Here we have a list of software for different purposes that are (mostly) Open Source (and mostly free).
Software for Creative & Design Purposes:
- Krita - Free and open-source raster graphics editor ~ equivalent of Photoshop, or more for illustration and animation
- Gimp - Free & Open Source Image Editor ~ equivalent of Photoshop
- Scribus - Libre Desktop Publishing ~ equivalent of InDesign
- Kdenlive - Free and open-source video editing software
- DaVinci Resolve - Video Editing Software (not open source, but available for Linux)
Social Media Alternatives:
- Pixelfed - Image sharing app ~ equivalent of Instagram
- Mastodon - Microblogging ~ equivalent of Twitter. Have a look at the instances and choose what suits you best, rather than choosing the social.mastodon
Video Publishing:
- Hyper8 - Static Website generator for video publishing, instead of Vimeo and Youtube
Music Publishing:
Newsletter Alternatives:
- Listmonk - Self-hosted Newsletter
Text Editor
FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, and Cloud Storage Browser
Static Web Site Builder
Self-hosted Cloud Suite
Hosting Options
- Netlify (free, but not open source)
CMS - Content Management System
Digital Publishing Tools/Platforms
- Write Freely can be self-hosted and used for blogging, it has a (RSS) feed and can be published to fediverse.
Note Taking
- Joplin Can be self-hosted to use it across devices
- Cryptpad Online pad and online form (instead of Google Forms)
- Book Stack Collaborative note taking tool that can be self-hosted (actually a Wiki software)
Peer-to-peer File Sharing
- Soulseek - P2P file sharing, mostly for music
RSS
- Fresh RSS - Free, self-hostable feed aggregator
Ad-blocking
- Pi-hole - Network-wide ad and tracker blocking
Self-hosted Book Tracker instead of Goodreads
Other tools
- Flying Carpet - Cross-platform AirDrop alternative