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24 of the best free alternatives to the most popular paid software (www.xda-developers.com)
submitted 5 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Note that these are not all FOSS.

  • Photo Editing:

    • GIMP
    • Krita
    • Paint.NET

  • 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
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[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It is not free (which is the main goal of this list) or open source.

https://alternativeto.net/software/winrar/about/

[–] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Oh yeah. I forget it's not free after using it for almost 3 decades without paying for it...

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I know, it loses on a technicality.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I know, it looses on a technicality.

Aside from the comma splice, did you mean 'loses' or 'loosens'?

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

My bad. It's lose, as in "not win". In this case, "it does not earn a place on the list due to a technicality". The technicality, being an infinite free trial does not truly count in the spirit of being free.