FediFollowsJan 14

So, Apple has jumped on the Adobe bandwagon and is now charging rent for creative tools 😞

Alternatively, you can use free open source alternatives without any subscription:

VIDEO EDITING
@kdenlive

ANIMATION & EFFECTS
@[email protected] & @Blender

RASTER ART / PAINTING
@Krita & @[email protected]

VECTOR ART
@inkscape

RAW IMAGE PROCESSING
@darktable

AUDIO EDITING & PROCESSING
@tenacity
@ardour
@zrythm

DESKTOP PUBLISHING
@www.scribus.net.news

#Creative #Art #Apple #Adobe #Alternatives

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p.s. In case you missed it, Apple announced a new subscription package for their creative software and from now on some features will be subscription-only: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/13/apple-creator-studio-exclusive-app-features
Some Apple Apps Will No Longer Receive Every New Feature Without a Subscription

If you are not interested in subscribing to the new Apple Creator Studio bundle introduced today, you will officially start to miss out on some new...

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Show threadTimJan 15

@FediFollows eek not Pixelmator Pro. I own that.

That said, it's a silly move cos Affinity is now free. Expect a lot of people to leave for that.

But there really isn't an OS replacement for Pixelmator Pro. .Krita isn't even close, I have used both.

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@FediFollows Replacement for Pages I'd say LibreOffice is a better bet.
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@radioclash

Fair point! I'd mentioned it recently as a replacement for MS Office, forgot to mention it again in this context.