Free Software
This is a decent list of free software to look into. I'll be adding from time to time
Version Control
Git
GitLab
Gitea
Mercuri ital
Github(Tutorial, Tutorial 2, $Tutorial)
Planning/ Brainstorming
Mind Mappers
FreePlane
FreeMind (HowTo, Intro)
TreeSheets (Tutorials)
Calligra Flow
Diagram
AGILE Boards
Phacility
Taiga.io
Kanboard (Windows & Linux Only)
Wekan
RestyaBoard
Trello
ZenKit
Project Planners
Project Libre
GanttProject
Calligra Plan
Productivity
Timers
Mater
PomoLectron
Productivity Timer
Pomotroid
Pomobaro
Super Productivity
Thomas
ZenFocus
Cattr
Stretchly
Notes
Joplin
StandardNotes
Zettlr
SimpleNote
Evernote
To Do Lists
Todour
ActivityWatch (Super early in development)
Strategr
OpenToDoList
Communication/ Team Chat
Group Chat
Element
Matrix
Jitsi
Jitsi Meet
Rocket Chat
Let's Chat
Zulip Chat
MatterMost
Wire
Gitter
Crust Messaging
Jami
Mumble
Discord
Slack
Instant Messaging
Signal
Telegram
Session
Tox Chat
E-Mail
Tutanota
Posteo
ProtonMail
Thunderbird
Social Media
Okuna
Diaspora
Friendi.ca
Mastodon
Textile
PixelFed
Online Storage
NextCloud
OwnCloud
SeaFile
Pydio
Fonts
BirdFont (BF Tutorials)
Font Forge (Tutorials)
FontLibrary
Document Formatting
LibreOffice
OpenOffice
Etherpad
CryptPad
PDFsam
Scribus (Tutorials)
Calligra Words
Calligra Stage
Calligra Sheets
LaTeX (Tutorial)
Lyx
TexLive
File Conversion
HandBrake
fre:ac
X Lossless Decoder (Mac Only)
Pandoc
Writing
UltraOutliner (UltraOutliner demo)
Manuskript
Characterizer
Plume Creator
Bibisco (HowTo, Tutorials, Bibisco Overview)
Sigil Ebook (Tutorials)
oStorybook
FocusWriter
Dictionary/Thesaurus
GoldenDict
Wiktionary
Audio
Ardour (Manual)
Audacity (Tutorials, Tutorials 2, $Tutorial, $Tutorial 2)
Zrythm
Carla (Usage)
JACK Audio Connection Kit
Cecilia
Soundgrain
Podcasting
PodSheets
PodcastGenerator
Backtracks
Podbean
Acast
BuzzSprout
Music
LMMS (Manual, YT Tutorials, Tutorials 2, Tutorials 3, Tutorials 4, How To Use LMMS, $Tutorial)
Mixxx (Manual, Tutorials)
Musescore (Tutorials)
Hydrogen Music (Tutorial)
Symphonium
LinuxSampler
Boscaceoil
Frinika
Musicboard
Qtractor (Linux Only)
Lilypond
Synth One (iOS Only)
Hey Metronome (iOS Only)
Looper (iOS Only)
FMPlayer (iOS Only)
Digitald1 (iOS Only)
Digital Painting/Photo Manipulation
Krita (Manual, Tutorials, Tutorials 2, Tutorials 3, Tutorials 4, $Tutorial, $Tutorial 2)
Gimp (Tutorials, Tutorials 2, Tutorials 3, Tutorials 4, $Tutorial, $Tutorial 2, $Tutorial 3)
Inkscape (Learn, Tutorials, Tutorials 2, Tutorials 3, Animation, Cheat Sheet, $Tutorial, $Tutorial 2)
MacSVG (Mac Only)
GetPaint.Net (Windows Only)
MyPaint
Phoxo (Windows Only)
Vectr (Vectr Tutorials)
Calligra Karbon
Pixelorama
Piskel
BoxySVG
Dotgrid
Pinta
PortalGraphics(Windows Only)
Canva
Figma
Photopea
Viva
FireAlpaca
Medibang Paint Pro
Photography
Darktable (Resources, Tutorials, Tutorials 2, Tutorials 3)
RawTherapee (Docs, Tutorials, Tutorials 2)
LightZone
Hugin (Hugin Tutorials)
Shotwell
DigiKam
PhotoFlow (Tutorials)
Photoflare
3D Modelling
Blender (BlenderGuru Tutorials, Tutorials, Tutorials 2, Channel, $Tutorial, $BlenderEnvironment)
Meshroom
Regard3D
MB-Lab
Modeling Cloth
SweetHome3D
GPlates
Material Maker (Windows & LInux Only)
Filter JS
MakeHuman
