Open Source Design & Creative Tools

Alternative toAdobe Photoshop

Free image editor for graphic designers and photographers

• 6,537 GitHub stars
• GPL-3.0Licence GPL-3.0

Alternative toAdobe Premiere Pro

Free non-linear video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows

• 5,907 GitHub stars
• GPL-3.0Licence GPL-3.0
• #Video

Alternative toFoundry Nuke

Free node-based compositing software for visual effects

• 5,590 GitHub stars
• GPL-2.0Licence GPL-2.0
• #Video

InAI & Machine Learning

Build and debug ComfyUI image workflows using natural language

• 5,554 GitHub stars
• MITLicence MIT
• #AI Agents

Alternative toAdobe Substance 3D Painter

Open source 3D PBR texture painting with GPU acceleration

• 5,390 GitHub stars
• CustomLicence zlib/libpng License

InDeveloper Tools

Game-specific HDR mods and shader replacement for DirectX titles

• 4,560 GitHub stars
• MITLicence MIT

Alternative toSubmagic

Local-first AI subtitles for DaVinci Resolve and Premiere Pro.

• 4,409 GitHub stars
• MITLicence MIT
• #Video

Alternative toAdobe Lightroom

Non-destructive RAW editor with advanced color tools and no cost

• 4,242 GitHub stars
• GPL-3.0Licence GPL-3.0

Alternative toAdobe Photoshop

Free open source image editor inspired by Paint.NET

• 4,103 GitHub stars
• MITLicence MIT

Alternative toContentful

Flexible developer-friendly CMS for content teams

• 3,617 GitHub stars
• #CMS