Apps with 'Live Preview' feature

Instantly see what your files and documents look like as you create them.

  1. Obsidian icon
     933 likes

    Obsidian is a note-taking app that lets you create a personal knowledge graph with ease. It is designed for non-linear thinking and allows you to easily link your notes together wiki-style.

    92 Obsidian alternatives
    Obsidian screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Snapcraft
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Obsidian screenshot 1
    Obsidian screenshot 2
    +4
    Obsidian screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Local Storage
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Graph view
    5.  Bidirectional links
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Personal Information Manager (PIM)
    8.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  Knowledge Management
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Syntax Highlighting
  2. Notepad++ icon
     4846 likes

    Free open-source code editor and Notepad replacement supporting multiple languages, featuring high speed, low resource usage, privacy focus, and plugin extensibility.

    228 Notepad++ alternatives
    Notepad++ screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Notepad++ screenshot 1
    Notepad++ screenshot 2
    +10
    TextFX plugin menu

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Code Formatting
    2.  Portable
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Search and Replace
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  Text formatting
    7.  Multiple Open Tabs
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  No Coding Required
    12.  No Tracking
  3. Inkscape icon
     2217 likes

    Open source vector graphics editor supporting SVG with features like custom brushes, pressure sensitivity, and layer management across multiple platforms.

    128 Inkscape alternatives
    Inkscape screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    Inkscape screenshot 1
    Inkscape screenshot 2
    +1
    Inkscape screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Vectorize raster images
    3.  Support for SVG
    4.  Live Path Effects
    5.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Export to SVG
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Drawing Tablet Support
    12.  No Tracking
  4. Joplin icon
     802 likes

    Open source note-taking app with Markdown support, to-do integration, and synchronization with cloud services like Dropbox and OneDrive.

    68 Joplin alternatives
    Desktop and mobile apps

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    • Termux
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Example
    Cli version!
    +3
    Table inside table with KaTeX Math notations.
(Live-editing with Vim)

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  End-to-End Encryption
    4.  Web Clipper
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Local Storage
    7.  Tagging
    8.  Ad-free
    9. Android icon  Android Sync
    10.  Encrypted Notes
    11.  Hierarchical Structure
    12.  WYSIWYG Support
  5. Krita icon
     1325 likes

    A free, open-source painting program for professional artists offering customizable UI, 9 brush engines, layer support, and color management.

    141 Krita alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
    • Epic Games Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
    Startup page with news
    Brush editor
    +3
    Gamut Mask editor

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Digital Drawing
    2.  Blending brushes
    3.  Keyframe Animation
    4.  Drawing 2D
    5.  Drawing Tablet Support
    6.  Advanced brush settings
    7.  Support for Layers
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Custom Brushes
    10.  Non Destructive Editing
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  No registration required
  6. Visual Studio Code icon
     1303 likes

    Free, extensible code editor with Git integration, AI-driven IntelliCode, and 30,000+ extensions, supporting various languages like Python, Java.

    204 Visual Studio Code alternatives
    Visual Studio Code screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    Visual Studio Code screenshot 1
    Visual Studio Code screenshot 2
    +2
    Visual Studio Code screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Built-in terminal emulation
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Code Completion
    6.  Multiple languages
    7. Git icon  Git Support
    8. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Support for MarkDown
    11.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    12.  Works Offline
  7. Blender icon
     1662 likes

    Free open-source 3D software for modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, rendering, compositing, video editing, and simulation.

    143 Blender alternatives
    Splash Artwork for Blender 4.3

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
    Cycles Render Engine
    Modeling, Sculpt, UV
    +9
    VFX

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  3D Sculpting
    2.  Real time rendering
    3.  Compositor
    4.  Community-based
    5.  Keyframe Animation
    6.  Texturing
    7.  Animation Rigging
    8.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Physically-Based Rendering
    11.  Node Based
    12.  Parametric Modeling
  8. draw.io icon
     969 likes

    Privacy-focused diagramming software supporting real-time collaboration, offline mode, and cloud storage without ads or registration.

