20 open source tools to unleash your creativity

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If yours is creativityYou love using your computer to create content, be it images of any kind, compose your music, compose videos, etc., you should know that there are many tools for this. In addition, today we are going to present you some that have nothing to envy to those of payment, what is more, on many occasions they exceed them, but they are also open source. And if this seems little to you, they are compatible with your GNU / Linux distribution, so you don't have to worry about it.

Without a doubt, creativity is a great quality of human beings, and sometimes it is not promoted or exploited as it should. So that it is not your case, here I am ready 20 good tools open-source to carry out your favorite projects. Surely with them you can do interesting things. As I always say with these types of articles, there are many more, surely you know some others, if you want to share your options, I will be happy if you leave a comment with more contributions, but this is our selection:

  • blender: as you know a very powerful 3D modeling, animation and simulation environment. It has even been used by great Hollywood movies and video games.
  • inkscape: what to say about this vector graphics editor, for me it is the best above other paid projects ...
  • GIMP: the competition of Adobe PhotoShop, free and with little to envy the paid program, you just have to get used to some changes and new tools.
  • Chalk: so that your illustrations are the most pro, with this great free program to draw.
  • Audacity: if what you prefer is the sound, edit your own with this great editor.
  • Write: publish from your desktop like a pro with this text editing program.
  • SIGIL: your digital publications at your fingertips.
  • trelby: write freely with this screenwriting software.
  • Pinta: a Paint in the style of Microsoft.
  • kdenlive: edit your videos and make your own audiovisual content compositions.
  • Openshot: same as above, similar to programs like Magix Video Maker, Sony Vegas, etc.
  • Shotcut: yet another tool to edit your own videos and make your cuts.
  • bicarbonate of soda: digital composition and post-processing.
  • Ardor: for those who love mixing sounds and recording.
  • qtractor- Another good alternative to Ardor.
  • Rosegarden and MuseScore: two programs for music scoring, where you can put your scores at ease.
  • hydrogen: a drum machine at your fingertips.
  • mesh lab: a laboratory for 3D modeling and printing.
  • Mixxx: if you feel like a DJ, this is a good app.

Who says there are no free professional programs?  


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  1.   Victor Sereno said

    Very good article. I would add cinelerra, a powerful non-linear video editor that stands up to Adobe premiere pro.

  2.   Jose GDF said

    MyPaint is very good too, it is for drawing and painting.

    Doubt I have. Is Trelby for writing scripts?

  3.   deivis said

    One question I am looking for several but I will start with this one, one that is open source and looks like express scribe this program is for transcriptionists and other free software for translators