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147 listings · last entry 29.10.2026
CapCut
Video
ByteDance's video editor for trimming, captioning and templated edits on desktop, mobile and web.
PhotoCraft github
Photo
A GitHub-hosted photo editing project with limited public documentation.
Richard Throssel
Photo · v0.1.0
A raster graphics editor modelled on Adobe Photoshop, offered as open-source software.
Happ
Productivity
A reference entry covering notable people who share the surname Happ.
Windscribe
Productivity
A commercial VPN service with open source desktop and mobile apps for private browsing.
Final Draft
Productivity · v13
Screenplay editor with production reports, revision pages and Fountain.
Adobe Acrobat Pro
Productivity · v25.001
PDF editor for comments, forms, OCR, preflight and accessible export.
XMind
Productivity · v25.07
Mind-mapping desktop app with zen mode, pitch slides and structure maps.
PureRef
Productivity · v2.0
Always-on-top moodboard for reference images used in lookdev and design.
Traktor Pro
Audio · v4.2
Native Instruments DJ system with stems, stems FX and mixer mapping.
rekordbox
Audio · v7.2
Pioneer DJ library, cueing and performance software for CDJ setups.
Logseq
Productivity · v0.10.9
Local-first outliner with bidirectional links, queries and daily notes.
Scrivener
Productivity · v3.4
Long-form writing studio with corkboard, snapshots and compile to print.
iZotope Ozone
Audio · v11
Mastering suite with AI assistant, match EQ and limiter modules.
Melodyne
Audio · v5.4
Note-based pitch and timing editor for vocals, polyphonic audio and DNA.
WaveLab
Audio · v12
Steinberg mastering editor with montage, analysis and CD/DDP tools.
SOUND FORGE
Audio · v17
Two-track editor for restore, batch convert and broadcast wave prep.
Reason
Audio · v13.3
Rack-based DAW with combinators, mixers and a large instrument library.
Nuendo
Audio · v14
Post-production DAW for ADR, surround, game audio and picture sync.
Ardour
Audio · v8.12
Open-source DAW for recording, editing and mixing with JACK and LV2.
iZotope RX
Audio · v11
Spectral repair suite for dialogue, restoration and batch module chains.
Logic Pro
Audio · v11.2
Apple DAW with stock instruments, spatial audio and a mixer for scoring.
Pro Tools
Audio · v2025.6
Industry mixing and recording DAW with HDX hardware and session interchange.
Studio One
Audio · v7.2
PreSonus DAW with drag-and-drop workflow, Score and stem-based mixing.
Bitwig Studio
Audio · v5.3
Modular DAW with The Grid, clip launching and hybrid track devices.
Adobe Fresco
Design & 3D · v6.4
Drawing app with live brushes, vector layers and Photoshop document roundtrip.
OctaneRender
Design & 3D · v2025.2
Unbiased GPU renderer with spectral materials used in DCC plugins.
Redshift
Design & 3D · v2025.4
Production GPU renderer from Maxon for Cinema 4D, Maya and Houdini.
Mari
Design & 3D · v7.1
Foundry 3D paint for UDIM textures on film and games lookdev assets.
3DCoat
Design & 3D · v2025.1
Voxel sculpt, retopo, UV and PBR paint in one desktop DCC.
Modo
Design & 3D · v17.0
Modeling and lookdev DCC with meshfusion, UV tools and a renderer.
Marmoset Toolbag
Design & 3D · v5.03
Realtime lookdev, baking and turntable renderer for game assets.
Corel Painter
Design & 3D · v2023
Natural-media painting with custom brushes, textures and cloning.
Clip Studio Paint
Design & 3D · v4.0
Comics and illustration studio with 3D figures, frames and animation.
Krita
Design & 3D · v2.8.2
Free and open-source raster graphics editor built for digital illustration and 2D animation.
Adobe XD
Design & 3D · v57
UI design and prototype tool with components, states and share links.
Affinity Designer
Design & 3D · v2.6
Vector illustration app with pixel persona, symbols and print-ready export.
