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2D Image Processing / Painting Programs

 
Photo Pos - Digital Painting Program (Photoshop Alternative)

https://www.photopos.com/PPP3_BS/Default.aspx


Krita - Digital Painting Program (Photoshop Alternative)

https://krita.org/en/


Vroid - Anime Character Creation Program (Japaniese Developed)

https://vroid.com/studio/


Gimp - GNU Image Manipulation Program (Photoshop Alternative)

https://www.gimp.org/


Gimpshop - An Alternative GUI of Gimp Designed To Feel More Like Photoshop Than Gimp

https://www.gimpshop.com/


Photoscape X - PhotoScape X Is An All-In-One Photo Editing Program
Which Provides Photo-Related Features Such As Photo Viewer, Editor,
Cut Out, Batch, Collage, Combine, Create GIF, Color Picker,
Screen Capture, Raw Images

http://x.photoscape.org/


Medibangpaint - Digital Painting Program (Photoshop Alternative)

https://medibangpaint.com/en/


Paint.net - Digital Painting Program (Photoshop Alternative)

https://www.getpaint.net/


Mypaint - Digital Painting Program (Photoshop Alternative)

http://mypaint.org/about/


Firealpaca - Digital Painting Program - (Horrific Website Aside)

http://firealpaca.com/


Paintstormstudio - Low Cost Digital Painting Program (Photoshop Alternative)

https://www.paintstormstudio.com/index.html


Paint 3D - A Free & Rather Neat Windows 10, 3D Painting & Basic Modelling Program

https://tinyurl.com/Windows-10-Paint-3D


Pencil 2D Animation - Free Open Source Vector / Raster An Easy
Program To Make 2D Hand-Drawn Animations

https://www.pencil2d.org/

Synfig - A More Advanced Open-source 2D Animation Program

https://www.synfig.org/


Pixaflux - Node Based Image Processing Program

http://pixaflux.com/features.php


RawTherapee - A Powerful, Cross-Platform Raw Photo Processing Program

https://rawtherapee.com/


Unique Image Editing / Management & Network Viewing Utility Programs


Nomacs-3-14 - A Free Unique Multi-Fuctional Program
Capable Of Image / Network Syncronisation, Overlaying &
Image Processing Control Supporting A Wide range Of Formats
- (Photoshop Alternative)

https://nomacs.org/nomacs-3-14/


Faststone - A Image Editor, Viewer & Popular Converter Program

https://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm


Texture Design Programs

Quixel Mixer - A Free Powerful Texture Design Program ( A Substance Designer Alternative )

https://tinyurl.com/quixel-com


JSplacement - Powerful Image / Texture Generator Program

https://windmillart.net/?p=jsplacement


Materialize - A Powerful Realtime Multi-Map Generator Program For 3D Apps

http://www.boundingboxsoftware.com/


Material Maker - Node Based Texture Designing Program

https://rodzilla.itch.io/material-maker


Pixaflux - Node Based Texture Design Program

http://www.pixaflux.com/index.php


GRASS GIS - Image Processing, Maps, Spatial Modeling And Visualization Program

https://grass.osgeo.org/


Aerialod - An Interactive Path Tracing Renderer Program For Height Maps

https://ephtracy.github.io/index.html?page=aerialod


Mandelbulb 3D (MB3D) - Fractal Rendering Program

https://www.mandelbulb.com/2014/mandelbulb-3d-mb3d-fractal-rendering-software/


Multiview Environment - An End-To-End Pipeline For Image-Based Geometry Reconstruction Program

https://www.gcc.tu-darmstadt.de/home/proj/mve/


3D Programs

Blender - Versatile 3D Modelling / Video Program

https://www.blender.org/


Blender 2 For Artists - A New Release 23/04/2020 - A Streamlined
Version Of The Main Blender Program

https://www.bforartists.de/


Neobarok - 3D Modelling, Sculpting, Painting, Lighting & Animation Program

https://neobarok.com/


Houdini Apprentice - A Limited Version Of The Procedural VFX Production Program

https://www.sidefx.com/products/houdini-apprentice/


Kerkythea - Kerkythea Is A Full Staging Application For Rendering Your Models
& Supports .3ds Or .obj Models & Includes A Free Exporter For SketchUp.

