So, Apple has jumped on the Adobe bandwagon and is now charging rent for creative tools 😞

[fedifollows@social.growyourown.services]

So, Apple has jumped on the Adobe bandwagon and is now charging rent for creative tools 😞

Alternatively, you can use free open source alternatives without any subscription:

VIDEO EDITING
@kdenlive

ANIMATION & EFFECTS
@blender@video.blender.org & @Blender@mastodon.social

RASTER ART / PAINTING
@Krita@mastodon.art & @krita@tube.kockatoo.org

VECTOR ART
@inkscape

RAW IMAGE PROCESSING
@darktable

AUDIO EDITING & PROCESSING
@tenacity
@ardour
@zrythm

DESKTOP PUBLISHING
@www.scribus.net.news

#Creative #Art #Apple #Adobe #Alternatives

[alexchapman@tweesecake.social]

@FediFollows I've tried some of these, and as a blind person they don't fully support keyboard navigation and screen readers like NVDA and Jaws, whereas Apple actually takes into consideration that blind people may wanna try and create stuff, and thus they make these tools accessible with VoiceOver.

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p.s. In case you missed it, Apple announced a new subscription package for their creative software and from now on some features will be subscription-only: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/13/apple-creator-studio-exclusive-app-features

[iamgerardthomas@mastodon.social]

@FediFollows @kdenlive @blender@video.blender.org @Blender @krita@mastodon.art @krita@tube.kockatoo.org @inkscape @darktable @tenacity @ardour @zrythm @www.scribus.net.news And the FULL facts being you can still buy all the apps as standalone: "If you’re not a fan of subscriptions, don’t worry. All apps will remain available as standalone purchases on the App Store, with productivity apps available for free."

Get all the facts before posting incorrect information...

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@alexchapman

Sorry to hear that, thanks for the headsup about these problems.

I hope the developers of the open alternatives pay attention to this as accessibility is vital.

[n_dimension@infosec.exchange]

@FediFollows

Black Magic's #davinciresolve is a full blown, professional grade video editor that is free.

The feature I like is you can equalise colors across multiple clips.

*) There are some advanced features NOT enabled the the free package, like composititing and advanced network (keys) operations, but if you need those, you are a professional getting paid pro fees.

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@iamgerardthomas

You can still buy standalone, but from now on some of the features will be subscription-only: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/13/apple-creator-studio-exclusive-app-features/

[randamumaki@mstdn.social]

@FediFollows
Worth noting that zrythm does have a subscription for its higher tiers. There are four tiers listed on the site and the free version only allows up to 25 tracks and access to version 1.0 of the program. See included image (alt text included).

#AltText

[alexchapman@tweesecake.social]

@FediFollows Same, I've tried Kdenlive and OpenShot, and they both have serious issues, so I'm either stuck to using Powerpoint for making videos, or relying on my girlfriend @chloehodges to get videos done for me.

[megatronicthronbanks@mastodon.social]

@FediFollows @kdenlive @blender@video.blender.org @Blender @krita@mastodon.art @krita@tube.kockatoo.org @inkscape @darktable @tenacity @ardour @zrythm @www.scribus.net.news

Is the apple kit particularly outstanding any more?

[kai_klnd@troet.cafe]

@FediFollows I would like to add Audacity for Audio. Not sure if they are on the Fediverse though..

[iamgerardthomas@mastodon.social]

@FediFollows A lot of companies are doing this and it's almost always tied to 'AI' rubbish, so if you don't want it, don't pay for it. Perfectly acceptable model and means, unlike Adobe, you can still buy the apps outright. So Apple is not following the Abobe model where you have no option but to subscribe.

[glitchghost@retro-gaiden.com]

@FediFollows dont forget about @GIMP

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@kai_klnd

Audacity went down the toilet when a company bought them out, but fortunately a community fork was made called Tenacity and they are on the Fediverse at @tenacity

[roc@mastorol.es]

@FediFollows @kai_klnd @tenacity I believe they backtracked most of the stuff that brought the worries

[csolisr@hub.azkware.net]

Something that could help in the long run, if you have the time and patience of course, is sending issue reports listing exactly what parts are lacking in accessibility, how do they compare with tools that do cater to accessible workflows, and suggest ways to implement those changes. Many open-source projects lack the perspective of people that require accessibility tools.

[nnn@bettercities.top]

@FediFollows
Apple charging extra for premium features within the Numbers and Pages apps is like Windows trying to charge extra for you to get Clippy in your Wordpad.

Apple's productivity apps were already limited in use. The 1% of that userbase who sign-up (who wants to *pay* to use Pages!?) Is a rounding error.

[schwa@mastodon.social]

@FediFollows "alternatives" is doing a _LOT_ of heavy lifting there.

[cstamp@mastodon.social]

@FediFollows @kdenlive @blender@video.blender.org @Blender @krita@mastodon.art @krita@tube.kockatoo.org @inkscape @darktable @tenacity @ardour @zrythm @www.scribus.net.news I hate Adobe for starting this crap. :(

[crovanian@mastodon.social]

@FediFollows I’m currently holding onto my precious #Affinity 2 suite until Canva pries it out of my cold dead hands.