This is a sticky post and will be updated regularly.

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Recording/Streaming Software


  • Name: OBS
  • Intention: Streaming and recording tool
  • FOSS: yes
  • OS: Linux, Windows, MacOS

  • Name: Audacity
  • Intention: Audio recording and editing tool
  • FOSS: yes
  • OS: Linux, Windows, MacOS

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Digital Painting Software


  • Name: Krita
  • Intention: Digital painting for desktop
  • FOSS: yes
  • OS: Linux, Windows, MacOS

  • Name: Inkscape
  • Intention: Digital painting and graphic design
  • FOSS: yes
  • OS: Linux, Windows, MacOS

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Photo Editing Software


  • Name: GIMP
  • Intention: Photoshop alternative
  • FOSS: yes
  • OS: Linux, Windows, MacOS

  • Name: DigiKam
  • Intention: Photo management and metadata editor
  • FOSS: yes
  • OS: Linux, Windows, MacOS

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RAW Processing Software

  • Name: DarkTable
  • Intention: Lightroom alternative
  • FOSS: yes
  • OS: Linux, Windows, MacOS

  • Name: RawTherapee
  • Intention: Lightroom alternative
  • FOSS: yes
  • OS: Linux, Windows, MacOS

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Video Editing Software


  • Name: Kdenlive
  • Intention: Premiere Pro alternative
  • FOSS: yes
  • OS: Linux, Windows, MacOS

  • Name: Shortcut
  • Intention: Premiere Pro alternative
  • FOSS: yes
  • OS: Linux, Windows, MacOS

  • Name: Natron
  • Intention: After Effects alternative
  • FOSS: yes
  • OS: Linux, Windows, MacOS

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Audio Workstation Software


  • Name: LMMS
  • Intention: Music production tool
  • FOSS: yes
  • OS: Linux, Windows, MacOS

  • Name: Ardour
  • Intention: Music production tool
  • FOSS: yes
  • OS: Linux, Windows, MacOS

  • Name: Audacity
  • Intention: Audio recording and editing tool
  • FOSS: yes
  • OS: Linux, Windows, MacOS

  • Nathan John CooperOPM
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    I’m sorry, I’m not sure that I know what you’re referring to; could you elaborate? Also, what do you mean by ‘banned’?

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      3 years ago

      It was some months ago, Audacity added telemetry and everyone saw it because the code is open source. So people abandoned audacity in favor of forks of it without telemetry, namely Audacium

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        3 years ago

        If you are, now, opted-out by default, is there any point in having such a service?

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      3 years ago

      A couple of months back there was a huge fuss about Audacity adding telemetry to the program. There were a couple of forks spawned from it and after the backlash they went back on it.

      Banned is harsh way of saying they didn’t expect it to be recommended.

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        3 years ago

        It states in their GitHub that ‘Telemetry is strictly optional and disabled by default. No data is shared unless you choose to opt-in and enable telemetry.’ so, unless I am missing something, I don’t think I have a problem recommending it.

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          3 years ago

          Yeah, that’s the way they went back on it. Originally it was going to be opt-out instead of opt-in.

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        3 years ago

        If you are, now, opted-out by default for the telemetry in Audacity, is there any point in having such a service?