Alternative To: https://alternativeto.net/ (Find alternatives to paid programs with crowdsourced software recommendations)

Digital imaging:

Vector Drawing: ⁠https://inkscape.org/ (like Illustrator)
Photos: https://www.photopea.com/ (like Photoshop, great browser-based photo editing)
Photos: http://rawtherapee.com/ http://www.darktable.org/ (like Lightroom)
Desk top publishing: https://www.scribus.net/ (like InDesign)

Simple photo/text layout: Canva https://www.canva.com/ (free and paid plans)

Libraries:

Internet archive https://archive.org/
Z-library https://b-ok.cc/
Libgen.me https://libgen.me/
Open media library https://openmedialibrary.com/#about
Memory of the world https://www.memoryoftheworld.org/

General art/artist resources:

Ubu web (avant-garde art) http://ubu.com/
Monoskop (art, media and humanities wiki) https://monoskop.org/Monoskop
Open Culture (free educational media) https://www.openculture.com/

AI image generation

Stable Diffusion AI online https://stablediffusionweb.com/

Fonts:

Google fonts https://fonts.google.com/
https://www.fontsquirrel.com/
https://www.dafont.com/

Programming/coding:

Coding with visual arts context https://processing.org/
Free coding tutorials https://www.freecodecamp.org/
Live artwork generation with Touchdesigner https://derivative.ca/ (usable free version)

3D scanning and modelling:

Photogrammetry (for pc) https://alicevision.org/#meshroom
3D modelling and animation https://www.blender.org/
tinkercad https://www.tinkercad.com/
Sketchup http://www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-make

Free Online CAD Place: OnShape https://www.onshape.com/
3D CAD - AutoDesk Fusion 360.
FreeCAD https://www.freecadweb.org

Scan the world - free 3D scans of cultural artefacts https://www.myminifactory.com/scantheworld/full-collection

2D Animation:

OpenToonz https://opentoonz.github.io/e/
Synfig https://www.synfig.org/

Digital Painting:

Krita https://krita.org/
CtrlPaint: http://www.ctrlpaint.com

Video editing:

DaVinci Resolve https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/ca/products/davinciresolve/

Painting/figure drawing:

http://www.proko.com/
⁠https://www.drawspace.com/
http://www.drawmixpaint.com/
http://drawabox.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCliUF1c8m7MUspaCykJljSg

To practice gesture:

http://artists.pixelovely.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/
http://www.quickposes.com/

Audio editing:

Audacity https://www.audacityteam.org/
Reaper https://www.reaper.fm/


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