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FOSS (Free and Open Source Software)
FOSS stands for Free and Open Source Software, and it is exactly as it sounds: software that is free that allows you to see the source-code so that you can ensure there is nothing suspicious.
Quite often, the projects run off donations, and communities may work together to improve the code for everyone.
Here is a list of some popular options:
Arts:
- Krita: Open source free drawing program
- Inkscape: Free open-sourced program for Vector format files
- Seamly2D: A program for creating fabric patterns
- Scribus: InDesign alternative
- FontBase: A program for sorting and previewing your fonts.
3D:
Animations:
- Synfig Studio: 2D animations
- OpenToonz: 2D animations
- Enve: 2D animations
Music and Audio
- Mixxx: for DJ's
- Audacity: Audio editor
- lmms music creation software
- Musescore Studio: notation app
Streaming and Video Editing
- OBS Studio: a free program for livestreamers
- DaVinci Resolve video editor
- Shotcut video editor
Photography:
- Dark Table: Photo editing that supports RAW files
- GIMP: photoshop alternative program
Office, Writing, and Business:
- LibreOffice: Microsoft office alternative
- OpenOffice: Microsoft office alternative
- Logseq: Obsidian alternative
- Reactive Resume: Resume builder
Creating Writing Specific:
- KIT Scenarist: Screenwriting
- Manuskript Creative writing
- Bibisco: Novel writing
Accounting and Money Management:
- HomeBank Accounting software
- Frappe Books: Accounting software
Entertainment:
- VLC: a media player that can play pretty much anything
- Kodi: Video media manager
- Jellyfin - A personal media server and client.
- HandBrake - An open-source video transcoder.
- VidCoder - An open-source DVD/Blu-ray ripping and video transcoding application.
- Metastream - Watch streaming media with friends
- Syncplay - Syncplay synchronizes the position of media so people can watch the same thing at the same time.
Ebooks:
- Calibre: ebook management
Gaming:
- Playnite: Video game manager
Farming:
Other:
- GRAMPS: family tree maker
- uBlock Origin: Ad Blocker
- Eraser - A secure data removal tool for Windows.
- Powertools: Productivity tools for Windows.
- KDE Connect: Connect your devices: including by syncing notifications between phones and computers.
- Grocy: "Grocy is a web-based self-hosted groceries & household management solution for your home."
- Devtoys: "Swiss army knife for developers"
- VSCodium: "VSCodium is a community-driven, freely-licensed binary distribution of Microsoft’s editor VS Code."