http://www.kerkythea.net/cms/

Pixologic's ZBrush Core - A Free Cut Downdown Version Of

Their Flagship Modelling / Sculpting Program ZBrush 

https://zbrushcore.com/mini/index.php

Sculptris - Sculpting & Painting Program

https://pixologic.com/sculptris/


DAZ Studio - 3D Character / Animation / Rendering / Environment Focused Development Program

https://www.daz3d.com/


Make Human - MakeHuman Is A Program That Allows 3D Modellers To Design Humanoid Characters

http://www.makehumancommunity.org/


Dragonbones - Animation / Character Rigging Program

http://dragonbones.com/en/index.html


Dust3D - Free Multi Function Modelling / Authoring Program

https://dust3d.org/


Wings 3D - 3D Polygon Modeling Program

http://www.wings3d.com/


3D Crafter - 3D Polygon Modeling Program

http://amabilis.com/products/


Tree It - A Great 3D Tree Generator Program With Common File Export Options

http://www.evolved-software.com/treeit/treeit


Meshmixer - A Program From Autodesk For Working With Triangle Meshes

http://www.meshmixer.com/


Particle Editor - A Plugin Utlised By The Mapscape Program And The Advlighting System.

http://www.evolved-software.com/

Mapscape V2 - A Level Editor With Light Mapping & Easy Geometry Manipulation Program

http://www.evolved-software.com/mapscape/mapscapeold


Anima 4D Lite - A New Animated 3D People / Crowd Simulation Program With A Free Version Available

https://secure.axyz-design.com/en/shop/anima-lite


Makers Empire 3D Design - Apparently The Worlds Easiest 3D Program To Learn

https://www.makersempire.com/download/


Sweethome 3D - An Architectural Design Program

http://www.sweethome3d.com/


Key 3D Program Assistent Programs

F-SPY - Still Image Camera Mapping Program

https://stuffmatic.com/projects/fspy/ 


Digital 2D / 3D Design Development Programs

Tooll.io - Interactive 3D Content & Animation Program

http://tooll.io/


3D Object Viewing & Managing Programs

KeyShot Viewer - Free Realtime Ray-Tracing Render Engine Viewer Program

https://luxion.atlassian.net/wiki/


Development Pipeline Utility Programs

Prism - Pipeline Program For Animation & VFX Projects

https://prism-pipeline.com/


Landscape Generation Programs

GAEA - A New Generation Of Terrain Design Program

https://quadspinner.com/


Terragen 4 - Free Version Of The Realistic 3D Landscaping Program

https://planetside.co.uk/free-downloads/


TerreSculptor - Free & Complete 3D Terrain Generator Program

http://www.demenzunmedia.com/home/terresculptor/


World Machine - Free Non-Commercial Version Of An Innovative 3D Landscaping Program

https://www.world-machine.com/


L3DDT - A Free Lanscape Creation Program

http://www.bundysoft.com/L3DT/


Mapscape - A Level Editor For Creating Landscapes

http://www.evolved-software.com/mapscape/mapscape


Design 3D Programs / 3D Printing

MatterControl - 3D Printing Software

https://www.matterhackers.com/store/


3D World Development Platform Programs

Unreal Engine - Interactive Experience & Immersive Virtual Worlds / Game Dev Program

https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/


Cryengine - Interactive Experience & Immersive Virtual Worlds / Games Dev Program

https://www.crytek.com/cryengine


Unity - Games & Interactive Development Program

https://store.unity.com/download/

Video File / Playback Conversion Programs

Handbreak - Video Transcoder Utility Program

https://handbrake.fr/


Digital NLE (Non Linear Editor) & Effects Programs

Hitfilm - Video Editing / FX Program

https://fxhome.com/


Blackmagic Davinci Resolve/Fusion - Video Editing / FX Program

https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/ 

Particle Illusion Standard - (Free With Bonus Content & Commercial Versions) - A Free Version Of The Highly Powerful Particle Animation Editor Program With A Free Bonus Particle Pack For Even More Creative Possibilities

https://borisfx.com/products/particle-illusion/?collection=continuum-premium-filters&product=continuum-filter-particle-illusion 

EffekSeer Particle Effect Creating Tool - Free Software For Particle Creation

https://effekseer.github.io/en/


Lightworks 14 (version 2020.1 out soon) - Video Editing Program

https://www.lwks.com/


KDENLive - Cross Platform Video Editing Program

https://kdenlive.org/en/features/


Shotcut - Cross Platform Video Editing Program

https://shotcut.org/


Openshot - Video Editing Program

https://www.openshot.org/


Free Movie Maker - The Simple Free Movie / Slideshow Maker Program Supports 500+
Popular & Rare Video Formats Including MP4, AVI, MKV, WMV, MP3, DVD, 3GP, SWF,
FLV, HD, MOV, RM, QT, Divx, Xvid, TS, MTS, & Fraps. Import Raw HD Videos From
Camcorders, Smartphones, Or Drone Cameras

