Adobe Alternatives

A list of alternatives for Adobe software, originally collected by @XdanielArt and improved upon by the community,

Legend:

• ✨ = Free & open source
• ⭐️ = Free of charge
• 💵 = Single purchase
• 🔒 = Subscription for more functions

Photoshop

Photography

• ✨ GIMP (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• ⭐️ Sumo Paint (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• 💵 Affinity Photo (Windows, Mac, iOS)
• 💵 Photoline (Windows, Mac)
• ⭐️ Photopea (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• ⭐️ Paint.NET (Windows)
• 💵 Pixelmator Pro (Mac)
• ⭐️ PaintShop Pro (Windows)
• ⭐️ Pxlr (Windows, Mac, Linux)

Painting

• ✨ Krita (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android)
• 💵 Clip Studio Paint (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android)
• 💵 Paint Tool SAI (Windows, Mac)
• 💵 Procreate (iOS)
• 💵 Artstudio Pro (iOS)
• ⭐️ IbisPaint (Android)
• ⭐️ AD Sketchbook (iOS, Android)
• ✨ Firealpaca (Windows, Mac)
• ⭐️ Medibang (Windows, Mac, Android)
• 💵 Paintstorm (Windows, Mac, iOS)
• ✨ MyPaint (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• 💵 CorelPainter (Windows, Mac)

Illustrator

General

• ✨ Inkscape (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• ⭐️ Boxy SVG (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• ⭐️ Gravit Designer (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• 💵 Affinity Designer (Windows, Mac, iOS)
• 💵 Vectornator (Mac, iOS)
• 💵 Corel Draw (Windows, Mac)
• 💵 Xara Designer (Windows)

Live trace

• 💵 Vector Magic (Windows, Mac, Linux)

Animate

General

• 💵 Cacani (Windows)
• 💵 TVPaint (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android)
• 💵 Toonboom (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• 💵 Clip Studio EX (Windows, Mac)
• 💵 Moho (Windows, Mac)
• ✨ Blender (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• ✨ Open Toonz (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• ✨ Wick Editor (Browser)
• ✨ Synfig (Browser)

Honorable mentions

• ✨ Krita (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android)
• ✨ Pencil 2D (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• ✨ Firealpaca (Windows, Mac)

InDesign

• ✨ Scribus (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• 💵 Affinity Publisher (Windows, Mac)
• 💵 QuarkXPress (Windows, Mac)

Substance

Designer

• ✨ Quixel Mixer (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• ✨ Material Maker (Windows, Mac, Linux)

Painter

• ⭐️ Quixel Mixer (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• ✨ Armor Paint (Windows, Linux)
• 💵 3D Coat (Windows, Mac, Linux)

Lightroom

• ✨ RawTherapee (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• ✨ Darktable (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• ✨ DigiKam (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• 💵 On1 (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• 💵 FastRawViewerv (Windows, Mac)
• 💵 Capture One (Windows, Mac)
• 💵 Dx0 PhotoLab (Windows, Mac)
• 💵 Luminar (Windows, Mac)
• 💵 Aurora (Windows, Mac)

XD

• ✨ Penpot (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• ✨ Draftoola (Linux)
• 🔒 Figma (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• 🔒 Framer (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• 💵 Sketch (Mac)
• 💵 Lunacy (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• 💵 Origami (Mac)
• 💵 Axure RP (Windows, Mac)
• 💵 Principle (Mac)

Premiere

• ✨ Olive (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• ✨ Kdenlive (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• ⭐️ (💵) DaVinci Resolve (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• 💵 Sony Vegas (Windows)
• 💵 Final Cut Pro X (Mac)
• 🔒 Kapwing (Windows, Mac, Linux)

Acrobat

• 💵 PDF XChange (Windows)
• ⭐️ Xodo (Browser)
• ⭐️ PDF24 (Windows)

Bridge

• ⭐️ XnView MP (Windows, Mac, Linux)

Dreamweaver

• ✨ Netbeans (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• ✨ VS Codium (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• ⭐️ VS Code (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• 💵 Blue Griffon (Windows, Mac, Linux)