Deadobe :noexport: A huge list of free software alternatives to Adobe products.
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[[#note][Note]]
[[#alternatives][Alternatives]]
- [[#creative-cloud][Creative cloud]]
  - [[#photoshop][Photoshop]]
  - [[#illustrator][Illustrator]]
  - [[#indesign][Indesign]]
  - [[#premiere-pro][Premiere Pro]]
  - [[#after-effects][After effects]]
  - [[#lightroom][Lightroom]]
  - [[#xd][XD]]
  - [[#animate][Animate]]
  - [[#lightroom-classic][Lightroom Classic]]
  - [[#audition][Audition]]
  - [[#incopy][InCopy]]
  - [[#character-animator][Character Animator]]
  - [[#fresco][Fresco]]
  - [[#bridge][Bridge]]
  - [[#photoshop-express][Photoshop Express]]
  - [[#media-encoder][Media Encoder]]
  - [[#scan][Scan]]
  - [[#fill--sign][Fill & Sign]]
  - [[#acrobat-reader][Acrobat Reader]]
[[#credit][Credit]]

Note Only open source alternatives are included. Acrobat Pro, Dreamweaver, Dimension, Capture, Premiere Rush, Photoshop Camera, Aero, Prelude and Lightroom Web are excluded from the list considering there are no worthwhile alternative I found.
Alternatives ** Creative cloud *** Photoshop | Name | Description | |-----------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [[https://www.gimp.org/][GIMP]] | GIMP is a free program for such photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. Essentially it's the closest thing to Photoshop you can get for free. | | [[https://krita.org/][Krita]] | Krita is a professional Free and open source (FOSS) painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone withith concept art, texture and matte painters, illustrations and comics. | | [[https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP][PhotoGIMP]] | A Patch for GIMP 2.10+ for Photoshop Users | | [[https://mypaint-app.com/][MyPaint]] | It's open source software designed mainly to illustrate and draw with a digitizer tablet. It has a simple interface, where almost all the basic drawing functions are assigned to keyboard shortcuts, which improves workflow speed. In addition, you can hide the entire graphical interface and focus all attention on the drawing without being distracted by unnecessary or complex buttons or palettes. It's a good option if you are interested in digital illustration without too many overwhelming features.MyPaint is a fast, distraction-free, and easy painting tool for digital artists. It supports graphics tablets made by Wacom, and many similar devices. |

*** Illustrator | Name | Description | |----------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [[https://inkscape.org/][Inkscape]] | Unlike Illustrator, Inkscape is completely free and open source, and it uses Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) as its native format. This lightweight app is usually recommended if you don't have a powerful computer, as it also has many of the useful features from illustrator, including layers, grouping objects, drawing, shape, calligraphy, pencil tools, path simplification with variable threshold, bitmaps, and boolean operations. Plus, you can open or import a wide range of file formats including SVG, PDF, EPS, CDR, or even AI (Adobe Illustrator). |

*** Indesign

| Name | Description | |-----------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [[https://www.scribus.net/][Scribus]] | Scribus is a desktop publishing (DTP) application. Scribus is designed for flexible layout and typesetting, and the ability to prepare files for professional quality image setting equipment. It can also create animated and interactive PDF presentations and forms. |

*** Premiere Pro | Name | Description | |------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [[https://kdenlive.org/][Kdenlive]] | Kdenlive is a non linear video editor. It is based on the MLT framework and accepts many audio and video formats, allows you to add effects, transitions and render into the format of your choice. | | [[https://www.shotcut.org/][Shotcut]] | Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform, non-linear video editor. | | [[https://olivevideoeditor.org/][Olive]] | Olive is a free non-linear video editor for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It offers advanced features such as color management and node based compositing. |

*** After effects | Name | Description | |---------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [[https://natrongithub.github.io/][Natron]] | Natron is an open source, cross platform nodal compositing application. It is built around industry standard open source tech such as OpenFX, OpenEXR, OpenColorIO and OpenImageIO. | | [[https://www.blender.org/][Blender]] | Blender is the free and open-source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline---modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing, video editing, and motion tracking. | | | |

*** Lightroom | Name | Description | |---------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [[https://www.darktable.org/][Darktable]] | darktable is a virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers: it manages your digital negatives in a database and lets you view them through a zoomable lighttable. it also enables you to develop raw images and enhance them. | | [[https://rawtherapee.com/][RawTherapee]] | RawTherapee is a free RAW converter and digital photo processing software. All changes can be applied and batch processed at a convenient time. |

*** XD | Name | Description | |--------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [[https://penpot.app/][Penpot]] | Penpot is the first Open Source design and prototyping platform meant for cross-domain teams. Non dependent on operating systems, Penpot is web based and works with open web standards (SVG). For all and empowered by the community. | | [[https://pencil.evolus.vn/][Pencil]] | Pencil is a standalone app that lets you create diagrams or UI mockups. It doesn't have collaboration/multi-user features. |

*** Animate | Name | Description | |-------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [[https://www.wickeditor.com/][Wick Editor]] | The Wick Editor is a free and open-source tool for creating games, animations, and everything in-between. It's designed to be the most accessible tool for creating multimedia projects on the web. Your creations can run on any device with a web browser - that means mobile too. | | [[https://opentoonz.github.io/e/][OpenToonz]] | OpenToonz is an animation program that is a free software version of Toonz, the animation software used by Studio Ghibli, amongst others. | | [[https://godotengine.org/][Godot]] | The Godot Engine is a free, all-in-one, cross-platform game en

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