Graphite — The Complete Guide: A Procedural Vector Editor in the Browser, in Alpha
Graphite is a free browser vector editor that combines layers with a procedural node graph and exports SVG and PNG. Open source, no sign-up, still in alpha.
Guides and Articles
LazPaint — The Complete Guide: A Light Editor with Vector Layers, Even as a Portable App
LazPaint combines raster and vector layers, so arrows and text on a photo stay editable, and has a portable Windows version. Open source and free for any use.
Pinta — The Complete Guide: A Simple Layered Image Editor on Linux, macOS and Windows
Pinta is a light Paint.NET-style image editor with layers, effects and unlimited undo that also runs on Linux and macOS. Open source and free for any use.
digiKam — The Complete Guide: Managing Thousands of Site Photos with Tags and Search
digiKam indexes a large photo archive with tags, metadata and date search, face recognition and a built-in RAW editor. Open source from KDE, free for any use.
ART — The Complete Guide: A Simpler RAW Developer with Masks and Perspective Correction
ART is derived from RawTherapee, with a leaner interface, local masks and automatic perspective fixes for building photos. Open source and free for any use.
RawTherapee — The Complete Guide: Precise RAW Development and Free Batch Processing
RawTherapee develops RAW files with a 32-bit engine, advanced demosaicing, colour and noise control and batch processing. Open source and free for any use.
darktable — The Complete Guide: RAW Development and Photo Management, a Free Lightroom Alternative
darktable catalogues photos and develops RAW files non-destructively: exposure, colour, perspective and noise. Open source and free, even for commercial use.
Photopea — The Complete Guide: A Photoshop-Style Editor in the Browser, No Install
Photopea is a browser image editor with layers, masks and PSD support that processes files on your own computer. The free version has every tool but shows ads.
Loom — The Complete Guide: Screen and Camera Recording with an Instant Share Link
Loom records screen and camera and makes a share link when you stop. The free plan: 25 videos per person, 5 minutes each, up to 720p, account required.
Screenity — The Complete Guide: Screen Recording in Chrome with No Account
Screenity is an open-source Chrome extension that records a tab, area, desktop or camera, with on-screen drawing and local saving, no account. Pro is paid.
LICEcap — The Complete Guide: Recording a Screen Area Straight to an Animated GIF
LICEcap opens a transparent frame on screen and saves what happens inside it straight to an animated GIF, on Windows and macOS. Tiny, GPL, free for any use.
GPU Screen Recorder — The Complete Guide: Linux Screen Recording Without Slowing Your Machine
GPU Screen Recorder captures and encodes the Linux screen on the graphics card, on X11 and Wayland, with a buffer that saves the last minutes. Open source.