Re:Ask HN: Professional Replacement for Adobe CC?
by two2two on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @10:58AM
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It's difficult to replace all of Adobe's software. Your needs are varied enough to make it a bit more difficult. Mostly due to your need for animation software and Linux. I completely moved over to the combination of the following software and only rarely come across an edge case scenario where Adobe CC could do something that my configuration could not.
- Photo Mechanic Plus (one0time >$100) (replaced Lightroom and Apple Photos)
- DaVinci Resolve (free and I love this software) (replaced Premiere)
There might be some smaller supplemental softwares I have accumulated over time to add more to my tools, but I don't think they're necessary.
It's so nice to not have CC, the subscription, the bloatware etc. Truly, I advocate against Adobe products to anyone I know who can actually perform professionally with the above substitutes. This is from someone who used to publish tutorials for Adobe's software in the many years past.
- Affinity Designer (one-time <$60usd) (replaced Illustrator)
- Affinity Photo (one-time <$60usd) (replaced Photoshop)
- Affinity Publisher (one-time <$60usd) (replaced InDesign)
- Photo Mechanic Plus (one0time >$100) (replaced Lightroom and Apple Photos)
- DaVinci Resolve (free and I love this software) (replaced Premiere)
There might be some smaller supplemental softwares I have accumulated over time to add more to my tools, but I don't think they're necessary.
It's so nice to not have CC, the subscription, the bloatware etc. Truly, I advocate against Adobe products to anyone I know who can actually perform professionally with the above substitutes. This is from someone who used to publish tutorials for Adobe's software in the many years past.