Blender is hardly an alternative, it’s the clear #1
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*Tenacity, not Audacity
Doesn't that apply to every project hosted in America, too, though? Every project is subject to the jurisdiction in which it is hosted. And I know they're not the only project that accepts error reports and in-app updates. Unless there is more telemetry involved or tracking of out-of-app activity, I'm not seeing cause for alarm here. Though I'm open to evidence that there is.
From what I've seen on their site since is that they're saying they are now GDPR compliant. And I suppose, since they are still open source, that anyone finding anything seriously malicious would have pointed it out by now. Maybe just a bit of bad press and people jumping to conclusions because "Russia bad."
I do still plan to check out Tenacity though and see if it's a better project.
Although not technically free, I would add Reaper to the list for audio editing. It gives you a pop-up asking if you want to buy the program, but it's not required. I know people who have been using it for years without actually purchasing it. (I have since purchased a license because I use it professionally). No features are locked behind the paid license.
Reminder than Tenacity is an open-source fork of Audacity.
Audacity isn't open source? I thought I installed it from the Debian free repo...
It is open source, but had some controversy. Most prominently the addition of telemetry a few years ago, which was never included in the builds managed by Debian or most other distro maintainers. They also added a Contributor License Agreement which lets the Audacity project change its own license (even to a non-foss one, though they promise they won't) without needing to have the change approved by any individual developers.
Just to know, how do you disable telemetry, if it isn't off by default?
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Ah, monkey business...
Take CapCut off because it's more like TikTok editing than video editing.
Divinci has a learning curve but any curve is better than learning solely on a ByteDance owned product.
also, davinci is industry standard and highly respected
WARNING Windows, Avast, Malwarebytes, anti-libre software bans us from removing malicous source code. Don't let this malware infect you.
It might be the lack of sleep, but what are you trying to say here?
Avast is virus itself
Yeah, just use the one built-in to Windows, or don't use Windows.
Avast? Bruh
I always recommend Windows Defender and a good sense of Internet security to anyone who uses a computer.
If you're dumb, no antivirus can protect you. If you're reasonably intelligent, any antivirus will protect you.
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I'd like to add KdenLive to the Video Editing point.
I love KdenLive!
I successfully edited a video with it having never done so before, which I think speaks to how well it's designed. There's definitely a tiny learning curve, but it's a kiddy coaster.
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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.
Some of us like free stuff though and the post never said that it was supposed to be a list of FOSS projects.
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.
looks like there is now a added note they aren't all FOSS.
The post hasn't been edited.
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.
Yeah that would have been nice but it would be time consuming for the poster.
Gratis rather than libre.
your paint-dot-net link is... shouldn't be a link lol
Lol it's not a link in the markdown so it's just the Lemmy web UI making assumptions. Also it's funny that they don't own that domain.
paint.NET
escape the dot
I recommend Okular for PDF reading. No ads, no upsells, no BS. It also has native dark mode
Gwenview has always worked well for me.
You forgot vector-graphics stuff.
I believe Inkscape is the current leader of the open-source pack in that department.
These are alternatives? This is essentially a list of software that I use.
you forgot linux as an alternative to windows and mac;)
No WinRAR?
2D/3D Simulation/Game creation Godot :)
Audio editing is still shit. GarageBsnd is on Mac, Audacity has a stupid interface, Cakewalk is the first time I hear that name. On Linux, video editing tools are probably the only way to edit audio, and it's obviously lacking.
edit: Now I have stuff to try, thank you guys.
I only discovered Krita recently, but holy shit does it fill the Photoshop void very well. The UI isn't the same as PS, obviously. But I find it much easier to navigate than Gimp's UI. And Krita is surprisingly feature-rich.
If you don't mind paid, Affinity is pretty nice too.
Desperately needs Linux support though.
Didn't they recently get bought by Canva? Not saying that's a good or bad thing, but it's something to keep in mind.
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