Post-Platform Digital Publishing Toolkit

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Here we have a list of software for different purposes that are Open Source (and mostly free).

Software for design purposes:

  • Krita - Free and open-source raster graphics editor ~ equivalent of Photoshop
  • Gimp - The 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 ~ equivalent of Twitter. Have a look at the instances and choose what suits you best, rather than choosing the social.mastodon

Newsletter Alternatives:

Text Editor

Cloud Storage Browser

Static Web Site Builder

Cloud Suite

Hosting Options

CMS - Content Management System

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
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