I have ran into some license issues and we're having a software compliance audit at my workplace. I would like to know if anyone has a good alternative to either Photoshop or Dreamweaver that is free software. Thank you.

I have ran into some license issues and we're having a software compliance audit at my workplace. I would like to know if anyone has a good alternative to either Photoshop or Dreamweaver that is free software. Thank you.

 

The Gimp is the most comprehensive free photoeditor like photoshop but the learning curve is quite steep . I use Paint. Net myself which is more intuitive than GIMP to use although not so featured.

 

http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html

 

http://www.getpaint.net/ Here's a download for a set of about 500 effects plugins to go with it: http://paint.net.amihotornot.com.au/Download/PluginsPack/

Thank you, I'm going to give GIMP a go. Learning curve doesn't scare me away

Do you use Dreamweaver as a WYSIWYG editor for HTML, or just as a code editor?

Code editor, I prefer coding myself rather than using design mode.

Then any old editor could work. I used to use one called MED, but not sure it's been updated in quite a while. You might want to check it out though.

 

http://www.med-editor.com

 

Other than that, Notepad++ is a very solid choice.

 

http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

Yeah, there are tons of good code editors for Windows these days. Notepad++ is the one I've heard most about. You might also consider Komodo Edit, jEdit, or any of the other big names.

or you could just uninstall it til after the audit and then reinstall it after, Surprised no one told you to download a version with the product key from a torrent site or to use a software key generator for your already installed version. That's the easiest way to fix your problem as opposed to learning a new program. Next time register the software before you discard the package it really doesn't take that long it's a mild pain in the butt to avoid hassles like this in the future.

or you could just uninstall it til after the audit and then reinstall it after, Surprised no one told you to download a version with the product key from a torrent site or to use a software key generator for your already installed version. That's the easiest way to fix your problem as opposed to learning a new program. Next time register the software before you discard the package it really doesn't take that long it's a mild pain in the butt to avoid hassles like this in the future.

 

Not surprising really...because it's illegal.

GIMP (www.gimp.org) - Photoshop Alternative

Inkscape (www.inkscape.org) - Adobe Illustrator Alternative

Nvu (www.nvu.com) - Adobe Dreamweaver Alternative

Notepad++ (www.notepad-plus-plus.org) - Text/Code Editor, syntax highlighting makes it very code friendly

NetBeans (www.netbeans.org) - Programming IDE for Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Groovy, C, C++, Scala, Clojure, and many more

The Gimp is the most comprehensive free photoeditor like photoshop but the learning curve is quite steep . I use Paint. Net myself which is more intuitive than GIMP to use although not so featured.

 

http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html

 

http://www.getpaint.net/ Here's a download for a set of about 500 effects plugins to go with it: http://paint.net.amihotornot.com.au/Download/PluginsPack/

Can the .net stuff be used in Linux?

Can the .net stuff be used in Linux?

 

It seems that Paint.net has been ported to Linux as "Mono Paint" or "Paint Mono". I don't know what linux you are using but this is a link with Ubuntu in mind...that should cover Mint as well. You could have a look in the repository of your version of Linux to see if it's there.

 

http://www.webupd8.org/2009/09/paintnet-for-linux-paintmono.html

Edited August 28, 201114 yr by StringJunky

Can the .net stuff be used in Linux?

 

You could also try WINE:

 

http://www.winehq.org/

 

Hope it helps

Totally agree with GIMP. I love it for all arts applications.