    121 draw.io alternatives
    Use the diagram editor in dark mode. Go to app.diagrams.net/?splash=0&ui=dark

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Notion
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft SharePoint
    • Microsoft OneDrive
    • PortableApps.com
    • Google Drive
    • Google Docs
    • Microsoft Teams
    • Google Slides
    • Google Sheets
    Windows Desktop App
    Whiteboarding example
    +9
    draw.io screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Flow Chart
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Export to PDF
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  Sync with Google Drive
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Hierarchical Structure
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Support for Layers
    12.  No Coding Required
  9. VSCodium icon
     329 likes

    This repository contains a build file to generate FLOSS release binaries of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") project, the open source core of the proprietary Visual Studio Code.

    197 VSCodium alternatives
    VSCodium screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Electron

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Prevent telemetry
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Autocompletion
    7.  MIT License
    8. Git icon  Git integration
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Syntax Highlighting
    11.  Minimap
    12.  Color coding
  10. Logseq icon
     261 likes

    Local-first, privacy-focused notebook supporting Markdown and Org mode, offline use, encrypted backup, extensible with plugins, and more.

    118 Logseq alternatives
    Logseq screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Bidirectional links
    2.  Graph view
    3.  Local Storage
    4.  Outliner
    5.  Backlinks
    6.  Support for MarkDown
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Full-Text Search
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  PDF annotation
  11. WinSCP  icon
     822 likes

    A versatile client for SFTP, FTP, and other protocols for file transfer. It offers GUI choice, and supports automation and key authentication.

    75 WinSCP alternatives
    WinSCP  screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    WinSCP  screenshot 1
    WinSCP  screenshot 2
    +7
    WinSCP  screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for SFTP
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Secure Copy (SCP)
    4.  SSH
    5.  Integrated FTP client
    6.  Portable
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Cloud Sync
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Automatic Backup
    11. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    12.  End-to-End Encryption
  12. Shotcut icon
     424 likes

    Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform, non-linear video editor.

    122 Shotcut alternatives
    Text filter settings

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    Shotcut on Ubuntu
    Shotcut on Windows
    +1
    Shotcut screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Watermark
    2.  Video filters
    3.  Keyframe Animation
    4.  CPU&GPU Rendering
    5.  Visual timeline
    6.  Trim video
    7.  Portable
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Chroma Key / Green Screen
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  No Tracking
  13. Penpot icon
     169 likes

    Penpot is the open-source design tool that bridges the gap between designers and developers.

    59 Penpot alternatives
    Components and color palette.

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Penpot workspace with Flex Layout feature.
    CSS Grid Layout and Code Inspect tab.
    +1
    Penpot workspace with Code Inspect.

    Top Penpot Features

    1.  UX Design
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Cloud Sync
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Interactive Prototyping
    7.  No Coding Required
    8.  Support for Layers
    9.  Auto Layout
    10.  Create UI Components
    11.  Design handoff
  14. Zettlr icon
     214 likes

    From idea to publication in one app: Zettlr accompanies you while writing your blog post, newspaper article, term paper, thesis, or entire book.

    159 Zettlr alternatives
    Zettlr Main Window (dark mode)

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Zettlr Main Window (light mode)
    The Berlin Theme (dark mode)
    +5
    The Berlin Theme (light mode)

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Zettelkasten note method
    3.  File Tagging
    4.  Multiple export options
    5. Zotero icon  Zotero integration
    6.  Note organization
    7.  Link files
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Syntax Highlighting
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  No Tracking
  15. Spacedrive icon
     124 likes

    Organize files across many devices in one place. From cloud services to offline hard drives, Spacedrive combines the storage capacity and processing power of your devices into one personal distributed cloud, that is both secure and intuitive to use.

    71 Spacedrive alternatives
    Spacedrive screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Spacedrive screenshot 1
    Spacedrive screenshot 2
    +3
    Spacedrive screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Filesystem
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Rust
    4.  File Tagging
    5.  Image Preview
    6.  Cross-Platform
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No registration required
    10. Git icon  Git Support
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Tagging