Download Safing's Portmaster, or subscribe to the SPN, and take control of your network traffic: https://safing.io/portmaster Get your Linux desktop or laptop here: https://slimbook.es/en/ Video credits: GIMP: Davies Media Design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbyGYmZzl1I Krita: SaraTepes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMHJFdgRjYk Inkscape: TJ Free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HwLTQu2FI Blender: Polyfjord: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2HCxy4Kh4E Darktable: Davies Media Design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXyrPT0pFug 👏 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Get access to an exclusive weekly podcast, vote on the next topics I cover, and get your name in the credits: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5UAwBUum7CPN5buc-_N1Fw/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or, you can donate whatever you want: https://paypal.me/thelinuxexp?locale.x=fr_FR You can also protect your privacy by using this extension from Startpage, each install helps the channel with a small commission: https://add.startpage.com/en/protection/?campaign=4&source=aff 🏆 FOLLOW ME ELSEWHERE: Linux news in Youtube Shorts format: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtZp0mK9IBrpS2-jNzMZmoA Join us on our Discord server: https://discord.gg/xK7ukavWmQ Twitter : http://twitter.com/thelinuxEXP My Gaming on Linux Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaw_Lz7oifDb-PZCAcZ07kw 📷 GEAR I USE: Sony Alpha A6600 Mirrorless Camera: https://amzn.to/30zKyn7 Sigma 56mm Fixed Prime Lens: https://amzn.to/3aRvK5l Logitech MX Master 3 Mouse: https://amzn.to/3BVI0Od Bluetooth Space Grey Mac Keyboard: https://amzn.to/3jcJETZ Logitech Brio 4K Webcam: https://amzn.to/3jgeTh9 LG Curved Ultrawide Monitor: https://amzn.to/3pcTVDH Logitech White Speakers: https://amzn.to/3n6wSb0 Xbox Controller: https://amzn.to/3BWmIA3 Amazon Links are affiliate codes and generate small commissions to support the channel 00:00 Intro 00:33 Sponsor: Stay private on the internet with Safing 01:28 Why use Open Source Software? 02:57 Graphics, 3D work, photo editing 03:04 GIMP: Alternative to Photoshop 04:06 Krita: Alternative to Photoshop 05:09 Inkscape: Alternative to Illustrator 06:01 Blender: 3D Modeling 06:46 Darktable: Alternative to Lightroom 07:37 Media Tools 07:40 VLC: Video player 08:21 Audacity: Audio Editing 09:07 Productivity Apps 09:09 LibreOffice: Office Suite 10:05 OnlyOffice: Office Suite 10:48 Video production 10:51 Kdenlive: Video Editor 11:48 Handbrake: Video Converter 12:38 More Apps! 13:42 Sponsor: Get your Linux laptop or desktop 14:19 Support the channel GIMP It's an amazing piece of software, that I personally use for all my design needs, for mockups at my freelance job, for youtube thumbnails, or for quick photo edits. https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP Krita If you're more into digital painting, Krita is what you're looking for. It's super flexible, again, with panels you can move around to suit your workflow, it has tons of brushes, and you can further extend that by downloading new ones. Inkscape For vector graphics, the go-to open source app is Inkscape. Whether you want to mockup an application or a website, or design an icon, or just draw something, Inkscape can do it all! Blender For 3D modelling, your probably already know about Blender. One might argue it's THE best tool for the job, used by animators, VFX artists and modelers all around the world. Darktable Darktable lets you edit your photos non destructively, and your original images are preserved. VLC For video playback, you can't find something as versatile as VLC. It's not the prettiest, but it will play virtually anything, even badly damaged files, that it can even repair. Audacity Another example of an app that doesn't look good at all, but that lets you do a TON of stuff. It's a powerful audio recording and editing station. It can digitize anything, import and export virtually any format, and even combine audio files. LibreOffice LibreOffice: if you've ever used OpenOffice, forget all about it, because LibreOffice is where it's at. It's faster, it looks better, it's more stable, and it's extremely customizable to let you work with either a toolbar and menubar, or with a more modern ribbon. OnlyOffice Another solution is OnlyOffice. Its compatibility is better than LibreOffice, and I've been using it for a year or so, now, trading files back and forth with people using MS Office, without any issues whatsoever. Kdenlive For video editing, Kdenlive will probably be your go-to. It's a wonderful non linear video editor, with very powerful features to organize your media, edit your project, and render it in a format of your choosing. Handbrake For converting video into other formats, handbrake is what you need. It can rip DVDs into a single file, convert any format to any other, using any codec you might want for audio, and for video, and any container format you prefer.

