Shoutouts

Thanks to the following commenters below for additional recommendations that I added to this post!

  • bruhduh
  • Toes

Free Open Source Alternatives

[Visual/Graphical]

For all visual/graphical artists I would personally recommend switching from Photoshop over to

[Audio]

For audio migration I’d recommend switching from Soundbooth to

[PDF]

Acrobat Reader to

[Video]

Premiere to

There’s also an excellent thread started by urska@lemmy.ca

    • OhmsLawn@lemmy.worldEnglish
      112·
      5 months ago

      I care, but I don’t know how else to edit my photos on my phone and seamlessly back them up.

      I use Lightroom on a Google Pixel. It costs $10/mo for a terabyte of storage and an editor that’s constantly being updated. I’m not arguing that it’s the best option, I just don’t know any solid alternatives.

      If anyone else has a solution this use case, essentially the same as someone who wants to leave Google Photos’ storage/editing suite, I’d be happy to ditch Adobe.

      Edit: a word

      • BroBot9000@lemmy.worldEnglish
        101·
        5 months ago

        Use proton drive and use a separate editing software. Something like Photomator for example. There are tons of editors besides Lightroom.

          • BroBot9000@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            5 months ago

            I’ve been using them for a few years and it’s been flawless. Zero downtime or crashes, the apps are great and sharing links is clean.

        • harsh3466@lemmy.mlEnglish
          1·
          5 months ago

          Photomator is iOS only. Afaik, there aren’t that many great alternatives on Android. There is snapseed, but that’s google and if they’re looking to get off Google/Google photos, snapseed isn’t any better than just sticking with Lightroom.

          • BroBot9000@lemmy.worldEnglish
            31·
            5 months ago

            There are a few options available with a quick search: AirBrush, Bazaart, InShot Photo Editor Pro, LightX, Motionleap, PhotoDirector, Photo Editor, Photo Effects Pro, Photo Lab Picture Editor, PicsArt ,YouCam Perfect ,Pixlr ,TouchRetouch ,Vimage etc

            Most phones have a built in editor as well. But honestly if you are getting serious with photo editing you’re better off getting a laptop with a bigger screen. Makes a huge difference editing.

            • OhmsLawn@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              5 months ago

              Thanks, I’ll probably just go back to Snapseed, unless one of those is a standout for design, privacy, power and simplicity.

              I actually really enjoy mobile editing in Lightroom, the only mark it misses now is privacy.

              I have LR installed on my laptop, but never use it. Obviously, there are drawbacks. I wouldn’t want to draw paths in Photoshop on my phone, but for quick crops and color corrections, I work faster and more efficiently on my phone. I also can do it in my spare moments, rather than sitting down to dedicate an evening to editing.

      • Ada@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        4·
        5 months ago

        I use digiKam as the replacement for Lightrooms photo management tools.

        I used darktable as a replacement for Lightroom’s photo editing tools.

        I use a hosted Photoprism install for making the photos available online, sharing with friends/family etc.

          • Ada@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            2·
            5 months ago

            Digikam has really strong tagging, searching and workflow tools. So I import to Digikam, sort by quality, reject/approve and tag in Digikam, and I use it to launch specific photos in to darktable for editing.