GIMP
GIMP is one of the most popular free and open source image editors . It is available for Windows, Linux and macOS and in many cases it can be a more than complete alternative to Photoshop.
Ardor
Ardor is one of the best free DAWs that serve as an alternative to Logic Pro, or ProTools. In addition to being free, it is open source and cross-platform, so you can download it to record, edit and mix audio on Linux, Windows and macOS.
Note: Ardor is free software, and although you can download the source code and compile it yourself, if you want the version ready to run on Windows or Mac, you have to pay something. It is possible to use a free or demo version, but it runs out of sound every 10 minutes.
AstroGrep
AstroGrep is an alternative file search engine for Windows , for some it is much more complete and powerful than using the system explorer, and it has many useful functions to find exactly the text you are looking for. AstroGrep is free and open source.
Hugin
Hugin is an interesting program to make panoramas by joining photos . With this app you can put together a mosaic of photos and turn them into a large panorama, or you can also join any series of overlapping photos. It is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Lightworks
LightWorks is a video editor for macOS, Windows and Linux with wide support for formats and codecs, ready to use audio and video effects, or to export video to platforms such as YouTube or Vimeo in SD, HD or up to 4K.
Notepad ++
Notepad ++ hardly needs an introduction, it is one of the most popular alternative text editors to Windows notepad. You can use it for things as simple as taking notes, or for writing code and programming. It is completely free and open source.
Paint.net
Paint.net is another extremely famous and popular image editor . It is one of the best options to replace Windows Paint with something a little better. It is not as powerful as GIMP or Photoshop, but it is not as comprehensive to use either.
PotPlayer
PotPlayer is a very good video player for Windows capable of supporting smooth playback of 4K content even on older computers . It has wide codec support, and offers high performance even with low hardware resources.
Scribus
Scribus is a good alternative to InDesign . It offers us a free and open source program for the digital composition of pages perfect for professionals who do mockups or for beginners. It is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Virtual box
VirtualBox is another that little presentation needs, it is simply the best known free virtual machine manager . In addition to being cross-platform and open source, it is one of the easiest to use software of its kind.
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