So we all love Adobe…but the various programs we have to use as designers and developers changes so rapidly, signing up for monthly subscriptions and free trials becomes exhausting. Not to mention costly when you forget to cancel a subscription! So here is a list of free alternatives from DIYPhotography:
IF YOU DRAW OR DESIGN
Photoshop alternatives: Gimp, Krita, Fire Alpaca, Autodesk Sketchbook, Medibang Paint, or Affinity Photo
Lightroom alternative: paint.net, Skylum Luminar
Illustrator alternative: Inkscape
InDesign alternative: Canva or Scribus
IF YOU MAKE PICTURES MOVE
Premiere alternatives: Davinci Resolve or Hitfilm Express
Animate/Flash alternatives: Opentoonz, Plastic Animation Paper, Easytoon, or Blender
After Effects alternatives: Wax, Blender, or Fusion
IF YOU BUILD WEBSITES OR SOFTWARE
Dreamweaver, Spark, or XD alternatives: Notepad++, WIX, Weebly, wordpress.com, OR Sublime Text
IF YOU DO STUFF THAT REQUIRES THESE OTHER PROGRAMS
Audition alternatives: Audacity, Wavepad, Ocenaudio, or LMMS
Acrobat Pro alternatives: Foxit Reader, PDFmate, or PDF Escape
IF YOU NEED STOCK PHOTOS OR FONTS
Adobe Stock alternatives: Pexels, Unsplash, or Pixabay
Adobe Fonts alternatives: Google Fonts, Font Squirrel, or Dafont
BONUS:
Free music or sound effects: YouTube Audio Library, Incompetech, or Soundbible
Clip art: Openclipart
Textures: textures.com
LASTLY: Photopea, a Photoshop clone that works in a browser and it’s completely free to use.
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