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Open-Source Alternatives
Season 1 · Episode 6

Open-Source Alternatives

Creative software is getting more expensive all the time, but by the same token FOSS alternatives are getting more and more robust. On this ep we check in with what's new in some of the biggest open-source creative applications like Blender, Audacity, and the GNU Image Manipulation Program, plus we talk through some tips and tricks for more of our favorite open-source apps like VLC, EarTrumpet, Windows Terminal, WinMerge, and more. The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

The FOSS Pod · Will Smith, Brad Shoemaker

April 29, 202252m 35s

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Show Notes

Creative software is getting more expensive all the time, but by the same token FOSS alternatives are getting more and more robust. On this ep we check in with what's new in some of the biggest open-source creative applications like Blender, Audacity, and the GNU Image Manipulation Program, plus we talk through some tips and tricks for more of our favorite open-source apps like VLC, EarTrumpet, Windows Terminal, WinMerge, and more.

The software we discussed in this ep includes:

Blender: https://www.blender.org/

Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/

GNU Image Manipulation Program: https://www.gimp.org/

VLC: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/

EarTrumpet: https://eartrumpet.app/

Windows Terminal: https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/windows-terminal/9N0DX20HK701?hl=en-us&gl=US

WinMerge: https://winmerge.org/

The FOSS Pod is brought to you by Google Open Source. Find out more at https://opensource.google

Topics

macosblenderwinmergeopen sourceeartrumpetwindowsgnu image manipulation programterminalaudacitylinuxvlc