – Settings not saving / Canva login and WebView2 issues under Wine (ElementalWarrior Runner)

[Larry3d]

Does an issue for this already exist?

• I have searched the existing issues
• I have ensured my environment (operating system, app launcher, etc) is up to date

Operating System and Version

Linux Mint 22.2 Cinnamon

Launcher

Lutris (Recommended)

Launcher Installation

Flatpak (Recommended)

Other Install

No response

Wine Version

ElementalWarrior (Recommended)

Affinity Version

3.0.0.3791

Desktop Environment

Cinnamon (X11, Linux Mint 22)

Description

I installed Affinity Suite V3.0.0.3791 on Linux Mint 22 (based on Ubuntu 24.04) using both installation methods provided by the [AffinityOnLinux](https://github.com/seapear/AffinityOnLinux) project.

Installation Methods Tried

1. Bash script:

   bash -c "$(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ryzendew/AffinityOnLinux/refs/heads/main/AffinityScripts/AffinityUpdater.sh)"

2. Lutris, following this guide:
   https://github.com/seapear/AffinityOnLinux/blob/main/Guides/Lutris/Guide.md

Runner used:

• ElementalWarrior-x86_64 (Recommended)
• YAML: ElementalWarrior Affinity-ew.yaml

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Issues Encountered

In both cases the applications launched successfully, but:

• Could not log in to either my Affinity account or Canva Premium account (WebView2 login window does not render or fails).
• Certain preferences are not saved between sessions.
• The OpenCL acceleration toggle initially could not be enabled (ignored). After multiple reinstallations it suddenly worked.
• The “Fülltext” (Placeholder Text) panel no longer allows saving as default, which worked in an earlier install (though settings were still not applied at runtime).

These issues persist across multiple clean prefixes (~/.AffinityLinux, ~/.affinity) and both installation methods (script and Lutris).

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Environment

• Laptop: ThinkPad X1 Extreme 2nd Gen
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
• Driver: NVIDIA proprietary 550.x
• OS: Linux Mint 22 (Ubuntu 24.04 base)
• Wine: ElementalWarriorWine-x86_64
• Launcher: “Other” (AffinityOnLinux Bash script)
• Desktop Environment: Cinnamon (X11)

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Additional Notes

• Problem persists across clean prefixes.
• Same behavior with system Wine 9.0.
• Other WebView2-based apps also fail similarly.
• After restoring a Timeshift backup, some Affinity configuration remnants still existed under ~/.var/app/net.lutris.Lutris/.

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Version tested: Affinity Suite V3.0.0.3791
Reproducible: Yes (100%)
System: Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon (X11)
Hardware: ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 / NVIDIA GTX 1650 Max-Q

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Steps to reproduce

1. Install Affinity Suite using either the Bash script or Lutris method.
2. Launch Affinity Suite
3. Attempt to sign in to Affinity or Canva.
4. Modify preferences under Edit → Preferences → Performance or Fülltext.
5. Restart the application.

Expected behaviour

• User preferences persist between sessions.
• OpenCL acceleration remains enabled.
• WebView2-based login (Affinity / Canva) displays and authenticates successfully.

Screenshots

Logs

From terminal and Lutris output:


0048:err:environ:init_peb starting L"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\EdgeUpdate\\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" in experimental wow64 mode
...
ShellExecuteEx failed: file not found.


Attempts to install WebView2 via the bootstrapper:


curl -fLo WebView2.exe "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2124703"
wine start /unix /tmp/WebView2.exe /silent /install
→ No files appear under C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application


Offline fixed-version ZIP install (`MicrosoftEdgeWebView2RuntimeFixedVersionX64.zip`) also fails to be detected by Affinity.

Config

• Wine Prefix: ~/.AffinityLinux

• WebView2 attempted paths:

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application
  • C:\webview2-fixed

• Environment variables tested:

  • WEBVIEW2_BROWSER_EXECUTABLE_FOLDER
  • WEBVIEW2_ADDITIONAL_BROWSER_ARGUMENTS="--no-sandbox --disable-gpu"

Self-service

• I'd be willing to fix this issue myself.

[jhoshy]

There's a guide to fix this issue here, and it already has the updated files for v3: https://github.com/seapear/AffinityOnLinux/blob/main/Guides/Settings.md

But for me, on v3, that didn't work either. I tried multiple times, cloned and moved the Settings & Workspaces folders into .../AppData/Roaming/Affinity/Affinity/3.0/, restarted the app multiple times, made a change, restarted it again, and nothing worked. I even tried moving it to ...AppData/Roaming/Affinity/Common/3.0/, and to the root Roaming/Affinity folder, for a sanity check and nothing happened either.

Can you try and see if the guide works for you?

[Larry3d]

Thanks for checking in.
I followed the guide you linked (Guides/Settings.md) step by step.

I cloned the repo, verified the folder structure, and manually copied both the Settings and Workspaces directories into:

AppData/Roaming/Affinity/Affinity/3.0/
AppData/Roaming/Affinity/Common/3.0/

I also double-checked file permissions (chmod -R u+rw) and confirmed that the folders exist in both locations.

Unfortunately, the result is the same as what you described — the settings are still not saved after restarting Affinity. It behaves exactly as before, even after a clean prefix rebuild and reinstall using Affinityv3.sh.

So yes, I can confirm that the guide doesn’t solve the issue on my side either.

[higheraims]

I'm experiencing the same. Using Lutris, ElementalWarrior, etc. No Canva sign in.

[Gamedirection]

Thanks for checking in. I followed the guide you linked (Guides/Settings.md) step by step.

I cloned the repo, verified the folder structure, and manually copied both the Settings and Workspaces directories into:

AppData/Roaming/Affinity/Affinity/3.0/
AppData/Roaming/Affinity/Common/3.0/

I also double-checked file permissions (chmod -R u+rw) and confirmed that the folders exist in both locations.

Unfortunately, the result is the same as what you described — the settings are still not saved after restarting Affinity. It behaves exactly as before, even after a clean prefix rebuild and reinstall using Affinityv3.sh.

So yes, I can confirm that the guide doesn’t solve the issue on my side either.

You have to manually change the setting files in a text editor, unfortunately the changes in Affinity don't save because affinity closes before it can process the save command when it is exiting.

[Gamedirection]

I'm experiencing the same. Using Lutris, ElementalWarrior, etc. No Canva sign in.

This is a known issues, the sign in problem, we are working on getting it fixed: https://discord.com/channels/1281706644073611358/1433829807266988124

[noahc3]

I've developed a plugin loader for Affinity and a plugin which patches this bug when running Affinity under Wine. Take a look: https://github.com/noahc3/AffinityPluginLoader

[ssergio-ll]

Does anyone know of a solution to log in to Canva and use the AI features in Affinity?

[Gamedirection]

Does anyone know of a solution to log in to Canva and use the AI features in Affinity?

There is no official fix available at this time, but the issue has been observed addressed successfully, indicating that a solution is possible. However, the solution has not been published yet, as the process is quite involved. Once I, or someone else, have figured it out, I will make a formal announcement to share the solution with everyone.