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Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)

Someone reminded me it's time to post some alternatives to Adobe software:

#Adobe #Software #productivity #OpenSource #Free

23 comments
argv minus one

@golgaloth

There are some FOSS PDF tools out there, but they tend to be fairly single-purpose, whereas Acrobat is more of a Swiss Army knife of PDFs.

Consider:

* Viewing, printing, annotating PDFs: Evince, Okular, or your favorite browser

* Rearranging PDF pages: PDF Arranger github.com/pdfarranger/pdfarra

* Scanning to PDF: GNOME Document Scanner, aka simple-scan github.com/GNOME/simple-scan

* Editing the entire PDF as vector graphics: LibreOffice Draw & Inkscape

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@argv_minus_one @golgaloth also, on MacOS the built-in Preview app can do most of these light PDF edits

Matt Godden

@golgaloth An explanation of the meaning of asterisks and stars next to the OS availability on some of them would be a nice addition.

Aaron

@golgaloth Missing "QTractor" under DAWs - otherwise this is an excellent list.

cameronbosch :endeavourOS:

@aaron @golgaloth Also missing Bitwig Studio; works under Windows, macOS, and Linux. Costs money, but a good option for users who want a commerical DAW on Linux.

äymm :damnified:

@golgaloth A few more macOS exclusive Lightingroom alternatives: Photomator (subscription), RAW Power (one time purchase), Nitro (choice between one time and subscription). Affinity Photo is also okay-ish and has support for RAW editing

Karen

@golgaloth Oh my gosh, thank you for this. I’ve been looking for a good Lightroom replacement.

Tired Bunny :bunhdcomfysleep:
@golgaloth Small remark - As far as I remember Ibis Paint did release a windows version some time ago. But I digress, it's not very important since PC-specific software is probably more fit for the task than work in progress port of android software.
agatha :v_trans: :v_lesbian:

@golgaloth i can see this is old bc glimpse has been shelved years ago

DFYX

@golgaloth It's so sad that while most of these tools have amazing feature sets, their UI is often strange. If you know what you're doing, you can certainly use them just as effectively and efficiently as their Adobe counterparts but coming from the outside, many of them feel entirely foreign, even for someone with experience in equivalent tools. I hope some of them will follow in Blender's footsteps which got a lot more usable (and popular) with the 2.80 UI/UX overhaul.

Robert Jung - Film Composer ✅

@golgaloth For years it has been missing Cubase under "Daws" :D

Patrick Prémartin

@golgaloth Hi. The list has evolved in text format for those who prefer not using an OCR to understand this great picture : github.com/KenneyNL/Adobe-Alte

Rynn Professional Cyberwitch :ms_pentacle: :flag_transgender:

@golgaloth Wish we had more FOSS options for Photoshop than GIMP. GIMP really sucks.

overslept

@golgaloth someone should really update this, glimpse has been dead for years

EaterOfSnacks

@golgaloth I think Gravit has been eaten by Corel.

Siren 🌑

@golgaloth Unfortunately Affinity sold their soul to Canva.

Григорий Клюшников

I switched to (pirated) Affinity Designer from (of course also pirated) Illustrator, the pixel preview feature is extremely cool for drawing tiny vector icons

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