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Dying to escape Adobes subscription model?
You dont need to pay hundreds of dollars a year to use top-quality creative software anymore.
Try these alternatives and buy outright (or create for free) instead.
It includes familiar adjustment parameters, custom presets, and lens corrections for most glass on the market.
Serif offers a discounted upgrade path when moving on to the next major versions of its apps, too.
Also consider:If Affinity Photo doesnt cut it, tryPixelmator Proinstead.
Its highly optimized for Apple hardware and surprisingly easy to get along with.
Windows users might want to take a look atLuxea Profor a mid-range DaVinci Resolve alternative.
Want another free alternative?DaVinci Resolve is already free, but so isiMovieand its incredibly easy to use.
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If you dont have a Mac,Shotcutis an actively maintained open-source video editor thats worth a look too.
InDesign is Adobes industry-standard publishing suite, and Affinity Publisher is Serifs answer.
The tool is designed for creating simple or complex layouts for both print and digital publications.
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Its perfect for designing books, magazines, leaflets, or even resumes that stand out from the crowd.
Want a free alternative?Scribusis the go-to open-source publishing app.
Its actively maintained, completely free, and available on virtually every platform.
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That said, Motion is a powerful tool that is arguably a lot easier to use than After Effects.
Want a free alternative?DaVinci Resolve is free, but so too is open-source toolNatron.
Tag, rate, and pick your favorite images, then edit them with PhotoLabs adjustment tools.
For smaller individual edits,Affinity Photohas a quality RAW editor and some great touchup tools.
Many built-in photo editors (like Apple Photos) are also capable of editing RAW images.
