You don't have to pay for professional software to complete simple tasks. Here are our favorite free software programs for getting work done.

Note that these are not all FOSS.

  • Photo Editing:

  • 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
  • Altima NEOEnglish
    60·
    5 months ago5 months ago

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

    • tobbueEnglish
      101·
      5 months ago

      Desperately needs Linux support though.

    • AnActOfCreationOPEnglish
      60·
      5 months ago

      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.

      • Altima NEOEnglish
        40·
        5 months ago

        Yeah but it’s also a one time purchase