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24 of the best free alternatives to the most popular paid software (www.xda-developers.com)
submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Note that these are not all FOSS.

  • Photo Editing:

    • GIMP
    • Krita
    • Paint.NET

  • 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
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[–] [email protected] 41 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I only discovered Krita recently, but holy shit does it fill the Photoshop void very well. The UI isn't the same as PS, obviously. But I find it much easier to navigate than Gimp's UI. And Krita is surprisingly feature-rich.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

If you don't mind paid, Affinity is pretty nice too.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Didn't they recently get bought by Canva? Not saying that's a good or bad thing, but it's something to keep in mind.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but it's also a one time purchase

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

...for now.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Desperately needs Linux support though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I've just found out about kitra right now but from the site it says it's mostly focused are drawing and stuff like that so would photo editing be netter with something like rawtherapee?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yeah it's definitely more of a souped up Paint app than photo editor.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

If you're working with RAW files, neither Gimp nor Krita are the tool for you.
I use Darktable to adjust global things like brightness, contrast, white balance and so on, then export to Krita or Gimp for more granular local modifications.