Top 10 Free Alternatives to Expensive Software!

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Software from companies like Adobe, Microsoft and others can be quite pricey, especially those with monthly or yearly fees that add up over time. In this video, I’ll show you free alternatives to those popular programs in 10 categories, all of which are available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. As an added bonus, we’ll even show you free alternatives to Window and macOS near the end of this video.
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0:00 Intro
0:29 Microsoft Office Suite Alternatives
1:30 Photoshop Photo Editor Alternatives
2:16 Lightroom Alternative
2:52 VMware Virtualization Alternative
3:41 Premiere Pro Video Editor Alternative
4:39 Illustrator Vector Graphics Alternative
5:20 Snagit Screen Recorder Alternative
6:15 Maya 3D Graphics Alternative
7:08 Audition Audio Editor Alternative
7:45 UniConverter Video Converter Alternative
8:28 Bonus: Microsoft Windows/macOS Alternatives
Audacity www.audacityteam.org/
Blender www.blender.org/
Darktable www.darktable.org/
DaVinci Resolve www.blackmagicdesign.com/prod...
Elementary OS elementary.io/
GIMP www.gimp.org/
Handbrake handbrake.fr/
Inkscape inkscape.org/
Krita krita.org/
LibreOffice www.libreoffice.org/
Linux Mint linuxmint.com/
OBS Studio obsproject.com/
OnlyOffice www.onlyoffice.com/desktop.aspx
Ubuntu ubuntu.com/
VirtualBox www.virtualbox.org/
Zorin OS zorinos.com/
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@BrettInTech 3 года назад

What free software do you use as an alternative to expensive software? Other than the tutorials we have listed in the description, let us know if you'd like a tutorial on another program... Thanks for watching :)

@choochooreal4581 3 года назад

Hey just a question is there an alternative to audacity since there is a rumor i heard about spywares on audacity 3.0 and onwards

@BrettInTech 3 года назад

choochoo real Audacity is NOT spyware. This was erroneously reported by those who have no idea what they're talking about. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/no-open-source-audacity-audio-editor-is-not-spyware/

@mk_annan22 3 года назад

I knew 6 of the software on this list for the last five years, used them for my Bachelor's Thesis. Also, an avid Linux user, on Manjaro Linux.

@varsedits 3 года назад

Hey Man you missed Pixalr A free versoin of Photoshop

@Friendship1nmillion 3 года назад

@@BrettInTech Knew about handbrake for years { without yet having to use it } 👨‍💼🤳🇦🇺

@dappermuis5002 3 года назад

Using these free programs is also a good way to test the waters of trying to switch to linux. Get used to using the programs on an OS you already know, then if you decide to ditch Windows, it will make the transition so much smoother. Instead of trying to learn new programs on top of trying to learn a whole new OS, which on it's own is a BIG learning curve.

@certs743 3 года назад

That is what I did years ago. I am a photographer and I started on a Mac. Used Gimp for 2 or three versions till I switched to Linux. So when Apple cut support for PowerPC (that is how long ago it was) the switch was pretty seamless. Would have loved something like Elementary back then though since it is very reminiscent of the "big cat" era of OS X.

@Socomhunter 3 года назад

i'll never switch to Linux until it starts becoming more user friendly & more for gamers. For now it only has steam & origin & some washed up emulator shit with wine :/

@dappermuis5002 3 года назад

@@Socomhunter It is improving. It is just going to take time. It has improved leaps and bounds from a few years back. But it is the chicken or the egg paradox. Not enough people to invest in doing more. But people are not using because there isn't enough of what they need.

@Socomhunter 3 года назад

@@dappermuis5002 it has improved but at the same time it hasn't. There has been some ways implemented to get games going but the user friendly part has absolutely not improved. The best thing they could come up with was distro's with some of the crap pre-installed. It's still a hassle to get certain things to work at all on linux and even that requires a lot of bullshit in the terminal. Normal users don't want to use the terminal. When is linux finally gonna learn that? As long as the majority of the stuff you want requires lines of code in a terminal it won't attract the intrest of a bigger population.