Affinity Publisher
Design & 3D · v2.6
Desktop publishing with studio link into Designer and Photo documents.
CorelDRAW
Design & 3D · v2026
Vector illustration and layout suite used in signage and print shops.
Substance 3D Designer
Design & 3D · v15.0
Node-based material authoring for tileable PBR graphs and filters.
Substance 3D Sampler
Design & 3D · v5.0
Photogrammetry-to-material tool that turns photos into PBR maps.
Substance 3D Stager
Design & 3D · v3.1
Lookdev staging app for lighting, cameras and product stills.
Adobe InDesign
Design & 3D · v20.4
Page layout for books, magazines, interactive PDFs and print packs.
SolidWorks
Design & 3D · v2026
Parametric mechanical CAD with drawings, simulation and PDM workflows.
KeyShot
Design & 3D · v2025.2
CPU/GPU product renderer with materials, HDRI lighting and animation.
Marvelous Designer
Design & 3D · v2025
Pattern-based cloth simulation for garments, avatars and lookdev.
Autodesk Revit
Design & 3D · v2026
BIM authoring for buildings, families, sheets and coordination models.
Autodesk Inventor
Design & 3D · v2026
Mechanical CAD for parts, assemblies, drawings and simulation.
Rhinoceros 3D
Design & 3D · v8.14
NURBS modeler with Grasshopper, SubD and visualization pipelines.
SketchUp
Design & 3D · v2025
Push-pull modeler for architecture massing, interiors and layout.
Autodesk 3ds Max
Design & 3D · v2026
Modeling, lookdev and animation DCC used in games, viz and motion graphics.
AutoCAD
Design & 3D · v2026
2D/3D CAD drafting for architecture, mechanical and documentation sets.
Autodesk Fusion
Design & 3D · v2026
CAD/CAM/CAE workstation for parametric parts, assemblies and toolpaths.
Helicon Focus
Photo · v8.3
Focus-stacking tool for macro and product photography depth composites.
PTGui
Photo · v13.2
Panorama stitcher for gigapixel heads, HDR brackets and control points.
Photomatix Pro
Photo · v7.3
HDR merge and tone-mapping tool for bracketed landscape stills.
PaintShop Pro
Photo · v2026
Raster editor with layers, AI upscale and a local photo organizer.
Pixelmator Pro
Photo · v3.7
Mac image editor with ML tools, vector shapes and non-destructive layers.
FastRawViewer
Photo · v2.0
Culling viewer that reads RAW histograms, focus peaking and exposure.
Photo Mechanic
Photo · v6.9
Ingest and caption tool used by photo desks for fast sports and news culling.
Exposure X7
Photo · v7.2
Non-destructive editor with film packs, layers and a local photo browser.
DxO PureRAW
Photo · v5.1
Linear RAW preprocessor using DeepPRIME denoise before the main editor.
darktable
Photo · v5.2
Open-source photography workflow with a darkroom, tethering and color science.
Luminar Neo
Photo · v1.22
AI photo editor with sky replacement, relight and portrait tools.
ON1 Photo RAW
Photo · v2026
Non-destructive RAW editor with layered effects and a local catalog.
Topaz Photo AI
Photo · v4.1
Denoise, sharpen and upscale stills with subject-aware AI models.
Topaz Gigapixel AI
Photo · v8.4
Dedicated AI enlarger for print-resolution stills and crops.
vMix
Video · v28
Live production switcher with mix, keys, replay and streaming outputs.
Adobe Lightroom Classic
Photo · v14.4
Desktop catalog for RAW develop, local adjustments and tethered capture.
Adobe Bridge
Photo · v15.1
Asset browser for Creative Cloud libraries, metadata and batch rename.
PFTrack
Video · v2025.1
3D camera tracking and layout tool for matchmove on live-action plates.
3DEqualizer
Video · v9.0
Survey-based matchmove package for cameras, geometry and stereo shots.
