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
  • JeenaEnglish
    79•6 months ago

    I’d like to add KdenLive to the Video Editing point.

    • @[email protected]English
      18•6 months ago

      I successfully edited a video with it having never done so before, which I think speaks to how well it’s designed. There’s definitely a tiny learning curve, but it’s a kiddy coaster.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•6 months ago

      How’s the performance, size and features compared to Premiere?

      I find Premiere to be a bit of a pain in the ass sometimes and pretty slow, but I didn’t like Davinci + I’m paying for Adobe anyway.