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Articles on free software, open-source alternatives, and how to use quality tech without expensive subscriptions or piracy. The school and college kit is now a permanent page: free software for students.
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Free alternatives to Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox
Nextcloud, Syncthing, and Cryptomator: comparison tables and a student section — no cracks or pirated “unlimited storage” tricks.
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Best free antivirus for Windows in 2026
Microsoft Defender, Bitdefender, Avast, AVG, and Avira: comparison with AV-TEST scores and official links.
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Free alternatives to Photoshop
Affinity (now free), Photopea, GIMP, and Krita: when to use each without Creative Cloud or a crack.
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Free alternatives to Premiere and CapCut Pro
DaVinci Resolve, Kdenlive, and Shotcut — and when official CapCut free is already enough.
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Free alternatives to Adobe Acrobat
PDF24, SumatraPDF, PDFsam, and Stirling PDF to read, merge, and compress without Acrobat Pro.
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Free alternatives to ChatGPT Plus
Local AI with Ollama/LM Studio and official free cloud plans — no pirate Plus accounts.
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Free alternatives to Canva and Canva Pro
Photopea, GIMP, Inkscape, Penpot, Krita, and Scribus: official and open-source editors for design without Canva Pro, cracks, or cloned templates.
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Free alternatives to Notion
Obsidian, Logseq, Joplin, AppFlowy, AFFiNE, and Anytype: local or cloud notes and knowledge bases — no cracks or pirate accounts.
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Free alternatives to Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint online from Microsoft and Google, plus LibreOffice, ONLYOFFICE, and other free suites to replace Office without piracy.
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