@FunWithPaper2 3 года назад

@@Socomhunter Well, valve has announced the steam deck which runs on Linux and by the time it releases, it will be able to run ALL OF THE windows games including games with Anti cheat!! This also means that all the Linux distros will finally have 100% gaming support!!

@hazwaste 3 года назад

That face you make when you realize you use all the free alternatives mentioned.

@kilvbz988 3 года назад

Zorin is free ?

@hazwaste 3 года назад

@@kilvbz988, Zorin (15.3 is the latest I know about) has a free and paid option. The only difference I could see is that there are more desktop layout options in the paid version. (Plus you're helping support the developers.)

@vizdrom 3 года назад

That face you make when you realise you use most of the paid programs mentioned but its pirated lol

@RondellKB 3 года назад

I literally was now about to say I use every single one of the software he recommends, even surprised he said Davinci Resolve since that's proprietary.

@elenavila2 2 года назад

@@RondellKBll

@nigeladams8321 3 года назад

Why would you ever pay for screen recording software when OBS is so good

@voqz6667 3 года назад

User friendliness. Something like action is awesome considering steam version being dirt cheap

@nigeladams8321 3 года назад

@@voqz6667 OBS is one of the easiest open source software I've ever used. It's pretty intuitive to get it to work, And if you're not sure what a control does it's probably best just to not change it. The average person can get by without having to know how to change the bitrate, and if they do need to it's pretty easy to do

@judson5203 3 года назад

@@charlesdoesmore5488 thats probably because of all the bells and whistles that come with it if you want to use it to full potential then yea it could get complicated

@DrunkCatAsleep 3 года назад

or nvidia experience

@vizdrom 3 года назад

Whatever anyone says, the best feature of OBS is not its screen recording but it's virtual camera. *Cheating in online exams go brrrr*

@prakash2814 3 года назад

This is very helpful video. Thanks for the research you did on behalf of us. Must watch for students. Lots of utility tools are covered. Good job👍

@unnigopal 3 года назад

Very nice of you to list free and useful softwares, alternatives to giants. Thank you

@leadlearner6391 3 года назад

TY :-) you keep it simple and to the point, whilst saving people lots of money to spend on other more important things!

@hadestech8147 3 года назад

Thank you. A great deal of time must have been spent reviewing all these application and putting this together.

@davidschmidt6013 3 года назад

THANK YOU for all of this!! It is much appreciated!!

@stefanos6505 3 года назад

Linux is always seen as the "cheap version" of operating systems. But it is more than that. Linux is OPEN. Everything about the OS is public, documented and editable and this makes Linux distro's potential infinite. Also unlike Microsoft or Apple their scope is not to make money, but users happy. With Linux you will never have to worry about a new OS, that yours won't be supported anymore and so you have to buy a new PC because it does not support TPM 2.0.

@kewebco 3 года назад

Preach, brother, preach! Repurpose the hardware and save our planet. Wake up and get up, people! Apple and Microsoft had their day. They did a solid. Now Let's make the necessities accessible to all. What say you? [the only problem are the cockroaches, that are everywhere and into everything today]

@broimthuggin286 2 года назад

so is it advisable to switch from Windows to Linux?

@DusKnight7th 2 года назад

@@broimthuggin286, in most cases, yes. However, research the topic profusely before attempting, given there are fields of work heavily dependant on programs and drivers meant for Windows, fields such as audio and civic engineering, and architecture. Also, keep in mind Linux is not "Windows, but...", it has its own paradigm and philosophy.

@kerrydaniels8460 2 года назад

@@broimthuggin286 I'd try it in a VM first.

@manticore4952 2 года назад

Windows and MacOs is about the user and their apps, you don't need to tinker with the OS to get your work done, and your apps won't suddenly break and stop working when the OS gets patched. Linux focuses on the OS, Mac and Windows focuses on the user and that's why they are the most popular desktops.

@mikemines2931 3 года назад

Many thanks, always worth dropping in....

@vikassaraf3122 3 года назад

This is very much needed. Thank you so much!!