https://www.freemake.com/how_to/free_movie_maker


VSDC - Video Editing Program

http://www.videosoftdev.com/free-video-editor


AVID Media Composer First - Video Editing Program

https://my.avid.com/get/media-composer-first


Avidemux - A Simple No Thrills Video Editor

http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/screenshots.html


Olive - A Free Video Editing Program ( Currently In Alpha Stages )

https://www.olivevideoeditor.org/


Videomeld - A Free But Old Video / Audio Editor With A Surprising Amount Options

https://videomeld.com/


DJV - Professional Review Software For VFX, Animation, & Film Production

https://darbyjohnston.github.io/DJV/


Digital Image / Video Compositing Programs

Natron - Advanced VFX Compositing Program

https://natrongithub.github.io/


Nuke - Digital Compositing Program - (Free Non Commercial Limited Version)

https://www.foundry.com/products/nuke/non-commercial


Vector Drawing Programs

Zoner Draw 5 FREE - A Powerful Vector Graphics Editor
With An Intuitive User Interface Direct Link To Page - Zoner Draw 5 FREE
Select from the dropdown menu on the lower half of the page below where it says
Download Older Versions - Select your version

https://2ra5-downloads.phpnuke.org/en/c119075/zoner-draw

https://www.zoner.com/


Microsoft Expression Design 4 - A Free Flexible Vector Adobe Like Illustrator Program

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/

Inkscape - Vector Based Drawing Program

https://inkscape.org/


Libreoffice Draw - A Capable Cross Platform Vector Program

https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/draw/


Boxy-SVG - Simplified Vector Web \ Desktop Program

https://boxy-svg.com/


Computer Aided Design Programs

Brlcad - ( Quote " BRL-CAD is choice of U.S Military. For more than 20 years,
BRL-CAD has been the primary tri-service solid modeling CAD system used by
the U.S.military to model weapons systems for vulnerability and lethality analyses. " )

https://brlcad.org/


Mechanical-V4-0 - Powerful Professional & Free 3D CAD Modelling Design
Program (Developed in conjunction with SpaceClaim, the leading provider of
flexible and affordable 3D modelling software for engineers)

https://www.rs-online.com/designspark/pcb-software


FreeCAD - Open Source Computer Aided Design Program

https://www.freecadweb.org/


OpenSCAD - Open Source Computer Aided Design Program

https://www.openscad.org/


SelfCAD - Easy To Use 3D CAD Modelling Program

https://www.selfcad.com/


QCAD - 2D Technical Drawing CAD Program For Building Plans,
Mechanical Designs Ect

https://www.qcad.org/en/


Tinkercad - Tinkercad Is A Free 3D Design, Electronics, &
Coding Program With A Focus On 3D Printing

https://www.tinkercad.com/


Solvespace - 3D CAD Parametric Modelling

http://solvespace.com/tutorial.pl


KiCad EDA - Circuit Board CAD Program

https://www.kicad-pcb.org/


3DC - An Easy To Use CAD Program / Online App Designed
For Educational Establishments

https://3dc.io/


Image Viewing / Transform Programs

Regard 3D - A Free Program For Turning Photographic Images
From Different Angles Into 3D Models

http://www.regard3d.org/index.php


Insight3D - Image Based 3D Modelling Program

http://insight3d.sourceforge.net/


VisualSFM - A Visual Structure from Motion System Program

http://ccwu.me/vsfm/


Photogrammetry Programs

Reconstructme - A Powerful Free 3D Real-Time Scanning Program
You Can Use With Standard Cameras

https://www.reconstructme.net/


Meshroom - Open Source Photogrammetry Software

https://alicevision.org/#meshroom


3DF Zephyr - Free Photogrammetry Software

https://www.3dflow.net/3df-zephyr-free/


E-FOTO - Photogrammetric Functionalities
That Allow The Development Of Professional
Topographic Tridimentional Mapping
Projects Program

http://www.efoto.eng.uerj.br/


CAD Programs

LDraw - A Lego CAD Program To Relive Your Child Memories

https://www.ldraw.org/


LDCad - A Lego CAD Alternative

http://www.melkert.net/LDCad


MLCAD - An Older But Complex Lego Program

http://mlcad.lm-software.com/


Bricklink - Studio V2 - A Fun Lego Program With A Photo Realistic Renderer

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/build/studio.page


SR3D Builder - A More Advanced Lego Program That Includes Animation

http://sr3dbuilder.altervista.org/


Cubik Studio - Voxel Modelling In A Lego Tool Box Program

https://cubik.studio/features


Voxel Modelling Programs

MagicaVoxel - 8 Bit Voxel Art Editor & Interactive Path Tracing Editor Program

https://ephtracy.github.io/


Goxel - Voxel Editor Program

https://goxel.xyz/


3D Slash - A Fun 3D Animated Browser Based Minecraft Like
Modelling Site With Sound Effects

