The Giant Free Resources & Tool List
I have been collecting free resources I come across! Know of one not listed? Please share it for everyone 😊
Note: While I have tried most of these, I have not tried all of them. Please do some research before downloading anything.
📸Photo Editing and Digital Art:
PhotoPea: online (no download) alternative to photoshop
GIMP: photoshop alternative program
Snapseed: Mobile only. Photo editing app by Google.
Erase.bg: image background remover
CoMiGo' Palette Generator: Online color palette generator for artists
Krita: digital art program
PixilArt: Create and share pixel art
Blender: pro-level 3D creation software
FreeCAD: alternative to AutoCAD
Vectr: Create and export vector graphics as SVG or PNG files.
Designspiration: lets you search for graphic design inspiration and see what your competitors are doing
📽️Video
Capcut: Mobile and desktop video editor
OBS Studio: a free program for livestreamers
Shotcut: video editor
🎙️Audio/Recordings/Podcasts:
Audacity: Audio editor
Craig: a bot for discord that lets you record audio conversations (not sneakily, publicly) for podcasts. It even splits everyone into separate audio files for easier edits.
📖Documents and Writing
Okular: Free PDF editor
LibreOffice: Microsoft office alternative
yWriter: novel writing software
Timeline: free visual timeline software
Highland 2: software for screenwriters
Slugline: software for screenwriters
Fantasia Archive: a program made for sorting DnD notes and worldbuilding, but helpful for writers too
Obsidian: A place to store all your notes and writings, wiki or ebook style. It has many plug-ins available.
💬Fonts:
FreeTypography: Free fonts for commercial use
Creative Fabrica: Free fonts for commercial use (sign-up required. Click "Menu," then "Freebies.")
Google Fonts
Related:
Font Base: Free program made to organize and preview fonts (for graphic design)
🖥️Website Building/Coding/Programing
Kodezi: coding auto-corrector
Builder - Drag and drop page builder and CMS.
ColorBox: Create a color pallet, and get the color codes
Online HTML Editor: Free, online, and basic
AppInventor: Drag-And-Drop app creator
Codecademy: Learn code
SwipeWell: examples of other website designs for inspiration
Misc
Etymology Dictionary: History and meanings of words
Marginalia: search engine that focuses on non-commercial content
Text-To-Speech: Chrome Extension for hearing text spoken and seeing it highlighted
Dictation: will transcribe audio
FreeLearningList: several lists of websites where you can learn for free
TinyWow: A website with several different useful tools; such as converting file types, photo editing, and more.
Awesome Social Robots: How to build a robot companion
Food Swap Network: share homemade, homegrown, or foraged foods with each other.
📺Media and Entertainment
Tubi online streaming platform with ads
VLC: a media player that can play pretty much anything
inoreader: RSS reader so you can follow your fav websites without ads.
Calibre: ebook management
Free Books: A list of places to legally find free books
🖼️Public Domain Art
Once something reaches a certain age, it can fall under public domain. This includes classical art (like the Mona Lisa).
If they are public domain, you can use them for commercial use or marketing.
Wikimedia Commons: check the copyright before using any images. There are some public domain, and some creative commons works.
Artvee
National Gallery of Art Open Data Program
Open Access at The Met
NASA
The Public Review
Rijksstudio
The Hermitage
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