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There are a lot of excellent graphics programs on the market these days, but just because they come with a premium price tag doesn't mean they are the only option. Take a look at this list of our favorite, and free, alternatives to some of those pricey programs.

Paint, Drawing and Graphics Programs

Gimp – Very powerful image manipulation program, great for photo retouching and image creation. There are other downloads, GTK and runtime environment for this program to work properly. This program currently runs on Linux, Windows (XP and Vista), Mac OSX, and some Unix based systems.

Ultimate Paint – Image creation and manipulation program for Windows systems. This is a pretty compact and fast running graphics program with plenty of features.

Skencil – An interactive vector drawing program for Unix and Linux operating systems built on the Python language. This program has tons of features like gradient fills, bezier curves and you can bend text along paths to name a few.

Pixia - Originally a Japanese only edition, Pixia is a very nice paint tool with full layers support and many other features. The English version website does lack information and support so you will likely need to search the web for information on learning to use this tool. This is currently a Windows only program and does support some drawing tablets.

InkScape – If you have been looking the free answer to Adobe Illustrator or CorelDraw, IncScape is a great alternative. This is a full featured vector graphics editor. The website has a tons of information, tutorials and galleries of work created with the program, to give you a good idea of what you are getting involved with.

Paint.net – A free image and photo editing software for Windows based PC's. This program was voted #19 out of the top 100 programs of 2007 by PC World. It has full support for layers and special effects, the tools are top notch and highly recommended by many users. There is a strong online community for support and frequent updates to the software. Comparable to Adobe Photoshop.

SmoothDraw NX – A freehand drawing tool designed for use with tablets. Several choices of brushes and pencil strokes for creating realistic drawings. Also auto smoothes lines if you are using a mouse to draw with.

ImageForge – An image editing and creation program for Windows systems. Although this program is a little rougher than some of the others it still has some nice features like easily creating 3D text, red-eye removal and you can easily create your own Windows screen savers.

Brush Strokes – Free graphics editor, with support for many of the popular and common image formats. It isn't as full featured as some of the other programs but it is a good choice for less technical or light users.

Project Dogwaffle – A painting and drawing program developed for the PC. Has a nice set of tools and very functional, although does lack features of some large programs.

Sodipodi – This is a vector based drawing program that operates on most Unix and Windows systems. It has a ton of features like out of center gradients, patterned lines, dynamic xml editor and you can easily create vertical text.

Karbon14 – Another nice, full featured vector based drawing program released under the GNU license. This program comes as part of the Koffice project which includes a whole suite of tools in KDE.

ArtWeaver – A freeware paint and drawing program for Windows designed to simulate natural brush tools and effects for artists used to working on canvas. It supports most common file formats, has the standard editing tools like found in many popular graphics programs and offers a few effects filters.

GimpShopdotnet – This is a modified version of Gimp, designed to work and feel more like Adobe Photoshop, allowing Photoshop users a comfortable free alternative.

ImageMagick – A nice command line program for editing and creating images. There are a whole bunch of useful features like shearing and transforming images, flip, mirror and rotate images and a whole lot more.

Animation and 3D Programs

Terragen – Create amazing scenery and photorealistic images with this program. This program comes with a lot of features including, terrain sculpting tools, water and cloud generators, realistic sunlight creation and so much more. Works with Windows and Mac OS systems.

Google SketchUp – A powerful 3D software that allows quickly build 3D models. The program is pretty easy to use and you can design and build everything from your dream house to a favorite skyscraper. Works on Windows and Mac systems.

Art of Illusion – An open-source 3D modeling and rendering studio written in Java and usable on most Java Virtual Machines. On the website you can find some comprehensive tutorials on creating a human figure, working with triangle meshes and more to give you a little better understanding of how to use this nice program.

Blender – A top of the line 3D graphics program available for most operating systems. This is a very powerful tool but does have a strong learning curve if you are not familiar with these types of programs. On the website you can find a bunch of great tutorials, galleries of previous work created with this application and a busy community to answer any questions you may have.

3D Canvas – A real-time 3D modeling and animation tool. Easily create 3D scenes with drag-and-drop controls. Customizable toolbars and interface and frame by frame animations are only the start of this programs features.

