FreeCAD
Parametric 3D CAD program for engineering, architecture and technical drawing.
LGPL-2.1Weak copyleft
SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes, with conditions
Open source in Design & content
UI design, diagramming, DAM and video.
Common tools in this category
Open-source products · 32
3D & CAD
Blender
Program for 3D modelling, animation, rendering and video editing.
GPL-2.0-or-laterStrong copyleft
SaaS: YesClosed product: No
Diagrams-as-code
Digital asset & photo management
Immich
Self-hosted photo and video management with a mobile app, automatic backup and search.
AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)
SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No
PhotoPrism
Photo library with AI-powered search, face recognition and maps.
AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)
SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No
Ente
Encrypted storage for photos and more, with end-to-end encryption and the option to run the server yourself.
AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)
SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No
LibrePhotos
Self-hosted photo management with automatic sorting, face recognition and search.
MITPermissive
SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes
Piwigo
Web-based photo gallery for organising and sharing images, with many plug-ins and themes.
GPL-2.0Strong copyleft
SaaS: YesClosed product: No
Image editing & graphics
Compositor
Image editor for Mac with PSD support. Very new project (created September 2026).
SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes
Graphite
2D graphics program for design, digital art and motion graphics with node-based editing.
Apache-2.0Permissive
SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes
darktable
Program for developing and organising RAW photos, for photographers.
GPL-3.0Strong copyleft
SaaS: YesClosed product: No
Krita
Painting program for digital art, illustration and animation.
GPL-3.0Strong copyleft
SaaS: YesClosed product: No
GIMP
Image editor for photo retouching, compositing and graphics.
GPL-3.0Strong copyleft
SaaS: YesClosed product: No
Screenshots & screen recording
Snapzy
Native macOS app for screenshots, screen recording and annotation.
SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes
OBS Studio
Program for screen recording and live streaming with scenes, sources and mixing.
GPL-2.0Strong copyleft
SaaS: YesClosed product: No
ShareX
Windows tool for screenshots and screen recording with hotkeys and uploading.
GPL-3.0Strong copyleft
SaaS: YesClosed product: No
Flameshot
Screenshot tool with built-in editing for highlighting and annotating.
GPL-3.0Strong copyleft
SaaS: YesClosed product: No
Cap
Screen recording with shareable links, an alternative to Loom.
AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)
SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No
UI / product design
Video editing & rendering
OpenChatCut
Local-first AI video editor with a multi-track timeline, captions and agents (MCP).
SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No
fframes
Rust framework for programmatic video rendering with SVG and the GPU – write video as code.
MITPermissive
SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes
Shotcut
Video editor for Windows, Mac and Linux with support for many formats.
GPL-3.0Strong copyleft
SaaS: YesClosed product: No
OpenShot
Video editor for Linux, Mac and Windows with a timeline and effects.
GPL-3.0Strong copyleft
SaaS: YesClosed product: No
Kdenlive
Multi-track video editor with effects and transitions, from KDE.
GPL-3.0Strong copyleft
SaaS: YesClosed product: No
Visual website & app builder
Onlook
Visual editor where designers build and edit React apps directly in code with the help of AI.
Apache-2.0Permissive
SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes
GrapesJS
Framework for building web pages and email templates with drag and drop.
BSD-3-ClausePermissive
SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes
VvvebJs
Drag-and-drop page builder library in plain JavaScript, with no dependencies.
Apache-2.0Permissive
SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes
Silex
Web tool for visually building static websites, with support for dynamic data.
AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)
SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No
Frappe Builder
Visual page builder for Frappe and ERPNext that publishes web pages directly.
MITPermissive
SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes
Other
Excalidraw
Virtual whiteboard for sketches and diagrams.
MITPermissive
SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes
tldraw SDK
SDK for infinite-canvas whiteboards in React apps.
LicenseRef-tldrawSource-available (not OSI)
SaaS: NoClosed product: No