ArmorPaint (Free to compile)(Manual, Tutorials, Tutorials 2, Tutorials 3, Tutorials 4, Tutorials 5, Tutorial)
Pixaflux (Windows Only)
Materialize (Windows or Unity or Unreal Plugin Only)
Goxel 3D Voxel Editor
VoxelShop
Free PBR Materials
MagicaVoxel
Video Editing
Shotcut (YT Tutorials, Tutorials, $Tutorial)
Olive (Tutorial, Tutorials, Tutorials 2)
KdenLive (Manual, Tutorials)
Cinelerra (Linux Only) (Tutorials)
OpenShot
Flowblade (Linux Only)(Help)
Effekseer
TalosVFX
Natron (Tutorials, Tutorials 2, Tutorials 3, Tutorials 4)
Blender (Tutorials, Tutorials 2)
Subler
Lossless Cut
EbSynth
fSpy
DaVinci Resolve 16(Tutorials, Tutorials 2, Training)
Lightworks
Misc Filmmaking
Fountain (HowTo)
Ghostwriter
KitScenarist (Help)
Trelby (Windows & Linux Only)
Storyboarder (Tutorials)
FadeIn
WriterDuet
Causality
Highland2(Mac Only)
Animation
12 Principles of Animation
Tahoma2D
OpenToonz (Tutorials, Tutorials 2, Tutorials 3, Tutorials 4, Tutorials 5, Tutorials 6, $Tutorial)
OpenToonz (Morevna Edition) (Tutorials)
Papagayo NG
Renderchan
Synfig (Manual, Tutorials 2, $Tutorial)
Pencil2d (Pencil2d Tutorials)
Blender (Tutorials, Education, Motion Capture, Docs, Tutorial](https://www.udemy.com/course/blender-28-the-complete-guide-from-beginner-to-pro/), [ Tutorial 2)
Stykz
Boats Animator (Docs)
AnimeEffects
PivotAnimator
Game Dev
Twine (Wiki, $Tutorial)
Squiffy (Docs)
The Wick Editor
RenPy
GDevelop (Wiki)
Godot (Docs, Tutorials, Tutorials 2, Tutorials 3, Tutorials 4, $Tutorial, $Tutorial 2)
Armory3D (Wiki, Tutorials, Tutorials 2, Tutorials 3, Tutorials 4, Tutorials 5, Tutorials 6, Tutorials 7)
Defold (Learn, Tutorials, Tutorials 2)
MonoGame (Docs, Tutorials)
Unreal Engine (OnlineLearning, $Tutorial, $Tutorial 2, $Tutorial 3)
Cry Engine (Tutorials)
Fungus
Panda3D
Castle Engine
Phaser
Superpowers
LÖVE
GBStudio
FastJ
Torque 3D
MapEditor
RPG Paper Maker.
Laigter
Inform7(Docs, Tutorials, $Tutorial)
Construct 3(Tutorials, Tutorials 2)
Unity(Learn, Tutorials, Channel, $Unity2D, $Unity3D)
Virtual/Mixed/Augmented Reality
ArgonJS
ARToolKit
BabylonJS
PlayCanvas
JanusVR
LÖVR
A-Frame
OSVR
IdeaSpaceVR
ApertusVR
OpenSpace3D
GuriVR
AR.js
OpenXR
Jahshaka
Broadcasting/ Streaming
OBS (Wiki, Tutorials, Tutorials 2, Tutorials 3, $Tutorial)
Captura
Media Hosting
PeerTube
NodeTube
FunkWhale
Libre.fm
Media Players
VLC
Kodi
QuodLibet
AntennaPod
EscapePod
Poddr
Calibre
YACReader
Kodi
Quod Libet
Musique
Metastream
Plex
Crowdfunding
OpenCollective
LiberaPay
Maecen
SelfStarter
Thankful (Uses Cryptocurrency)
CloudPatron
Flattr
Patreon
eCommerce
OSCommerce
PrestaShop
Saleor
WooCommerce (Works With Wordpress)
ThirtyBees
Dokan
OpenCart
X-Cart
Pago Commerce (Works With Joomla)
DrupalCommerce (Works With Drupal)
TomatoCart
CubeCart
Particl.io (Uses Cryptocurrency)
OpenBazaar (Uses Cryptocurrency)
Content Hosting
Site Builders
Silex
GrapesJS
Symfony
GoHugo
GetPublii
Aptana
TandemCode
WordPress.org
Microweber.org
Write.as
Static Site Builders
Jekyll
Hugo
Hexo
Gatsby
Vuepress
NuxtJS
Docusaurus
11ty
Publii
Primo
CMSs
Drupal
Joomla
Grav
ProcessWire
Sentora
TinyCP
YouDontNeedWP
Web Hosting
ZeroNet
Runkod
P2PVPS
GrapeDrop
Aegir
Tendenci
HarpJS
StaticDeploy
StaticLand
OpenSourceHost
Vesta
Moodle
FOSSHost