Download Safing’s Portmaster, or subscribe to the SPN, and take control of your network traffic: https://safing.io/portmaster

Get your Linux desktop or laptop here: https://slimbook.es/en/

Video credits: GIMP: Davies Media Design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbyGYmZzl1I Krita: SaraTepes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMHJFdgRjYk Inkscape: TJ Free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HwLTQu2FI Blender: Polyfjord: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2HCxy4Kh4E Darktable: Davies Media Design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXyrPT0pFug

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00:00 Intro 00:33 Sponsor: Stay private on the internet with Safing 01:28 Why use Open Source Software? 02:57 Graphics, 3D work, photo editing 03:04 GIMP: Alternative to Photoshop 04:06 Krita: Alternative to Photoshop 05:09 Inkscape: Alternative to Illustrator 06:01 Blender: 3D Modeling 06:46 Darktable: Alternative to Lightroom 07:37 Media Tools 07:40 VLC: Video player 08:21 Audacity: Audio Editing 09:07 Productivity Apps 09:09 LibreOffice: Office Suite 10:05 OnlyOffice: Office Suite 10:48 Video production 10:51 Kdenlive: Video Editor 11:48 Handbrake: Video Converter 12:38 More Apps! 13:42 Sponsor: Get your Linux laptop or desktop 14:19 Support the channel

GIMP

It’s an amazing piece of software, that I personally use for all my design needs, for mockups at my freelance job, for youtube thumbnails, or for quick photo edits.

https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP

Krita

If you’re more into digital painting, Krita is what you’re looking for. It’s super flexible, again, with panels you can move around to suit your workflow, it has tons of brushes, and you can further extend that by downloading new ones.

Inkscape

For vector graphics, the go-to open source app is Inkscape. Whether you want to mockup an application or a website, or design an icon, or just draw something, Inkscape can do it all!

Blender

For 3D modelling, your probably already know about Blender. One might argue it’s THE best tool for the job, used by animators, VFX artists and modelers all around the world.

Darktable

Darktable lets you edit your photos non destructively, and your original images are preserved.

VLC

For video playback, you can’t find something as versatile as VLC. It’s not the prettiest, but it will play virtually anything, even badly damaged files, that it can even repair.

Audacity

Another example of an app that doesn’t look good at all, but that lets you do a TON of stuff. It’s a powerful audio recording and editing station. It can digitize anything, import and export virtually any format, and even combine audio files.

LibreOffice

LibreOffice: if you’ve ever used OpenOffice, forget all about it, because LibreOffice is where it’s at. It’s faster, it looks better, it’s more stable, and it’s extremely customizable to let you work with either a toolbar and menubar, or with a more modern ribbon.

OnlyOffice

Another solution is OnlyOffice. Its compatibility is better than LibreOffice, and I’ve been using it for a year or so, now, trading files back and forth with people using MS Office, without any issues whatsoever.

Kdenlive

For video editing, Kdenlive will probably be your go-to. It’s a wonderful non linear video editor, with very powerful features to organize your media, edit your project, and render it in a format of your choosing.

Handbrake

For converting video into other formats, handbrake is what you need. It can rip DVDs into a single file, convert any format to any other, using any codec you might want for audio, and for video, and any container format you prefer.