@SimonLeicester 3 года назад

Thanks for that. Certainly one or two new ones to check out

@fidget2020 3 года назад

As always, a great, useful video with no verbiage.

@MRSZ5440 2 года назад

This is a very well-put-together information video in 9 minutes thanks for uploading.

@TrizziEhgan 3 года назад

i use obs studio for screen recording, blender for 3d animating, gimp for secondary texturing, handbrake for compressing, inkscape for vector files, and even audacity for audio editing software. i use an video editing software called vegas pro which it's price is very expensive like it cost 500 to 700 dollars.

@brodie65708 3 года назад

@@ChichaGad Piracy? But I don't even have a boat. You wouldn't download a car..... a boat however. RRRRRR Matey!

@chx75 3 года назад

I read newer versions of audacity spy for google.

@Ray-dw3wg 3 года назад

Thanks for putting this video up, I just cant justify renting software every month or pay a huge premium just to be a hobbyist.

@toogga195 3 года назад

Hey TechGumbo! For years I have been using what you suggest and never have I had an issue, many thx! ;)

@TheAugustusV 3 года назад

This was a great video. Thanks. keep it up.

@moonovermiami9787 3 года назад

great info! Thank You MUCH!

@mrslothman03 3 года назад

I appreciate your work! :)

@V.A.2030 3 года назад

Thanks for providing very Informative video.

@hafizmoeedirfan6922 3 года назад

I have subscribed you now and your new video come. That's Great

@prokorshopal4865 3 года назад

0:00 - Hi TG. 👋 9:28 - 1151st thumbs up from me. 👍 Cheers.

@Mr.DJones 3 года назад

Thank you very much. Great information.

@TheCynysterMind 3 года назад

Well done and good list. I have already been using nearly all of them but thank you for pointing out Darktable. Totally new to me. I personally do not mind a reasonably priced piece of software. But I REFUSE... absolutely REFUSE to use a subscription model. That goes for games as well.. I REFUSE to rent my software. To me it is like buying a book but I have to pay again if I set it down for a couple months and decides to pick it up again later. Dumbest idea ever and you are a fool if you pay for such a thing.

@fmax30000 2 года назад

Subscription is as ugly as unjustified taxes! I’m 100% against software rental and I’m a dev.! Good ol’ days when we used to buy a game or a program, one time!

@stephenroberts2526 2 года назад

I would really like to see GIMP completely overhaul the text tool. Any effects you add to a text layer, or place text on a path, will take away editing. You have to make absolutely sure it is the typeface/font you want to use, is completely spelled correctly, etc., or you will have to go back and essentially start over on your text. When even online editors can get that at least partially done, you have a HUGE problem to correct.

@buschangne9840 3 года назад

Thank you this helps a lot

@fillfinish7302 3 года назад

Thank you for your efforts and good heart

@gus473 3 года назад

👍🏼 Always helpful! Your audio sounds more "lively" on this -- new mic or bigger room or....? 🤔

@prettyfly6750 3 года назад

I agree about Ubuntu but Audacity is great?

@MegaUnicornFoefje Год назад

Thanks for the usefull and free info :)

@logix8969 3 года назад

I recently started using DaVinci Resolve and can confirm it is a VERY nice program. The video preview is butter smooth at full quality, no pre-rendering necessary, you can scrub through the video (even frame-by-frame if you want) (or backwards) ..WITH sound, and when you cut a section of video it automatically moves the remaining video over to the end of the previous clip, saving you precious time. The effects presets are damn nice too, you can apply a bunch of them and it won't slow the preview down at all, and it comes with some seriously sleek title presets. All-in-all a very recommendable program. I'm honestly surprised it's free

@hard2borrow428 3 года назад

"you can apply a bunch of them and it won't slow the preview down at all, " I just remembered who you are. Hope you are feeling better.

@CheddaWhizzy Год назад

GIMP is awesome! I love the same functionality it has as Photoshop. And of course how could I forget about Blender, LibreOffice, FreeCad, Octave GNU and I'm sure I'm forgetting others.

