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Software from companies like adobe Microsoft and others can be quite pricey, especially those with monthly yearly fees that can add up over time. I’ll show you three alternatives to those popular programs in 10 categories, all of which are available for windows mac, and Linux as a bonus we’ll even show you free alternatives to windows and mac os.
1. Libra Office :
First of which is Libra office with alternatives for Microsoft word excel and PowerPoint. It’s compatible with Microsoft Office file types. Let’s you open office documents, edit them and you can even save your documents in a format that can be read by people that use the office.
Another one of our favorites that’s been gaining popularity over the last couple of years is the only office just like Libra’s office. Only office includes compatibility with the popular Microsoft Office formats. In addition, only the office allows for real-time collaboration with others which is handy if you’re working in a team environment.
2. Image Editing Software :
If you’re looking for image editing software Adobe Photoshop is the most well-known and feature-packed. It comes with a steep cost as well with plans that start at around 21 per month.
The best free alternative to Photoshop is its features. An expansive toolset allows you to do everything Photoshop can but there is a high learning curve.
3. Digital Painter :
If you’re someone who’s a digital painter another free Photoshop alternative in Krita. Its feature-packed as well with over 100 brush stabilizers and also allows you to work with layers. Adobe Lightroom is for those people focused on photography.
Its features help you to organize edit and store your photos. Light room’s cost is just around ten dollars per month but is overpriced for what it does.
4. Dark table :
A dark table is the best free alternative to a light room with a ton of features. To improve a photographer’s workflow, unlike Photoshop which is a raster graphics editor? The dark table allows for non-destructive editing keeping the original image data until finalized.
It also includes tools to keep your images organized and easily search by parameters using virtualization software like VMware is a great way to try out other operating systems and software in a sandbox without harming your primary system.
5. VMware Workstation :
VMware workstation for windows and Linux is one of the most popular with pricing that starts at 149 and for mac os, the name of VMware’s product is called fusion the pricing for this also starts at 149.
6. Virtual Box :
The best free alternative for VMware workstation and fusion is a virtual box. It’s available for all three of the major platforms Windows, Linux, and Mac while they do provide a user manual.
It can be quite difficult for newbies to get started. We do have a beginner’s guide for the virtual box as well that will help you out using ubuntu as an example but you can use just about any operating system that you want.
7. Video Editing Software :
If you’re looking for high-quality video editing software you have many choices final cut, Vegas pro, and adobe premiere pro are a few of the most popular using premiere pro. As an example it lets you work with any file format add transitions and special effects and edit on unlimited tracks.
The pricing for premiere pro starts at around twenty-one dollars per month. A comparable free alternative to premiere pro, final cut, and Vegas pro is Davinci resolve. It offers multi-cam support transitions, color, and audio correction along with everything else you would need to edit and trim your videos.
8. Davinci Resolve :
In addition, Davinci resolve is also a great free alternative to adobe. After effects it lets you create high-quality, visual effects and motion graphics. They have two versions available Davinci resolve and Davinci resolve studio. Davinci’s resolve is the free one.
It includes just about every feature. You probably ever need when working with scalable vector graphics, create logos, icons, or any other type of professional quality vectors, adobe illustrator is what many people use just like many other adobe products illustrator will set you back around 21 per month.
9. Inkscape :
The best free alternative to Illustrator for creating vector graphics is Inkscape. It includes a ton of features for object creation and manipulation. These can be filled with solid colors, radial or linear color gradients, and patterns. All of which are compliant with the SVG format. Inkscape does have a steep learning curve.