Alternatives to adobe products
For the mentioned Adobe products, there are various alternatives available, some of which are free of charge or offered with more favorable licensing models.
| Use Case | Adobe Product | Alternative | License Type | Operating System | Cost | Procurement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDF Creation & Editing | Acrobat Pro DC | Foxit PDF Editor Pro | Proprietary | Win, macOS | subject to a fee | To be procured independently |
| PDF-XChange Editor | Proprietary | Win | subject to a fee | To be procured independently | ||
| Corel PDF Fusion | Proprietary | Win | subject to a fee | Available in the Software Shop | ||
| PDF Viewing & Commenting | Acrobat Reader | Foxit Reader | Proprietary | Win, macOS | free of charge | To be procured independently |
| PDF-XChange Editor | Proprietary | Win | free of charge | To be procured independently | ||
| PDF24 | Proprietary | Win | free of charge | To be procured independently | ||
| Okular | Open Source | Win, macOS, Linux | free of charge | To be procured independently | ||
| E-Learning / Authoring | Captivate | iSpring Suite Max | Proprietary | Win | subject to a fee | To be procured independently |
| Articulate 360 | Proprietary | Win, macOS | subject to a fee | To be procured independently | ||
| Image Editing & Photo Retouching | Photoshop, Lightroom | Affinity Photo | Proprietary | Win, macOS | subject to a fee | To be procured independently* |
| Corel PaintShop Pro | Proprietary | Win | subject to a fee | Available in the Software Shop | ||
| Gimp | Open Source | Win, macOS, Linux | free of charge | To be procured independently | ||
| Vector Graphics / Illustration | Illustrator | Affinity Designer | Proprietary | Win, macOS | subject to a fee | To be procured independently* |
| CorelDRAW | Proprietary | Win | subject to a fee | Available in the Software Shop (as a bundle) | ||
| Layout / Publishing | InDesign | Affinity Publisher | Proprietary | Win, macOS | subject to a fee | To be procured independently* |
| Video Editing | Premiere Pro | DaVinci Resolve | Proprietary | Win, macOS, Linux | free of charge | To be procured independently |
| DaVinci Resolve Studio | Proprietary | Win, macOS, Linux | subject to a fee | To be procured independently | ||
| Kdenlive | Open Source | Win, macOS, Linux | free of charge | To be procured independently | ||
| Corel VideoStudio | Proprietary | Win | subject to a fee | Available in the Software Shop | ||
| Motion Graphics / Compositing | After Effects | DaVinci Resolve (Fusion) | Proprietary | Win, macOS, Linux | free of charge | To be procured independently |
| DaVinci Resolve Studio (Fusion) | Proprietary | Win, macOS, Linux | subject to a fee | To be procured independently | ||
| Natron | Open Source | Win, macOS, Linux | free of charge | To be procured independently | ||
| Blender | Open Source | Win, macOS, Linux | free of charge | To be procured independently | ||
| Illustration / Painting | Fresco | Corel Painter | Proprietary | Win, macOS | subject to a fee | Available in the Software Shop |
| Krita | Open Source | Win, macOS, Linux | free of charge | To be procured independently | ||
| CAD / Technical Drawing | (partially Illustrator) | CorelCAD | Proprietary | Win, macOS | subject to a fee | Available in the Software Shop |
| FreeCAD | Open Source | Win, macOS, Linux | free of charge | To be procured independently |
*Affinity Photo + Designer + Publisher are also available in a bundle (replaces Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, InDesign).