Topaz Video AI
Video · v7.1
AI upscale, restore and frame-interpolation suite for archival video.
Adobe Character Animator
Video · v25.2
Performance-capture tool that drives puppets from webcam and microphone.
Lightworks
Video · v2025.1
Trimming-focused NLE used in feature editorial with shared project bins.
Mocha Pro
Video · v2025.5
Planar tracking and object removal tool for compositing and finishing.
Silhouette
Video · v2025.5
Roto, paint and keying workstation used on feature visual-effects plates.
Hiero
Video · v16.0
Foundry shot management timeline that sits next to Nuke for conform work.
Natron
Video · v2.5
Open-source node compositor with OpenFX plugins and a Nuke-style graph.
Kdenlive
Video · v25.08
KDE timeline editor with multicam, proxy media and a wide effect stack.
Vegas Pro
Video
Professional non-linear video and audio editing software for Windows.
Autodesk Flame
Video · v2026
High-end finishing system for compositing, color and editorial conform.
Katana
Video · v8.0
Foundry lookdev and lighting tool for USD-based shot lighting graphs.
Final Cut Pro
Video · v11.2
Apple timeline NLE with Magnetic Timeline, multicam and spatial video tools.
Avid Media Composer
Video · v2025.6
Editorial NLE used in film and broadcast finishing with shared Avid storage.
Godot Engine
Development · v4.5
Open-source game engine with a scene tree, GDScript, C# and 2D/3D editors.
RenderDoc
Development · v1.38
Graphics frame debugger for Vulkan, D3D12, OpenGL and Metal capture replay.
Insomnia
Development · v11.4
REST and GraphQL client with collections, environments and design-first specs.
GitKraken
Development · v11.5
Visual Git client with a commit graph, conflict editor and pull-request tools.
pgAdmin
Development · v9.8
PostgreSQL administration console for queries, roles, backups and monitoring.
MongoDB Compass
Development · v1.46
Official MongoDB GUI for documents, aggregations, indexes and schema insight.
Sublime Text
Development · v4.0
Fast code editor with multiple carets, Goto Anything and a Python plugin API.
DBeaver
Development · v25.2
Universal database client for SQL engines, ER diagrams and data editing.
TablePlus
Development · v6.6
Native GUI client for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Redis and MongoDB.
Apache NetBeans
Development · v25
Open-source IDE for Java, PHP, JavaScript and C++ with a Swing GUI builder.
Qt Creator
Development · v16.0
IDE for Qt C++ and QML apps with designers, kits and on-device debugging.
RustRover
Development · v2025.2
JetBrains Rust IDE with cargo integration, borrow-checker hints and LLDB.
Eclipse IDE
Development · v2025-09
Extensible Java IDE with plugins for C++, PHP, modeling and enterprise tools.
GoLand
Development · v2025.2
JetBrains Go IDE with modules, tests, Delve debugging and Docker support.
PhpStorm
Development · v2025.2
JetBrains PHP IDE with Laravel, Symfony, WordPress and front-end tooling.
RubyMine
Development · v2025.2
JetBrains Ruby and Rails IDE with a debugger, tests and Docker compose.
CLion
Development · v2025.2
JetBrains C and C++ IDE with CMake, debugger and embedded toolchains.
WebStorm
Development · v2025.2
JetBrains IDE for JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Vue and Node.js projects.
JetBrains Rider
Development · v2025.2
Cross-platform .NET IDE with inspections, a debugger and Unity/Unreal tooling.
Visual Studio
Development · v17.14
Windows IDE for .NET, C++ and Azure with compilers, debugger and designers.
Ableton Live
Audio · v12.1
DAW built for electronic music production and live performance.
FL Studio
Audio · v2024.2
Image-Line DAW popular for beatmaking and electronic production.
Steinberg Cubase
Audio · v14.0
Professional DAW for recording, editing and mixing music and post.
REAPER
Audio · v7.33
Lightweight, highly customizable DAW for recording and audio editing.
