Of course if Microsoft undermines standards’ interoperability…

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    Super.

    All are great. Except : Inkscape is decent, except that it’s nowhere near illustrator. It’s got issues. Issues that maybe casual users can tolerate. A more demanding user won’t.

    Gimp really isnt a substitute for photoshop. It’s slow, unstable and ux is dogshit. Too bad.

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      There are people saying Inkscape is better. I personally find it completely hard and unintuitive, just like GIMP. But I use both

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      Gimp is all I know, I can’t compare to Photoshop, and I love it! ❤️

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        It’s a lot more fully featured. It’s allows for a lot more complex mixing and editing. It supports a lot more plugins including virtual instruments. Audacity is good for basic recording and mixing but Ardour takes it to the next level in terms of versatility and control.

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      I’ve also heard good things about bitwig, though it’s not FOSS, annoyingly.

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    6 months ago

    And it’s not just for Windows. That’s pretty much a list of the default choices for my operating system.

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    So… op complains about Microsoft’s interoperability standards, and then proceeds to post a list of apps which mostly use their own too 😂

    There’s a lot of good software in there… but misleading caption…

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      The big difference is that formats used in open source software is open source.

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    In addition to Joplin, Logseq is really great too, though with more of a text-first, outline based, zettle approach.

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    I agree these are alternatives, although for the larger solutions, I would argue that none of them are comparable for professional users, besides maybe Blender. I know many animators that use it, but it’s more like a tool for a specific purpose, while they also simultaneously use many other proprietary programs.