@hulk2891 3 года назад

Thanks for the info

@greenwhale3976 3 года назад

Thanks for your effort

@Erwan_90 2 года назад

Its great and I like witu every content to my idea thanks so much

@bharathkumart6097 3 года назад

I've been using OBS studio since 2 months, It very good 🔥

@ThePowerOfCryptoCurrency 2 года назад

🌼 Well appreciated! Gracias!

@vishnusuraj9914 3 года назад

Thank you Techgumbo this helped me

@AlienPsyTing1 Год назад

When it comes to screen shooting Greenshot is ace and it can edits shots and drop them straight into MS Office apps it’s brilliant

@mikerulon 3 года назад

Would be great if you did one of these for newbies.... I dont even know what exactly each would do, and why they are not doing many of the same things.... just a thought

@sumanys1701 3 года назад

Superb video 👏🙏💐

@Faza_H Год назад

Great video bro..

@vintagecottonon 3 года назад

Cant believe i nearly use all the free alternatives listed in this video lol!

@paststanmoussounda-y7890 Год назад

bro where have u been, it is so cool

@ruisantos4520 3 года назад

BandiCam and BandiCut are nice FOC software that I use a lot ... ITs very easy to use. PhotoScape is the other software that is very easy to use and is FOC as well

@harshsonu2 3 года назад

How about "Format factory" ? I have been using it for all types for media file format conversion .... also "photopea" exact duplicate of PhotoShop ....runs on a browser... no need to install any software.

@ricalexrod 3 года назад

Very good list

@anders21karlsson 2 года назад

GREAT video.

@zoomac1 3 года назад

Thanks you sir.

@ahmadfikrimohd5017 3 года назад

do you have any alternative for video scribe or whiteboard animation software

@ioanbota9397 2 года назад

Realy I like this video so much

@sandrodellisanti1139 2 года назад

i'm using Linux since 1998, my First distribution was Debian, before this, i had BeOS 3.1 on my PC .. but with the early Version of the Gimp, i've started to do my Desktop Wallpaper creation .

@josephcaudill7268 Год назад

Yea, other than creating a virtual box how would i switch out OS s. I currently have windows 11 on one and 10 on the other

@JaapGinder 2 года назад

As a free video editor I miss OpenShot. I use that now and than, and it just does the job. I also have Davinci Resolve, but somehow the learning curve is higher, for people like me whom only need to do editing occasionally. O, and OBS, I really love it for live streaming. But I bet ther is more out there free stuff. But, thanks for the video!!

@deeper9423 3 года назад

Great video I use arch btw

@Kevin_Finch 2 года назад

Do you know of any software that is a Quicken alternative? Perhaps one that opens Quicken files?

@rayseto2724 3 года назад

cool video on free applications! Thanks for the tips. Any good alternatives to Acrobat (i.e., a good free pdf editor)?

@srikrishna2561 2 года назад

DeftPDF LibreOffice Inkscape Scribus Photopea etc,.

@thedaburashitman3971 5 месяцев назад

PDF-XChange Editor: Is very good

@spikeco1709 3 года назад

And just to to blow everyone's mind, I use Photo Editor 3.0 (from Windows 98) to help make transparent backgrounds.

@mahethedemon1904 3 года назад

Thank you for gimp software

@srpskihayk 3 года назад

With LibreOffice, you can edit and create PDF. That is good. The paid version of Davinci is US$299, and includes free lifetime upgrades. Blender is an awesome program, though its onboard video editor is subpar. I would use it only for testing. Tends to be a little crash-happy, so always save. If you are doing animation with it, render it one-frame-at-a-time as to avoid hassles when it crashes. People either love or hate GIMP, with little in-between. There used to be add-ons available that would improve the drawing characteristics of it, and you used to be able to do animations in it. (nothing complex, more GIF like than anything). Any good CAD software out there?

@tristyfreezeofficial_7 2 года назад

Hmm I think there is only AutoCAD which is paid. I'll let you know if any free ones are good.

@johnsimon933 6 месяцев назад

If you install Ventoy to a flash drive you can add as many ISO files as it can hold. I use this method to try out different operating systems. Eliminates the need for VM ware like Sandbox.