Adobe Audition
Audio · v25.2
Audio workstation for recording, restoration and podcast post-production.
Notion
Productivity · v2025.1
Connected workspace for notes, docs, databases and project planning.
Obsidian
Productivity · v1.8
Local-first Markdown knowledge base with linking and graph view.
Adobe Photoshop
Photo · v26.4
Raster image editor and retouching standard for photographers and designers.
Adobe Lightroom
Photo · v8.2
Photo catalog and RAW development app for high-volume photography workflows.
Capture One
Photo · v16.5
Professional RAW converter and tethered shooting tool favored by studio photographers.
DxO PhotoLab
Photo · v8.3
RAW processing software with optical corrections and DeepPRIME noise reduction.
RawTherapee
Photo · v5.11
Open-source RAW image processor with advanced demosaicing and color tools.
Affinity Photo
Photo · v2.6
Professional raster editor with focus stacking, HDR merge and live filters.
Adobe Illustrator
Design & 3D · v29.3
Vector graphics editor for logos, typography, icons and print illustration.
Figma
Design & 3D · v2025.1
Collaborative interface design tool for UI, prototyping and design systems.
Sketch
Design & 3D · v101.3
Mac-native vector design app for UI and product interfaces.
Cinema 4D
Design & 3D · v2025.1
Maxon's 3D modeling, animation and motion graphics application.
Autodesk Maya
Design & 3D · v2025.3
Professional 3D animation and VFX software for film and games.
Houdini
Design & 3D · v20.5
SideFX procedural 3D software for VFX simulation and procedural modeling.
ZBrush
Design & 3D · v2025.1
Digital sculpting tool for high-detail characters and concept models.
Substance 3D Painter
Design & 3D · v11.0
Adobe texturing tool for painting PBR materials directly on 3D models.
DaVinci Resolve
Video · v19.1
Blackmagic's editing, color grading, VFX and audio post suite in one application.
Adobe Premiere Pro
Video · v25.2
Industry-standard nonlinear video editor for film, broadcast and online content.
Adobe After Effects
Video · v25.2
Motion graphics and compositing tool for titles, VFX and animated design.
Nuke
Video · v15.1
Foundry's node-based compositing software used for feature film VFX.
Fusion
Video · v19.1
Node-based compositing and VFX application bundled with DaVinci Resolve.
Adobe Media Encoder
Video · v25.2
Batch encoding and transcoding tool for video and audio deliverables.
IntelliJ IDEA
Development · v2025.1
JetBrains IDE for Java, Kotlin and JVM development with deep code intelligence.
PyCharm
Development · v2025.1
JetBrains Python IDE with scientific tools, Django support and remote interpreters.
Android Studio
Development · v2025.1
Google IDE for Android app development based on the IntelliJ platform.
Xcode
Development · v16.3
Apple's IDE for macOS, iOS, watchOS and tvOS application development.
Postman
Development · v11.40
API platform for building, testing and documenting HTTP and GraphQL requests.
DataGrip
Development · v2025.1
JetBrains database IDE supporting SQL, NoSQL and multiple database engines.
Unity
Development · v6.1
Cross-platform real-time engine for games, interactive apps and simulations.
Unreal Engine
Development · v5.5
Epic's real-time 3D engine known for high-fidelity graphics and Blueprint scripting.
Inkscape
Design & 3D · v1.4
A vector graphics editor for illustrations, diagrams and scalable artwork.
HandBrake
Video · v1.9.0
An open-source video transcoder with presets and detailed encoding controls.
Audacity
Audio · v3.7.1
A multitrack audio editor and recorder for speech, music and sound projects.
OBS Studio
Video · v31.0.1
Free, open-source software for video recording and live streaming.
GIMP
Design & 3D · v2.10.38
An open-source image editor for retouching, composition and illustration.
Blender
Design & 3D · v4.3.2
An open-source 3D creation suite for modeling, animation and rendering.
Visual Studio Code
Development · v1.95.3
A flexible code editor with debugging, Git integration and extensions.