OpenAltFinder

De-Adobe your life

A curated list of open-source and independent alternatives to Adobe's Creative Cloud lineup, so you can edit photos, design graphics, cut video, and manage PDFs without the subscription lock-in.

Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat

KillerPDF

KillerPDF

KillerPDF is a lightweight, fully portable PDF editor for Windows. Edit, merge, annotate, and sign PDFs locally with no subscription, accounts, or hidden telemetry anywhere on your computer.

Alternative to:
Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat
Sioyek

Sioyek

Cross-platform PDF viewer focused on textbooks and research papers with smart navigation, marks, bookmarks, and bibliography jumping.

Alternative to:
Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat
Koodo Reader

Koodo Reader

Cross-platform ebook reader supporting PDF, EPUB, MOBI, comics and more, with sync across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and Web.

Alternative to:
Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat
Pympress

Pympress

Lightweight GTK PDF presenter for dual-screen setups, showing current slide, next slide, and presenter notes on separate displays.

Alternative to:
Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat
PdfDing

PdfDing

Self-hosted PDF manager, viewer, and editor with multi-device sync, tagging, and an in-browser reader; deployable via Docker.

Alternative to:
Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat
SumatraPDF

SumatraPDF

Lightweight, free PDF, eBook, and comic reader for Windows that launches instantly and stays out of the way; multi-format support with minimal interface.

Alternative to:
Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat
PdfCraft

PdfCraft

Open-source PDF workbench in pure Rust — read, organize, combine, split, comment and secure PDFs.

Alternative to:
Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat
AI-assisted
word-sys PDF Editor

word-sys PDF Editor

A free, open-source PDF editor for Linux that lets you edit text, images and objects, merge documents, and export to DOCX, PPTX and more.

Alternative to:
Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat
DartPDF

DartPDF

A free, local PDF editor for mobile, desktop, and web. Annotate, fill forms, sign, and redact with no account or uploads.

Alternative to:
Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat
AI-assisted

Adobe Acrobat ReaderAdobe Acrobat Reader

Adobe After EffectsAdobe After Effects

Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Analytics

Adobe BridgeAdobe Bridge

Adobe ExpressAdobe Express

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesignAdobe InDesign

Adobe LightroomAdobe Lightroom

Adobe PhotoshopAdobe Photoshop

SnapOtter

SnapOtter

Self-hosted image manipulation platform with 45+ tools, local AI, and pipelines. A privacy-first open source alternative to Canva, TinyPNG, and remove.bg.

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Adobe PhotoshopAdobe Photoshop
miniPaint

miniPaint

Online image editor with layers, filters, and effects that runs entirely in the browser. An open source Photoshop alternative with no ads or account required.

Alternative to:
Adobe PhotoshopAdobe Photoshop
PixiEditor

PixiEditor

PixiEditor is a universal open-source 2D editor for pixel art, painting, vector graphics, and animation. Powerful tools wrapped in a modern, friendly interface for every creator.

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Adobe PhotoshopAdobe Photoshop
Krita

Krita

Free, open source digital painting and illustration application that is a popular alternative to Photoshop and Procreate.

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Adobe PhotoshopAdobe Photoshop
GIMP

GIMP

GNU Image Manipulation Program — the venerable free, open source image editor and Adobe Photoshop alternative.

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Adobe PhotoshopAdobe Photoshop
Compositor

Compositor

Compositor is a free, open-source Photoshop-style image editor built in Swift, native to macOS.

Alternative to:
Adobe PhotoshopAdobe Photoshop
AI-assisted
PhotoSuite

PhotoSuite

A free, open-source desktop image editor that replicates the Photoshop interface with 1:1 native PSD/PSB file compatibility.

Alternative to:
Adobe PhotoshopAdobe Photoshop
PhotoCraft

PhotoCraft

Open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Photoshop in pure Rust — layers, masks, adjustments and real PSD files.

Alternative to:
Adobe PhotoshopAdobe Photoshop
AI-assisted
PeerBrush

PeerBrush

Open-source desktop image editor where you and MCP-connected AI agents edit the same layered PSD project side by side.

Alternative to:
Adobe PhotoshopAdobe Photoshop

Adobe Premiere ProAdobe Premiere Pro

Shotcut

Shotcut

Cross-platform open-source video editor built on the MLT framework with a wide format support and no import required.

Alternative to:
Adobe Premiere ProAdobe Premiere Pro
FableCut

FableCut

A browser-based video editor built for humans and AI agents. Edit with a drag-and-drop UI, a JSON timeline, MCP tools, or its REST API.

Alternative to:
Adobe Premiere ProAdobe Premiere Pro
Olive

Olive

Free open-source non-linear video editor with hardware-accelerated compositing and cross-platform support.

Alternative to:
Adobe Premiere ProAdobe Premiere Pro
Kdenlive

Kdenlive

Free and open source multi-track video editor built on MLT Framework and KDE technologies.

Alternative to:
Adobe Premiere ProAdobe Premiere Pro
Open Video Craft

Open Video Craft

Open-source, local-first screen recorder and timeline video editor for macOS and Windows with AI subtitle generation.

Alternative to:
Adobe Premiere ProAdobe Premiere Pro
AI-assisted
Drift

Drift

Free, open-source desktop video editor for Linux, Windows, and macOS built with Qt 6 and FFmpeg.

Alternative to:
Adobe Premiere ProAdobe Premiere Pro
OpenShot Video Editor

OpenShot Video Editor

OpenShot is a free, open-source video editor for Linux, macOS, and Windows with unlimited tracks, keyframe animation, and 3D titles.

Alternative to:
Adobe Premiere ProAdobe Premiere Pro
LosslessCut

LosslessCut

Cross-platform FFmpeg GUI for lossless video and audio cutting, merging and remuxing — no re-encoding, no quality loss.

Alternative to:
Adobe Premiere ProAdobe Premiere Pro
Chop Chop Splitter

Chop Chop Splitter

Frame-accurate video cutter and splitter for Ubuntu and Windows that re-encodes only a few frames per cut.

Alternative to:
Adobe Premiere ProAdobe Premiere Pro
AI-assisted
FilmCraft

FilmCraft

Open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Premiere Pro in Rust — editing, colour, captions and export.

Alternative to:
Adobe Premiere ProAdobe Premiere Pro
AI-assisted

Adobe XD

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