But for basic video editing with a reasonably uncluttered interface, you cant go wrong with this free app.

While the hit only appears to be targeting specific countries at this pointyoure spared, North American userstheres no reason to think that you wont have to pay more to subscribe to an Adobe app (or its whole suite of creative apps) at some future point.

Advertisement As you can imagine, Adobes price increase has set off a flurry of activity on the internet, with many annoyed users jumping onto Twitter threads and blog posts to suggest alternatives to Adobes ever-more-expensive subscription apps.

Advertisement I ran through burgerdromes Twitter thread, as well as an excellent software-recommendations thread started by TubOfCoolWhip and this handy image of recommendations from Cullen, who I would link to if I knew who they were.

I havent tried out all of these apps myself, nor am I the target audience for themas I dont really dabble in 3D animation, alas.

While we normally recommend apps weve used at Lifehacker, in this case, Ive included recommendations from the various Twitter users who have suggested them when applicable.

Its tough, as some apps just got called out by name, which is great for making a list, but not very helpful when describing an apps features.) GO Media may get a commission Grab the Latest iPad for 300 (30 Off) Apple iPad 8th Gen (Late 2020) Buy for 300 from Amazon If you dont like any of these picks, you can always try befriending an educator (or a student) to score that sweet 20month pricing for Adobes full subscription.

A word of caution, however: That only works for the first year.

Apps for painting, graphic design, or photo editing Krita (Windows Mac) Screenshot: Krita Advertisement I can personally recommend Krita as a viable open illustration program.

On the commercial side, Ive heard good things of Clip Studio Paint and Paint Tool SAI.

Krita also has re-editable file layers, filtereffect layers and layer styles.

AwrySquare Sketchbook (Windows Mac) Advertisement I use Sketchbook with my pen display and I can recommend it.

It has a decently easy-to-navigate UI and allows you to save in a.psd format for an easy transfer.

Its just as simple to use as procreate, and has all the features and more:) 1lonelyegg Paint.net (Windows) Screenshot: Paint.net Advertisement Getpaint.net is a great free Photoshop alternative and inkscape is a great free Illustrator alternative.

Been using those for years, and I have all the Adobe products, but those are still my go tos.

I basically only use my Adobe subscription for Premiere and AE.

You can even make your own, if youre feeling especially creative.

For those looking to draw some comics, built-in templates make it easy to create specific layouts for a strip.

The apps Onion Skin mode also makes it easy to draw animations, as youll be creating new layers, or frames, while viewing the previous frame as a reference point.

Advertisement Best All-Around PDF Tool: FoxIt Last week we asked you to share your favorite overall PDF tool, then we rounded up your favorites Read more Apps for creating storyboards Storyboarder (Windows Mac) Gif: Storyboarder Advertisement The features on this are pretty good, and you DO NOT have to be able to renderdraw well to use this It can create shot types from key words, which is.

TubOfCoolWhip Im Matt McCue, 99U Editor-in-Chief, and This Is How I Work As editor-in-chief of 99U, Adobes publication for creative professionals, Matt McCue oversees Read more Advertisement Apps for editing videos or creating video effects HitFilm Express (Windows Mac) Photo: HitFilm Express Advertisement Somone may have already mentioned these two but VSDC Editor and Hitflim are neat free editing softwares.

NotQueenly If Im correct, Hitfilm Express an excellent tool for creating special effectsmuch more so than your standard video editing app, which might not be quite as fully featured for this kind of work.

If youre just looking to edit and trim videos, and maybe add a simple text overlay, other video apps on this list might be a better fit.

Advertisement Shotcut (Windows Mac) Screenshot: Shotcut Advertisement I found Shotcut to be a very good free editor for video editing.

Its worked very well for me and i still use it for smaller things.

Monkeygameal If youre trying to get crazy, like edit 360-degree videosas PCMag notesthis might not be the app for you.

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