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Powerful Open Source Creative Suites
Game Dev
This section will feature general and specialized engine.
Capable professional 2D and 3D game engine. Even Sonic Colors: Ultimate was developed using Godot.
For beginner, this engine doesn't have visual scripting like Construct or
GameMaker, but Godot's GDScript programming script is relatively easy to learn. They remove the visual scripting on previous release, as it needs a better implementation.As in May 2023, Godot regularly becomes the top used game engine on itch.io, surpassing
Unity.Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- Epic Games Store
- Flathub
- F-Droid
- Haiku
- Steam
- FreeBSD
- Flatpak
- itch.io
- Meta Quest
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General 3D engine. Compared to
Godot Engine which only focused on game creation, O3DE has wide support, from robotics, virtualization, and other industry needs.Hosted by Linux Foundation and backed by various company, such as Amazon, Huawei, Oppo, and RedHat.
Wicked Engine is an open-source game engine written in C++. The main focus is to be easy to set up and use, light weight, high performance, and graphically advanced. The full source code is provided with the MIT license, which means, anyone is free to use it for anything without...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Windows Phone
- Xbox
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Phyton-based visual novel creator. Have relatively easy interface that beginner programmer can easily pick it up.
Ren'Py powers a lot of successful visual novel that are ported on various platform, such as Higurashi series, Clannad and PLanetarian (according to
The Visual Novel Database: https://vndb.org/v?f=N18fwRen_7Py-&s=n4w )
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No-code game engine.
While it is free and open source software, the official software release require you to pay €4.99 or €9.99 per month for more feature.
For complete comparison, visit: https://gdevelop.io/pricing
Only use this if you're a complete beginner (learning
Godot Engine is a better long-term investment if you want to scale up your game design.)Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Flathub
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Adobe Flash-alike animation and game development software. It was inspired by
Scratch, so they based on design as easy-to-use as possible. Even for the children.Unfortunately, the development is on hold as the latest commit was in 2021. (checked: December 2024)
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Self-Hosted
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Eldiron is a cross-platform creator for classic retro role-playing games (RPGs). Its primary goal is to enable the creation of RPGs reminiscent of the 1980s and 1990s while incorporating modern features such as multiplayer support, procedural content generation, and more.
Creative Coding
PraxisLIVE is an open-source, visual programming environment. Experiment with and create projects using a visual patching system coupled with the power of programming in Java, Processing and GLSL.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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NodeBox is a new software application for creating generative art using procedural graphics and a new way to approach graphic design.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Processing is an open source programming environment and library built to handle images, animation, and interactivity. It is used by students, artists, designers, researchers, and hobbyists for learning to code, prototyping, and producing full applications.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Docker
- Windows
Worth mentioning
...but I'm not sure regarding the quality, as the last time I used it was probably more than decade ago or probably never.
A beautiful, non-destructive, and GPU-accelerated RAW image editor built with performance in mind.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Godot Engine
- itch.io
- Chocolatey
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Bring Your 3D Models to Life. Mesh2Motion is a FREE & open-source web application to animate your 3D models. Supports humanoid, four-legged, and bird creatures.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Nijigenerate is an open source editor for the nijilive puppet format, which is derived from Inochi2D (v0.8) technology. This application allows you to rig models for use in games or for other real-time applications such as VTubing.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
PhotoDemon provides a comprehensive selection of photo editing tools in an 8 MB download. It runs on any Windows machine (XP through Win 10) and does not require installation. It can easily be run from a USB stick or SD card.
Canva alternative (soon).Still in early prototype. Not fully usable for productive usage.
According to the official statement: "Aktivisda meets some of the same needs as the proprietary software Canva but does not aim to be a real alternative to it.
Where Canva offers a wide range of functions and a large gallery of graphic elements, Aktivisda concentrates on the functions and graphic elements that are essential to an organisation."
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
JuiceFX alternative.
Also similar to 
Pixel Composer, but it's not node-based approach and it's not as powerful.Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
OSSIA Score is an interactive sequencer for intermedia authoring. It allows to create flexible and interactive scenarios and is especially designed for live performance, art installations, museography or any context requiring a precise and interactive execution of timed events.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Self-Hosted
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Open-source DAW for GNU/Linux with MIDI and audio sequencing, LV2, VST, DSSI plugin support, multitrack recording, and non-destructive editing.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
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Helio is a cross-platform lightweight music speed-painting tool. It features linear-based sequencer with clean UI, integrated version control to sync the projects between devices, export to midi and more.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Flathub
- F-Droid
- Flatpak
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