Open Source Design & Creative Tools

Alternative toFeedly

Discover personal blogs and indie creators, not algorithms

• 1,720 GitHub stars
• MITLicence MIT

Alternative toDabble

Novel writing app: local files, no subscription, EPUB export

• 1,531 GitHub stars
• MITLicence MIT

Alternative toAdobe Acrobat

Open source PDF editor and viewer for Windows and Linux

• 1,503 GitHub stars
• MITLicence MIT

Alternative toCleanShot X

Free open-source screenshot and recorder for macOS

• 1,443 GitHub stars
• Apache-2.0Licence Apache-2.0
• #Video

Alternative toTinyPNG

Free desktop image optimizer. Files stay on your machine.

• 924 GitHub stars
• MITLicence MIT

Alternative toRefero

Real production sites as design reference for AI coding agents

• 903 GitHub stars
• MITLicence MIT

Alternative toEraser.io

Local-first AI diagramming tool for developers and builders

• 897 GitHub stars
• MITLicence MIT

Alternative toBBEdit

Native Apple text and Markdown editor with safe file sync

• 451 GitHub stars
• Apache-2.0Licence Apache-2.0

Alternative toremove.bg

Background removal that runs in your browser, never uploads

• 451 GitHub stars
• Apache-2.0Licence Apache-2.0
• #Open Core

Alternative toCorelDRAW Graphics Suite

Linux vector editor for print prepress with CMYK and ICC support

• 332 GitHub stars
• GPL-3.0Licence GPL-3.0