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Free software for content creators

Edit videos for YouTube, TikTok or Instagram, record your screen, clean up your podcast audio and design thumbnails without paying for Premiere, CapCut or Canva Pro. Here are free alternatives to 7 paid programs: Premiere Pro, CapCut, After Effects, Camtasia, Adobe Audition, Photoshop and Canva Pro.

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7 paid programs and their free alternatives

Every free alternative for content creators at a glance

Free alternatives for content creators and the paid programs they replace
AlternativePricePlatformsReplaces
KdenliveOpen Source
WindowsmacOSLinux
Premiere Pro, CapCut, Camtasia
ShotcutOpen Source
WindowsmacOSLinux
Premiere Pro, CapCut
ClipchampFreemium
WebWindows
CapCut, Camtasia
DaVinci ResolveFreemium
WindowsmacOSLinux
Premiere Pro, CapCut
PhotopeaFreemium
Web
Photoshop, Canva Pro
AudacityOpen Source
WindowsmacOSLinux
Adobe Audition
BlenderOpen Source
WindowsmacOSLinux
After Effects
GIMPOpen Source
WindowsmacOSLinux
Photoshop
GlaxnimateOpen Source
WindowsmacOSLinux
After Effects
KritaOpen Source
WindowsmacOSLinux
Photoshop
NatronOpen Source
WindowsmacOSLinux
After Effects
OBS StudioOpen Source
WindowsmacOSLinux
Camtasia
OpenShotOpen Source
WindowsmacOSLinux
Premiere Pro
PenpotOpen Source
Web
Canva Pro
ShareXOpen Source
Windows
Camtasia
TenacityOpen Source
WindowsmacOSLinux
Adobe Audition
Edits100% Free
AndroidiOS
CapCut
ocenaudio100% Free
WindowsmacOSLinux
Adobe Audition
Paint.NET100% Free
Windows
Photoshop
Adobe ExpressFreemium
WebAndroidiOS
Canva Pro
CanvaFreemium
WebWindowsmacOSAndroidiOS
Canva Pro
CapCutFreemium
WebWindowsmacOSAndroidiOS
Premiere Pro
CavalryFreemium
WindowsmacOS
After Effects
DaVinci Resolve (Fusion)Freemium
WindowsmacOSLinux
After Effects
LoomFreemium
WebWindowsmacOSAndroidiOS
Camtasia
Microsoft DesignerFreemium
Web
Canva Pro
PixlrFreemium
WebAndroidiOS
Photoshop
Waveform FreeFreemium
WindowsmacOSLinux
Adobe Audition
ArdourOne-time payment
WindowsmacOSLinux
Adobe Audition

Frequently asked questions: free software for content creators

What is the best free software for content creators?

It depends on the paid program you want to replace: instead of Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve; instead of CapCut, Edits; instead of After Effects, Blender; instead of Camtasia, OBS Studio; instead of Adobe Audition, Audacity; instead of Photoshop, Photopea; instead of Canva Pro, Canva.

Is there open source software for content creators?

Yes: Kdenlive, Shotcut, Audacity, Blender, GIMP, Glaxnimate, Krita and others are open source and free.

Which ones work without installing anything?

Clipchamp, Photopea, Penpot, Adobe Express, Canva, CapCut, Loom and others run in the browser.

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