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  1. Blender

    Blender Foundation

    87

    3D creation suite

    Open source 80 WindowsLinuxmacOS
  2. DirectX Texture Assembler

    Microsoft Corporation

    84

    Texassemble is a command-line tool from Microsoft's DirectXTex library, designed for assembling and processing texture arrays, cubemaps, volume maps, and other complex texture types.

    Open source 70 Windows
  3. DirectX Texture Converter

    Microsoft Corporation

    84

    This DirectXTex sample is an implementation of the texconv command-line texture utility from the legacy DirectX SDK utilizing DirectXTex rather than D3DX.

    Open source 70 Windows
  4. DirectX Texture Diagnostic Tool

    Microsoft Corporation

    84

    Texdiag is a diagnostic command-line tool from Microsoft's DirectXTex library, designed for analyzing and debugging texture files (e.g., DDS, PNG, TGA).

    Open source 70 Windows
  5. Bot Framework Composer

    Microsoft Corporation

    84

    Bot Framework Composer is an open-source, visual authoring canvas for developers and multi-disciplinary teams to design and build conversational experiences with Language Understanding and QnA Maker, and a sophisticated composition of bot replies.

    Open source 30 Windows
  6. Umbrello

    KDE e.V.

    74

    UML Modeller

    Open source 77 Windows
  7. LabPlot2

    KDE e.V.

    74

    FREE, open source and cross-platform Data Visualization and Analysis software accessible to everyone and trusted by professionals

    Open source 40 Windows
  8. libwebp

    Google LLC

    74

    We provide in the libwebp codec distribution a reference implementation for the encoder and decoder applications

    Open source 40 Windows
  9. GIMP

    The GIMP Team

    72

    Free professional image editing

    Open source 80 WindowsLinuxmacOS
  10. Inkscape

    Inkscape Project

    72

    Professional vector graphics (SVG)

    Open source 80 WindowsLinuxmacOS
  11. Okular

    KDE e.V.

    72

    View and annotate documents

    Open source 65 Linux
  12. 67

    Photoshop alternative

    Open source 77 macOS
  13. Online diagram software

    Open source 77 macOS
  14. 67

    3D parametric modeller

    Open source 77 macOS
  15. ImageGlass

    Duong Dieu Phap

    67

    A lightweight, versatile image viewer

    Open source 77 Windows
  16. 67

    Tool to optimise images to a smaller size

    Open source 77 macOS
  17. 67

    Electronics design automation suite

    Open source 77 macOS
  18. 67

    Local-first, agent-native design tool

    Open source 77 macOS
  19. 67

    Open-source design editor compatible with Figma

    Open source 77 macOS
  20. 67

    G-code generator for 3D printers

    Open source 77 macOS
  21. 67

    G-code generator for 3D printers (RepRap, Makerbot, Ultimaker etc.)

    Open source 77 macOS
  22. ImageMagick Q16-HDRI

    ImageMagick Studio LLC

    67

    A free, open-source software suite for editing and manipulating digital images

    Open source 75 Windows
  23. ExifTool

    Oliver Betz

    67

    A convenient installer and a robust portable package of Phil Harvey's ExifTool for Windows

    Open source 70 Windows
  24. MeshLab

    Paolo Cignoni - VCG - ISTI - CNR

    67

    The open source mesh processing system

    Open source 40 Windows
  25. 67

    Image Resizer for Windows

    Open source 32 Windows
  26. AINE Paint

    StudioAINE

    64

    A free drawing app for Windows

    Open source 77 Windows
  27. apic-gui

    Rizki Rakasiwi

    64

    Desktop GUI for apic — design and collaborate on Git-friendly API contracts.

    Open source 77 Windows
  28. Archi

    Phillip Beauvoir & Jean-Baptiste Sarrodie

    64

    The Open Source modelling toolkit for creating ArchiMate models and sketches.

    Open source 77 Windows
  29. ART

    ART

    64

    ART is a fork of RawTherapee, a powerful cross-platform raw photo processing program.

    Open source 77 Windows
  30. Blender Launcher

    Victor-IX

    64

    Blender Launcher is a standalone software client that provides management for stable, daily and experimental builds of Blender 3D. It is a free open source project available for 64-bit Windows and Linux (GLIBC 2.31 and higher) operating systems.

    Open source 77 Windows