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  • Google Gemma icon
  • Pikimov icon
  • NUKE icon
  • VSDC Free Video Editor icon
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No dGPU survival kit

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For mobile devices and low-end Xeon/Vega iGPU machines with little or zero Vulkan support.

Local Offline Models

  1. Alpaca is an Ollama client where you can manage and chat with multiple models, Alpaca provides an easy and begginer friendly way of interacting with local AI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
    Normal conversation
    Image recognition
    Custom Character
    +4
    Integrated Script Execution
    Creative_joeCreative_joe’s note

    To run on Linux and take advantage of the swap memory. Extra tip: search for abliterated models to remove any censorship implemented by the providers.

  2. A family of lightweight, state-of-the art open models built from the same research and technology that we used to create the Gemini models.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Google Gemma screenshot 1
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Motion Design

  1. NUKE icon
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    NUKE is a powerful compositing application that delivers unparalleled speed, an efficient multi-channel scanline rendering engine, and a first-class feature set that is unrivalled in the desktop market.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    NUKE screenshot 1
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    +4
    NUKE screenshot 3
    Creative_joeCreative_joe’s note

    Steep learning curve, worth it but there's a catch: does not allow H.265 and MP4 codec usage in the free personal plan, use ffmpeg instead to transform png images into full-motion pictures. Run without crashes on Linux.

Video Editor

  1. VSDC Free Video Editor allows you to add quick changes to a video file as well as create a more complex project involving advanced post-production techniques.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • iPhone
    Vsdc latest version 8.2
    Vsdc tutorial on vsdc youtube channel
    Vsdc timeline
    +9
    Vsdc colour grading 1
    Creative_joeCreative_joe’s note

    Best pitch-speed synchronization amongst other video editors such as Blender, doesn't require 2 GB of VRAM like Resolve. Videos can be exported without any watermark if you disable the hardware acceleration feature.

  2. DJV icon
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    DJV provides professional review software for VFX, animation, and film production.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    main window
    DJV screenshot 1
    File Browser
  3. OpenCut icon
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    Open-source video editor with cross-platform support, non-linear editing, no watermarks, multi-track timeline, templates, and fast export options.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    OpenCut screenshot 1
    OpenCut screenshot 1
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  4. An enhanced version of the original VirtualDub with improved usability, and extended to work with new formats and plugins. A streamlined video editor with simple frame-by-frame timeline. Free, open-source, portable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main screen
    Crop dialog
    Compression options
    +3
    Filters
  5. YouCut icon
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    YouCut is a clear, capable, and affordable video editing app for Android and iOS. In addition to the standard clip joining, trimming and splitting, you get cool effects, filters, transitions, PiP, background music, speedup/slowdown, and text overlays.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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3D modeling/animation

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
    Splash Artwork for Blender 4.3
    Cycles Render Engine
    Modeling, Sculpt, UV
    +9
    VFX
    Creative_joeCreative_joe’s note

    Go for versions below 2.79 only, portable installation available!

  2. Prisma3D icon
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    Making 3D modeling and animation accessible everywhere, for all skill levels.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    Prisma3D screenshot 1
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    Prisma3D screenshot 3

Virtualization

  1. Proxmox Virtual Environment is a complete and easy to use Open Source virtualization platform for running Virtual Appliances and Virtual Machines. Proxmox VE tightly integrates KVM hypervisor and LXC containers, software-defined storage and networking functionality on a single...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Proxmox VE 9.1 - Node Summary
    Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.2 - Cluster summary
    Proxmox VE 9.0 - New Node Metrics
    +3
    Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.1 - VMware ESXi Guest import add storage
  2. QEMU icon
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    Open-source hypervisor emulating CPUs via dynamic translation. Supports unmodified guest OS, allows mixed binary translation and native execution.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    QEMU  with the free OS ReactOS
    Hardware Configuration of a VMware machine
    Harddisk based on a VMware vmdk-file
    +1
    Advanced settings of a vmdk-machine
  3. VMware Workstation Pro Lets You Run Multiple Operating Systems as Virtual Machines (including Windows VMs) on a Single Windows or Linux PC. VMware Workstation Pro is the industry standard for running multiple operating systems as virtual machines (VMs) on a single Linux or...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    VMware Workstation Pro screenshot 1
    VMware Workstation Pro screenshot 1
    Creative_joeCreative_joe’s note