@BarM-dx1sg Год назад

My alternative to 'Adobe' is 'Foxit' I've been using the free version for a little over 2-yrs. Thank you and I like your Videos.

@unaischr 3 года назад

any best open source backup with centralized management for windows workstations.

@MdSumon-tp2km 2 года назад

nice video.

@aazimsulaiman Год назад

for recording games... i use medal it doesn't affect the system performance like obs... one problem i had with medal was it didn't worked on windows 8.1 for me... so i used outplayed to record...

@CartoonzTV1 Год назад

Bro, thx!

@IanVonEssex 3 года назад

At 1:30 - Ever try of Photopea site? At 5:40 - Both Nvidia and AMD GPU drivers can record (and even stream).

@lempelayo6868 3 года назад

Does anyone know how to install JW Library on MacBook Air? IMazing aint working anymore. Thanks for the help

@shadow-wulf Год назад

thank you from a computer user with a strict budget!!!!!

@kashmirwillwin3124 3 года назад

Gimp is half decent but it gets the job done. Still taking me time to get used to it

@sayansameer 3 года назад

any good Adobe Acrobat alternative? I mean you can use your browser to load pdf files fairly quickly but I don't know a good free alternative for Adobe Acrobat to edit pdf files

@andikazhr 3 года назад

Foxit is pretty good

@toushei 3 года назад

Xodo is pretty good.

@EfrenTercias 3 года назад

LibreOffice Draw can help you edit PDF files, I personally use it

@thedaburashitman3971 5 месяцев назад

PDF XChange Editor

@piyushrvyas 2 года назад

Can you help me find an alternative software for AutoCAD civil

@MatthewCobalt 3 года назад

A good video Idea is Free modern programs for Low-end systems. I have a Dual Core i5 laptop with 6 gb of ram and only intel HD 3000 for graphics.

@EfrenTercias 3 года назад

that's not a low-end system and all the apps mentioned will be able to run in it and fast

@aichampionofficial Год назад

I use Apple’s Pages, Keynote, iMovie & Garage Band which are free if you use a Mac 🖥 … in fact I prefer them to MS 360. I also use Google’s office tools.

@t.c3540 3 года назад

Very interesting, is there a program to replace publisher

@rivergrrrl1256 3 года назад

I bought An iPad not realizing there are no programs for it-can you recommend alternatives for an iPad? I need an alternative for Amazon’s DS quick view and amazon suggestion expander for KDP research otherwise I will need to buy another computer!!!

@prettyfly6750 3 года назад

Hyper V(windows) and KVM (Linux) are much much better than VirtualBox. They are both type 1 VM with passthrough capacity which gives them near native speed.

@fmax30000 2 года назад

Right. And you have UTM which is free, built on Qemu and a great option for Mac especially with Apple silicon. But I switched to Proxmox as a Type 1 Hypervisor built on KVM and LXC, and the best alternative to VMware ESXi but very light and with passthrough, etc.

@kerrydaniels8460 2 года назад

Vmware workstation is also free as they screwed up that fact in thr video. It has a free version that average users would be fine with. It's type 2, but I find many novices starting out may like it's UI the most and it makes it pretty easy with modes like Unity and great documentation.

@Burnin-U 2 года назад

Thanks

@SilverfoxLobo 3 года назад

KRITA IS AWESOME!!

@allcaps3584 3 года назад

How does GIMP compare with Photopea? Has anyone used both?

@nickallison7216 2 года назад

Top suggestions But, what I need is an alternative to Autocad. Don't even mind paying a bit.. Cheers

@debashismishra6765 3 года назад

Any good Adobe acrobat alternative where we can edit pdf the same way???

@certs743 3 года назад

LibreOffice Draw or Inkscape are good options if you want to edit PDFs. Both programs allow you to do alot more than just edit PDFs too so there is no need to have a separate application just for PDF edits.

@JahidulIslam 3 года назад

You may try the Shutter encoder.

