You don't have to pay for professional software to complete simple tasks. Here are our favorite free software programs for getting work done.

Note that these are not all FOSS.

  • Photo Editing:

  • Video Editing:

    • DaVinci Resolve
    • CapCut
    • Shotcut

  • Audio Editing:

    • Audacity
    • Cakewalk
    • GarageBand

  • 3D Graphics:

    • Blender
    • Spline
    • Rumba

  • Office Software:

    • LibreOffice
    • Microsoft 365 Free Apps
    • WPS Office

  • Antivirus Software:

    • Windows Security
    • Avast Free Antivirus
    • Malwarebytes

  • Productivity Tools:

    • Bitwarden
    • VSCodium
    • PDF-XChange Editor
    • 7-Zip
    • OBS Studio
    • LanguageTool
  • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I like Krita. But to be honest, after years and years of using GIMP, I ironically have nothing but trouble trying to rewire my brain to do things any other way. The same problem that many people have when moving from Photoshop to GIMP.

    Also, i fundamentally need DDS files, which Krita (AFAIK) doesn’t handle.

    • Churbleyimyam@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 year ago

      You should totally get on some PS forums and start bitching about its UI being ‘backward and unusable’ compared to GIMP :)