Adobe Stack Alternatives
Free and Open Source alternatives to the Adobe Creative Cloud suite.
Image Editing (Photoshop)
Section titled “Image Editing (Photoshop)”The GNU Image Manipulation Program.
- Features: Powerful photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. The closest FOSS equivalent to Photoshop.
Professional free and open source painting program.
- Best for: Digital painting and illustration.
Vector Graphics (Illustrator)
Section titled “Vector Graphics (Illustrator)”Professional quality vector graphics software.
- Features: Flexible drawing tools, broad file format support, powerful text tools, and bezier curves.
Video Editing (Premiere Pro)
Section titled “Video Editing (Premiere Pro)”Professional editing, color correction, visual effects and audio post production.
- Note: Proprietary (Closed Source), but the free version is industry standard and extremely powerful.
An acronym for KDE Non-Linear Video Editor.
- Features: Best fully Open Source video editor. Multi-track editing, proxy editing, and wide format support.
A free, open source, cross-platform video editor.
Photo Management (Lightroom)
Section titled “Photo Management (Lightroom)”An open source photography workflow application and raw developer.
- Features: Non-destructive editing for managing and developing raw images.
Audio Editing (Audition)
Section titled “Audio Editing (Audition)”Free, open source, cross-platform audio software.
- Features: Multi-track recording and editing.