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@metin I find it weird that https://european-alternatives.eu doesn't have a category for creative software.

I'd suggest it to them, but then you need to create an account first 😿

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@sybren @metin I have an account, I can suggest it to them. But TBH I think it might be better to be more specific. What is meant by creative software?

Metin Seven 🎨1d ago

@ejner1 @sybren Thanks! I guess creative software would refer to any tool you can use for creation, such as graphics and music.

@metin @ejner1 yup, that's what I mean :)

@sybren @metin I made a suggestion for a new category, "Film and Music Creation Software". There are 40+ suggested categories pending, so I think it will need some upvotes to make it to the actual pages.

@ejner1 @metin Is it necessary to get so specific? I mean, Blender is also used for 3D printing, medical visualisation, and pizza designing, just to name a few examples. It's definitely not limited to filmmaking.

@sybren @metin when suggesting a new category, the site guidelines say to be specific. E.g. "productivity software" is too vague.
Creativity software is also, IMHO too vague.

@ejner1 @metin Ok, fair enough.

@sybren @metin the site guidelines also require to mention examples both European and usian competitors. I wrote Blender, Krita, and as a competitor, Adobe (various products).
Maybe "graphics" should be added to the category title.
I did check the existing 43 category suggestions - there was nothing similar (surprisingly).

@ejner1 @metin 'Graphics' could be a good category for sure.

As for non-EU software in the same category, Procreate is from Australia. GIMP originates from the US, but as it's Open Source and developed by a wide range of developers, I don't know if it's fair to put it in the list as "from the USA".

@sybren @metin FOSS software should be fine in my view. By its very nature, it isn't bounded by any geographic limit. But I am not sure how the website sees that. TBH they look a bit too commercial-ish for my taste. (european- alternatives.eu I mean, not gimp 😄)