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Popular Softwares
List of popular software and their alternatives.| Application | Free? | OSS? | Alternative | Free? | OSS? |
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 Microsoft Windows |
 Linux Mint |
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 Ubuntu |
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 Microsoft Office |
 Libre Office |
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 Adobe Photoshop |
 GIMP |
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 Paint.net |
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 Krita |
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 Adobe Illustrator |
 Inkscape |
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 Adobe Lightroom |
 DarkTable |
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 AutoCAD |
AutoCAD For Education |
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 FreeCAD (3D) |
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 LibreCAD (2D) |
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 QCAD (2D) |
Recommended Application
Recommended Software and application.Operating System
| Application | Free? | OSS? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows 10 |
Most user are familiar with Windows ecosystem. It has tons of support and recommened for general purposes. | ||
| Linux Mint |
Linux Mint is a free, easy to use and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution. It is recommended for newcomers of the linux ecosystem. | ||
| Ubuntu |
Ubuntu is the most popular Linux desktop distribution. It is stable and has great software compatibility. |
Productivity
Office suite applications.| Application | Free? | OSS? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Office |
MS Office is the most popular office suite in the world. It is de facto standard among large corporations. | ||
| Libre Office |
LibreOffice is a free and open-source office suite. LibreOffice is compatible with most of the common file formats from Microsoft Office Suite. |
| Application | Free? | OSS? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libre Office |
LibreOffice is a free and open-source office suite. LibreOffice is supports the editing of PDF documents by default and opens them in the LibreOffice Draw. |
Creative
Image Manipulation and drawing.| Application | Free? | OSS? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Photoshop |
Photoshop is the industry standard not only in raster graphics editing, but in digital art as a whole. | ||
| GIMP |
GIMP is a free and open-source raster graphics editor used for image retouching and editing, free-form drawing, converting between different image formats, and more specialized tasks. | ||
| Krita |
Krita is a free and open-source raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital painting and 2D animation. . |
| Application | Free? | OSS? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Illustrator |
Photoshop is the industry standard not only in raster graphics editing, but in digital art as a whole. |