Graphix – An open source graphics editor built to edit and create both raster and vector images. Works one WINE and WinXP operating systems.

3D Plus – This program definitely lacks some of the features of other full scale 3D programs, but it is very ease to use and works well for small quick jobs. You can also purchase the extended version for $9.99.

Daz 3D – Calls itself a figure posing and animation tool, basically you can use pre-created people, animals, vehicles, scenes and more, to edit and manipulate them to create your own 3D and animated scenes. The program itself is free, however most of the additional add-ons will cost you money. With that said this is a very nice program to use for people of all skill levels and highly recommended by many.

Anim8or – A 3D modeling and animation program, that is available for download, but kind of a still in progress program. It does have its bugs but is a very nice program created by one person to handle what they wanted out of 3D software. Some of its features include, a built in 3D object browser, true-type font support, 3D modeler, jointed character editor and a bunch others.

Synfig – A very powerful, well developed 2D vector animation program. This program was designed for studio quality animations, why it was released under the GNU license for free, I have no idea, but I am glad it was. It is currently available for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems.

BRL-CAD – A cross platform 3D modeling program that includes ray-tracing for rendering, interactive geometry editor and more. This program is not recommended for non-tech users.

MindsEye – A nice freeware 3D modeling and rendering suite for Linux users. Features include a multi-scene/user concept that allows multiple people to work on the same scenes or visa-versa, object oriented modeling, network support in the MindsEye kernal and more.

Maya Personal Learning Edition – Maya is an excellent, although expensive 3D graphics program. This is the free edition developed to give you the opportunity to learn and use the program before purchasing. This edition has most every feature available as in the standard version but it is for non-commercial use and your images will be watermarked among other things.

Miscellaneous Programs

Picassa – A free image editing program available in the Google Pack download. This is a very light program but does support red-eye removal, photo correction and most of the standard editing tools.

IcoFX – A freeware Windows program for creating icons with more than 40 different effects and custom filters.

Pixel Toolbox 1.1 – A nice suite of tools for creating desktop graphics on Windows systems. With the program you can create wallpaper tiles, icons and cursors to name a few. Easy to use interface and of course free to download.

ColorPic – A magnified color picker, designed to create color palettes of up to 16 colors at once. You can easily pick any color from the screen, colors shown in hex and decimal, adjust hue saturation and it works in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Photoshop and many other applications.

Favicon Generator – This is a very nice web-based favicon generator. You can easily and quickly convert your images to favicons for your website.

FastStone Image Viewer – A full featured image browser, converter and editor. There are many features including, red-eye removal, cropping, emailing photos, color adjustments and more. Program supports all major file formats and is compatible with Windows systems.

Icon Studio 1.2 – A free, simple to use icon editor and creator. You can create icons in multiple sizes and color depths, flip, rotate, import from EXE and more.

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Aeon Timeline 2.3.16
Aeon Timeline is the next generation of Visual Timeline Software,rewritten from the ground up to provide a fresh new User Experience.
It comes packed with features for creative writers, project management,case management, historians and student projects.

• License: Demo, $50
• Developer/Publisher: Scribble Code
• Modification Date: January 29, 2019
• Requirements: Mac OS X 10.9 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 56.2 MB

ConceptDraw Diagram 12.1.5.278
ConceptDraw DIAGRAM provides a complete range of business graphicdocumentation solutions with thousands of stencils and hundreds oftemplates for rapid diagramming. ConceptDraw Solutions offerbusiness-specific add-ons to support an expansive variety of workflowrequirements. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM v12 is a versatile diagramming tool,which provides for the sharing of drawings and assists in teamcollaboration through presentations and many export options.

• License: Demo, $199
• Developer/Publisher: CS Odessa
• Modification Date: February 7, 2019
• Requirements: macOS 10.12 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 603.4 MB - Downloads Conceptdraw Office including ConceptDraw Diagram

ConceptDraw MindMap 10.1.2.110
ConceptDraw MindMap, a leading mind map product, includes acomprehensive set of capabilities for designing and building timesavingmind maps. Create mind maps that intuitively illustrate your thoughtprocess. Organize ideas and data with a comprehensive productivity toolthat is flexible and easy-to-use. Generate a great assortment ofdocument styles and formats. Make live presentations from mind maps andthen export them to MS PowerPoint or Web pages. Perfect forbrainstorming, project planning, meeting management, note taking, andmuch more.