    This free software can be obtained without tricky hassles in TechPowerUp website: https://www.techpowerup.com/download/vmware-workstation-pro/

  4. WayDroid icon
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    Waydroid uses Linux namespaces (user, pid, uts, net, mount, ipc) to run a full Android system in a container and provide Android applications on any GNU/Linux-based platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    WayDroid screenshot 1
    WayDroid screenshot 1
    WayDroid screenshot 2
    +1
    WayDroid screenshot 3
    Creative_joeCreative_joe’s note

    Good alternative to Android Studio, not tested on WSL or Cygwin.

Creative

  1. Affinity icon
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    Professional tool combining photo editing, vector illustration, and layout features with non-destructive editing, file compatibility, AI tools, and cloud integration.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Affinity screenshot 1
    Affinity screenshot 1
    Affinity screenshot 2
    +7
    Affinity screenshot 3
  2. Krita icon
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    A free, open-source painting program for professional artists offering customizable UI, 9 brush engines, layer support, and color management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
    • KDE Plasma
    • Epic Games Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Steam
    • AppImage
    Krita screenshot 1
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    +6
    Main Window
  3. Inkscape icon
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    Open source vector graphics editor supporting SVG with features like custom brushes, pressure sensitivity, and layer management across multiple platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    Inkscape screenshot 1
    Inkscape screenshot 1
    Inkscape screenshot 2
    +8
    Inkscape screenshot 3

Gaming

  1. RetroArch icon
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    A portable, fast, and lightweight emulator frontend supporting classic and modern gaming systems with features like real-time rewinding and shader support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • Steam
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    • Haiku
    Main view
    Online updater
    Screen keyboard
    +6
    Playlist
  2. DirectX icon
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    DirectX is a set of components in Windows that allows software, primarily and especially games, to work directly with your video and audio hardware.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    DirectX screenshot 1
  3. OpenGL icon
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    OpenGL is the premier environment for developing portable, interactive 2D and 3D graphics applications. Since its introduction in 1992, OpenGL has become the industry's most widely used and supported 2D and 3D graphics application programming interface (API), bringing...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    Project64 (Nintendo 64 emulator) with the Glide64 video plugin (which uses OpenGL) playing Super Mario 64.
  4. Project designed to make it easy and convenient to run Windows games on Linux for both beginners and advanced users. The project strives to make launching games (and other software) as simple as possible, but at the same time provides flexible settings for advanced users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    PortProton screenshot 1
    PortProton screenshot 1
    PortProton screenshot 2
    +6
    PortProton screenshot 3
    Creative_joeCreative_joe’s note

    Contains its own port of WineD3D aimed for graphical cards unsupported by Proton from Valve.

Miscellaneous

  1. A versatile OS with universal app architecture, free initial year offer, redesigned UI for mouse and touch, virtual desktop, and improved security.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Windows 10 screenshot 1
    Windows 10 screenshot 1
    Windows 10 screenshot 2
    +1
    Windows 10 screenshot 3
  2. EndeavourOS is an Arch-based distro that provides an Arch experience without the hassle of installing it manually for both x86_64 and ARM systems. After installation, you’re provided with a lightweight and almost barebones environment ready to be explored with your terminal...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Welcome window
    Application menu
    KDE System Settings panel
  3. Bedrock Linux is a meta Linux distribution which allows users to utilize features from other, typically mutually exclusive distributions. Essentially, users can mix-and-match components as desired. For example, one could have:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Creative_joeCreative_joe’s note

    Make the installation of debian-exclusive packages like finch and guitar easier for us arch users.

  4. File Roller is the archive manager of the GNOME desktop environment. It can extract, view, create and modify archives. File Roller is only a graphical interface to archiving utilities such as tar and zip.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Linux Mobile
    File Roller screenshot 1
    Creative_joeCreative_joe’s note

    Simplified method to extract tarballs without messing up with configuration, one of apps that I wished I know existed before starting using UNIX.

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