@aasgoroth 3 года назад

the best audio recording and editing software, although not technically free (it costs 60 bucks, or you can "evaluate" forever) is Reaper

@Mahvash 3 года назад

I have question.. mostly client wants p.sd file ..ai files So then what should we do?can ask him we only give gimp file?

@EfrenTercias 3 года назад

GIMP can read and save PSD files

@joegahan7055 3 года назад

Nice

@octavian_2 3 года назад

Kdenlive for video editing is also good.

@waasiciye5249 3 года назад

Thnkz for sharing man.✌

@FedJimSmith 3 года назад

What is the best autocad alternative?

@lovedfriend2020 3 года назад

Everyone check and make sure you are getting the videos. RU-vid is being dumb and never got emails saying new videos.

@brian95240 3 года назад

Open Office is another good alternative. I used to open Excel files with it.

@EfrenTercias 3 года назад

LibreOffice now has better compatibility with MSOffice files. Anotther free alternative is WPS

@tristyfreezeofficial_7 2 года назад

Libre office was known as open office previously...

@JBarista08 3 года назад

The dislike is from person (later people) who can afford and use the expensive software

@smartninja3651 3 года назад

The free alternatives suck its not because they can afford it stop assuming

@JBarista08 3 года назад

@@smartninja3651 I both agree and disagree dude

@smartninja3651 3 года назад

@@JBarista08 I mean I guess it could ALSObe that

@dpaddestroyer1861 3 года назад

Shutter Encoder is a video converter I just started using

@tonyduncan9852 3 года назад

So what is the cheapest route to CAD/CAM? I'm about to get busy.

@EfrenTercias 3 года назад

try LibreCAD

@theawesomerb2807 3 года назад

you didn't mention WPS as an alternative of office , its one of the best and WPS sheets has more functions than only office

@theawesomerb2807 3 года назад

@Mo Refaat i'm using WPS and it's fully free

@frankrecinos7158 Год назад

As a teacher I've been looking for a free alternative to notability. What am I calling where's my I don't have a Mac and I don't have that much money. Since I also teach a film class sometimes I've been looking for alternatives to final draft.

@unaischr 3 года назад

any open source tool to replace "Outlook " with an Exchange mail connection?

@EfrenTercias 3 года назад

Thunderbird or Evolution

@RogerioPereiradaSilva77 3 года назад

Evolution - which to the best of my knowledge is Linux-only - has Exchange plug-ins for both older releases of Exchange (pre-2007 I think?) and the newer ones based on EWS. It works well with Exchange although Evolution itself is kinda lacking compared to Thunderbird or even other mail/groupware clients.

@SportsIncorporated 3 года назад

VMware Virtualization Alternative. How about Hyper-V and Ubuntu, Kali, Microsoft Windows.

@NatsuHair 3 года назад

Would you make any In depth analysis on the Linux distributions now in 2021, like how user friendly are for new users, advantages and disadvantages, etc etc?

@warhawk_yt 3 года назад

There are some really nice user friendly Linux distros out there. Linux isn’t as hard to learn as people believe. I recommend trying out something like Ubuntu in a VM and see if you like it before you install it on your own computer.

@SteveMacSticky 3 года назад

As a linux user I can definitely say they are extremely user friendly. So many to choose from. The ones that are not for Newbies but definitely for extremely advanced users are Gentoo, Kali, Arch. So stick to the other ones

@EfrenTercias 3 года назад

Try ZORIN, FEREN, or GARUDA, I've all of them and I like them all. Right now using Feren OS on my laptop

@kerrydaniels8460 2 года назад

Don't overthink it. The biggest mistake beginners make is overthinking it. Like in the vid I 'd recommend Ubuntu, Zorin OS, Mint, or Elementary OS. Doesn't matter which. You're probably going to tweak them all a bit so it's not going to matter. It's best to just run them in a VM and try for yourself for a month or so. It's personal preference and you can do a lot of the same shit in each and every one. They're the same kernel with just slightly different starting points if you will. I'd try it. Best way to learn about software is honestly to just jump in and try it (in a VM if you're nervous).