Open Source Hosting - GreenGeeks
HelioHost
GreenGeeks
Hostinger
Web Browsers
Bold
Brave
Misc Resources
r/OpenSource
Undraw.co
ProtonVPN
OpenVPN
OpenVPN Service
GNUCash
Money Manager EX
BleachBit
2ndLock
Cryptomator
VeraCrypt
Adguard
BitWarden
KeePass (Windows & Linux Only)
KeePassXC (Mac Only)
SelfControl (Mac Only)
Clean Me (Mac Only)
Skim (Mac Only)
Okular
Kap
pfSense
Blockstack
Graylog
Unsplash (Not Software, but you can use the images for whatever you need them for)
Lichess
_STEM Stuff
_Programming
Dev Tools
Atom
Emacs
Brackets
Visual Studio Code
Eclipse IDE
Vim
SublimeText
IntelliJ (Has Open Source Version)
PyCharm (Has Open Source Version)
Android Studio
Flutter
NativeScript
VueJS
ReactJS
MongoDB
ExpressJS
AngularJS
NodeJS
Django
Scene Builder
AudioKit(iOS Only)
Font Awesome
Software Project Planning
PlantUML
Pencil Project
MeetAlva
UXBOX
Wireflow
Balsamiq
StarUML
Gravit Designer
Virtual Machines
VirtualBox
QEMU
Qubes OS
_Open Source Hardware and/or Maker Projects
Maker Sites
Hackaday
Hackster.io
Instructables
All About Circuits
Makezine
Arduino Projecthub
Raspberry Pi Projects
Maker/Hardware 101
Basic Electronic Components
Complete Guide For Tech Beginners
Soldering
9 Different Desoldering Techniques
LEDs For Beginners
Powering Your Project
How To Size Your Battery Beginner To Engineer
Arduino For Beginners
10 Basic Arduino Projects for Beginners!
The Raspberry Pi Beginners Guide
Beginners Guide to Raspberry Pi
10 Surprisingly Practical Raspberry Pi Projects Anybody Can Do
Beginner's Guide to Display Text, Image & Animation on OLEDs
CAD
FreeCad
LibreCAD
TinkerCAD
Hardware Programming
Arduino
RaspberryPi
3D Printing
Ultimaker Cura
MeshLab
Makerbot Print
CNC
Free and Open Source CamCNC Software
Maker Site Open Source Projects
Hackaday.io Open Source Projects
Hackster.io Open Source Projects
Hackster.io Open Source Robots
Hackster.io Open Source IoT
Instructables Open Source Projects
Instructables Open Source Robots
Instructables Open Source IoT
Open Source Hardware Projects (I know this isn't software)
3D Printing
The RepRap 3D Printer
BigFDM Open Source Large Scale 3D Printer
Nautilus
Building, Gardening, Etc.
Open Desk
The WikiHouse
The Global Village Construction Set
AKER Simple Urban Garden Kits
Drones
APM:Copter – Open Source Drone
Flone
OpenROV
LibrePilot
DroneCode
ArduPilot
PX4 Autopilot
Home Assistants
Gladys
Home-Assistant
OpenAssistant
OpenHAB
Linto
Stephanie
DIY Smart Doorbell
Not As Focussed On Privacy
Jasper
Calaos
HomeGenie
Mycroft
Home Security
ZoneMinder
iSpy
Kerberos
LinuxMCE
Robots
The Open Hand Project
Q.bo
JPL Open Source Rover
SmallKat
Xpider
Niryo One
OpenKnit
FarmBot
SpotMicro
VR/AR Devices
Relativty
Dragonfire
Holokit
Misc
MNT Reform
Palitra
HealthyPi v4
TinyFPGA AX & BX
Okinesio
AsteroidOS
Chordata Motion
Open Book Project
Arduino
Open Source Mask
Hardware Components (Not $0.00/Free or Software
SparkFun
TinyCircuits
SeeedStudio
Store.Arduino.CC
RaspberryPi Products
AdaFruit
Parallax
Solarbotics
Pololu
AllElectronics
Jameco
DigiKey
Mouser
Newark
Microchip
BitsBox.Co.UK
Spiratronics
RapidOnline
QuasarElectronics.Co.UK
Jaycar.Com.Au
ProtoStack.Com.Au
TaydaelEctronics
Farnell
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