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
  • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
    4·
    7 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·
      7 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·
        7 months ago

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

        The post hasn’t been edited.

        • jabjoeEnglish
          1·
          7 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·
            7 months ago

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