Category Project Name URL Platforms supported Alternative to paid product 3d Modeling/Animation (complex) Blender.org https://www.blender.org/ Adobe , AutoDesk Maya ($3,675) 3d Modeling (Simple) Sketchup https://www.sketchup.com/ Corel Draw ? 3d Modelling (Voxel/Brick) MagicaVoxel https://ephtracy.github.io/ Corel Draw ? 3D Modeling (Digital Clay Sculpting) Sulptris https://pixologic.com/sculptris/ Corel Draw ? 3D Modeling (In VR) Google Blocks https://arvr.google.com/blocks/ Human 3D (Model/Armature generator) MakeHuman http://www.makehumancommunity.org/ CAD FreeCAD Windows, macOS, Linux AutoCAD ($4,195 and up) Photo Editing/Manipulation GIMP https://www.gimp.org/ Windows, macOS, Linux Photoshop ($19.99 per user per month) Digital Painting/Comics Krita https://krita.org/en/ Adobe Ilustrator Vector Art. Inkspace https://inkscape.org/ Windows, macOS, Linux Illustrator ($19.99 per user per month), CorelDraw($429) Graphic/Drawing Dia Windows, macOS, Linux Visio Professional($589.99) StoryBoarding Storyboarder https://wonderunit.com/storyboarder/ Adobe Ilustrator Video Game Engine Unity https://unity.com/ Visual Novel Maker w/no Code Fungus + Unity https://fungusgames.com/ Text Vased Game (Non linear stories) Twine https://twinery.org/ Audio / Sound Recording/Editing Audacity https://www.audacityteam.org/ Apple LogicPro ($199.99), FL Studio Producer Edition ($199) Sheet Music Notation Musescore https://musescore.org/en Retro Game Music Maker Bosca Ceoil https://boscaceoil.net/ Retro Video Game Effects Generator BFXR https://www.bfxr.net/ Audio/Music tools Amarok https://amarok.kde.org/ Windows, macOS, Linux Best open source alternative to: iTunes Screen capture % record ShareX https://getsharex.com/ Screen & webcam recording OBS Studio https://obsproject.com/ Live Streaming (Twitgh/Youtube) Streamlabs OBS https://obsproject.com/ Video and Audio Converter Handbrake https://handbrake.fr/ Windows, macOS, Linux Nero Recode 2 2d Animation (cutout) Opentoonz https://opentoonz.github.io/e/ Stick Figure Animation Pivot Animator https://pivotanimator.net/ Stop Motion/Claymotion Stop Motion Studio https://www.cateater.com/ (mobile only) Video Editing Blender https://www.blender.org/ Flashcards/Spaced Repetition Learning: Anki Wesome Websites https://apps.ankiweb.net/ Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, any device with web browser