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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] 34 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Some of us use FOSS because of access to the source and the benefits of an all FOSS system. Not because it's zero cost. This list is just zero cost and some happen to be FOSS.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Gratis rather than libre.

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

They aren’t even free. CapCut, for instance, requires a subscription to access most of the features.

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

Some of us like free stuff though and the post never said that it was supposed to be a list of FOSS projects.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I guess this is Technology not Linux or FOSS, but feels like the difference is often mixed up and it's not all about cost. Anyway, looks like there is now a added note they aren't all FOSS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

looks like there is now a added note they aren't all FOSS.

The post hasn't been edited.

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

Well then I missed that the first time.

I'd have put in bracket with each list item if it was FOSS, shareware, free trial, free for non corp use, etc.

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

Yeah that would have been nice but it would be time consuming for the poster.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yeh