https://www.3dslash.net/


Games Development Programs

CTJS 2D Games Editor - A Program For Creating 2D Games Like That
Were Around In The 1980's /1990's

https://ctjs.rocks/


Unigine Real-Time 3D Engine - For Enterprise & Technology Enthusiasts.
 Photorealistic Graphics, Large Virtual Worlds, With C++ & C# API

https://unigine.com/#intro


Pixelbox - Multi-Platform 2D Games Development Program

https://pixwlk.itch.io/pixelbox


GUI Development Programs

GUI Designer - A Free Design Program For User Interfaces

https://www.extron.com/product/software/guidesigner


Storyboard - A Program For Developing User Interface

https://tinyurl.com/Crank-GUI-Development-Program

Science / Reference Programs

Google Earth Pro - Google Earth Program On Your Desktop 

https://www.google.com/intl/en_uk

Simflow - Fluid Simulation Used Scientific Study Of
Aerodynamics, Heat Transfer Ect

https://sim-flow.com/cfd-software/


Openfoam - Scientific Fluid Simulation Program

https://www.openfoam.com/


QGIS - A Free and Open Source Geographic Information System

https://qgis.org/en/site/about/index.html


OpenMVG - Multiple View Geometry Program For Scientists

http://imagine.enpc.fr/~moulonp/openMVG/


Audio Video Media Players

Winamp - Media Player / Visualiser

https://winamp.com/


VLC - Media Player - Video

https://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.en-GB.html


KM Player - Media Player

http://kmplayer.com/


DJ Performance Programs

VirtualDJ - A Free Popular DJ Program Which Has Spanned 20+ Years

https://www.virtualdj.com/


DJProDecks - A Free Professional DJ Program That Has
Advanced Features & Skin Customisability

http://www.djprodecks.com/


Mixxx - A Free Feature Rich DJ Program With MIDI Controller
Support, Recording To Disk & Broadcast Options

https://www.mixxx.org/


Serato DJ Intro - A Lite Version Of The Commercial DJ Program
Supporting The Denon DJ MC4000, Pioneer DDJ-SB2, & Four-Deck Mixing.

https://serato.com/dj/intro


Audio Editors

Audacity - Audacity - A Multi-Platform Multi-Track Audio Editor & Recorder

https://www.audacityteam.org/


Sonicvisualiser - An Audio Visulaisation Analysis Program

https://www.sonicvisualiser.org/index.html


Text Editors

Open Office - A Free Multi-Platform Office Suite Of Programs
To Rival Those From Microsoft

https://www.openoffice.org/


Libreoffice - A Free Multi-Platform Office Suite Of Programs
To Rival Those From Microsoft

https://www.libreoffice.org/


Editpad Lite - A Great Text Editor Program

https://www.editpadlite.com/convenience.html


Screen Recording Programs

OBS - Open Source Broadcast Program

https://obsproject.com/


Streamlabs-OBS - An All In One Live Streaming Program

https://streamlabs.com/streamlabs-obs


Networking Programs For Productivity

Anydesk - Securly Connect To Your To Your Computer Remotely

https://anydesk.com/en

UI.Vision RPA Visual Desktop Automation - Automate Your Desktop
UI Workflow & Application Testing By Using Computer Vision & Codeless
UI Automation. Create Stable Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Scripts
With Image & Text Recognition On Windows, Mac and Linux.

https://ui.vision/rpa/x/desktop-automation

https://ui.vision/


Virtual Reality Headset Programs

Masterpiece VR - Requires an Additional VR Headset -
Masterpiece Creator & Masterpiece Motion Are Programs
Made For Artists, Designers, Illustrators & Creative Professionals.
Sculpt With Clay & Draw In VR

https://www.masterpiecevr.com/


Programming Language Programs

Haxe - An Open Source High-Level Strictly-Typed Programming Language
With A Fast Optimizing Cross-Compiler

https://haxe.org/


Commercial & Subscription Based Programs

Maxon Cinema 4D

https://www.maxon.com

Lightwave 2020

https://www.newtek.com/lightwave/2020/

Substance Designer

https://www.substance3d.com/

ZBrush 2020

https://pixologic.com/

Houdini

https://www.sidefx.com/

3D Coat

https://3dcoat.com/