Adobe has developed some finest software you can use, whether you are a designer, developer, or photographer. However, most of them (if not all) aren’t free, and not everyone is ready to pay. But what most of you might not know is that there are many alternative tools to Adobe products.
This post attempts to collect and bring to your awareness all the alternative apps/ tools for every Adobe product. From graphic design and video/ audio editing to PDF readers, all these alternative apps are high-quality and offer a great range of features.
Here’s what each icon represents:
- Free – Free app.
- Open source free – Open-source and free app.
- Single purchase – App comes with a one-time fee.
- Subscription – App with subscription plan.
- Windows – Works on Windows.
- Mac – Works on Mac.
- Linux – Works on Linux.
- Browser – Works directly on the browser.
- iOS – App has iOS app.
- Android – App has Android app.
| Adobe Substance 3D |
Price |
Desktop |
Mobile |
| 3D Coat |
Single purchase |
Windows Mac Linux |
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| Armor Paint |
Open source free |
Mac |
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| Quixel Mixer |
Open source free |
Windows |
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| Adobe Premier Pro |
Price |
Desktop |
Mobile |
| Davinci Resolve |
Free Single purchase |
Windows Mac Linux |
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| Final Cut Pro X |
Single purchase |
Mac |
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| Kawping |
Free Subscription |
Browser |
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| Kdenlive |
Open source free |
Windows Mac Linux |
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| Olive |
Open source free |
Windows Mac Linux |
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| Vegas |
Subscription |
Windows |
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| Adobe XD |
Price |
Desktop |
Mobile |
| Penpot |
Open source free |
Browser |
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| Figma |
Free Subscription |
Windows Mac |
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| Framer |
Free Subscription |
Browser |
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| Sketch |
Single purchase |
Mac |
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| Lunacy |
Single purchase |
Windows Mac Linux |
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| Origami Studio |
Single purchase |
Windows Mac |
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| Axure RP |
Single purchase |
Windows Mac |
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| Principle |
Single purchase |
Windows Mac |
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| Adobe Dreamweaver |
Price |
Desktop |
Mobile |
| Netbeans |
Open source free |
Windows Mac Linux |
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| VS Codium |
Open source free |
Windows Mac Linux |
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| VS Code |
Free |
Windows Mac Linux |
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| Blue Griffon |
Single purchase |
Windows Mac Linux |
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| Adobe After Effects |
Price |
Desktop |
Mobile |
| Natron |
Open source free |
Windows Mac Linux |
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| Blender |
Open source free |
Windows Mac Linux |
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| Davinci Fusion |
Free Single purchase |
Windows Mac Linux |
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| Hitfilm |
Free Single purchase Subscription |
Windows Mac |
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| Cavalry |
Free Subscription |
Windows Mac |
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| Rive |
Free Subscription |
Browser |
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| Jitter |
Free Subscription |
Browser |
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| Fable |
Free Subscription |
Browser |
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| Enve |
Open source free |
Windows Linux |
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