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
  • jabjoeEnglish
    362·
    6 months ago

    Some of us use FOSS because of access to the source and the benefits of an all FOSS system. Not because it’s zero cost. This list is just zero cost and some happen to be FOSS.

    • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      6 months ago

      Some of us like free stuff though and the post never said that it was supposed to be a list of FOSS projects.

      • jabjoeEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        I guess this is Technology not Linux or FOSS, but feels like the difference is often mixed up and it’s not all about cost. Anyway, looks like there is now a added note they aren’t all FOSS.

        • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          6 months ago

          looks like there is now a added note they aren’t all FOSS.

          The post hasn’t been edited.

          • jabjoeEnglish
            1·
            6 months ago

            Well then I missed that the first time.

            I’d have put in bracket with each list item if it was FOSS, shareware, free trial, free for non corp use, etc.

            • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
              1·
              6 months ago

              Yeah that would have been nice but it would be time consuming for the poster.