• License: Demo, $199
• Developer/Publisher: Computer Systems Odessa
• Modification Date: February 5, 2019
• Requirements: macOS 10.12 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 603.4 MB - Downloads Conceptdraw Office including MindMap

DataGraph 4.4
DataGraph is a feature rich drawing and data analysis environment fornumerical data, categorical data, and analytic functions. The programcan be used by anyone, from a middle school student learning aboutgraphs and trends, to a researcher analyzing millions of data points andcreating graphs for publications.

• License: Demo, $90
• Developer/Publisher: Visual Data Tools
• Modification Date: May 3, 2019
• Requirements: Mac OS X 10.7 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 72.3 MB

FreeMind 1.0.1
FreeMind is a premier free mind-mapping software written inJava. The recent development has hopefully turned it into highproductivity tool. We are proud that the operation and navigation ofFreeMind is faster than that of MindManager because of one-click 'fold /unfold' and 'follow link' operations. So you want to write a completelynew metaphysics? Why don't you use FreeMind? You have a tool at handthat remarkably resembles the tray slips of Robert Pirsig, described inhis sequel to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance called Lila. Doyou want to refactor your essays in a similar way you would refactorsoftware? Or do you want to keep personal knowledge base, which is easyto manage? Why don't you try FreeMind? Do you want to prioritize, knowwhere you are, where you've been and where you are heading, as StephenCovey would advise you? Have you tried FreeMind to keep track of all thethings that are needed for that?

• License: Freeware
• Developer/Publisher: FreeMind Team
• Modification Date: April 12, 2014
• Requirements: Mac OS X 10.7 or higher, Java (contained within the application) - 64-bit

Download File Size: 92.1 MB

Graphing Calculator 4.1
Graph equations in two, three, and four dimensions. Graph explicitfunctions, implicit relations, parametric curves and surfaces,inequalities, points, vectors, contour plots, density plots, color maps,vector fields, ordinary differential equations, surfaces of revolution,polytopes, coordinate transformations, conformal maps and complex-valuedcurves, surfaces, and ODEs. Use rectangular, polar, cylindrical, orspherical coordinates. Solve equations numerically, graphically, orsymbolically. Create mathematical movies and web pages.

• License: Buy, $60
• Developer/Publisher: Pacific Tech
• Modification Date: April 1, 2019
• Requirements: macOS 10.12 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 3.5 MB - Version 4.1

Download File Size: 3.3 MB - Viewer 4.1

Download File Size: 19.4 MB

Igor Pro 8.03
Igor Pro is an extraordinarily powerful and extensible scientificgraphing, data analysis, image processing and programming software toolfor scientists and engineers.

• License: Demo, $995 - Academic $499
• Developer/Publisher: Wavemetrics
• Modification Date: April 11, 2019
• Requirements: macOS 10.12 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 241.9 MB

Incubator 3.5.5
Incubator is our flagship product and is a universal application whichruns natively on both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs. It provides a viewof the underlying datastore via the data drawer, allowing quicktraversal of large documents. Incubator also incorporates a newinspector panel, and adds collapsible branches, text justification,manual placement of topic branches, directly adjustable annotationwidth, and drag-import of linked documents, URLs and vCards.

• License: Demo, $11
• Developer/Publisher: MindCad LLC
• Modification Date: May 16, 2016
• Requirements: Mac OS X 10.9 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 1.7 MB

Karo Graph 2.0.6
Draw simple vector art with lines, arrows, boxes, symbols and text likeon a graph paper and export them to SVG, EPS, PDF or ASCII art.
Perfect for simple diagrams, technical drawings or code documentation.

• License: Buy, $9
• Developer/Publisher: Manderim GmbH
• Modification Date: May 24, 2018
• Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 744 KB - App Store

LibreOffice 6.3.1
LibreOffice is a powerful office suite – its clean interface andfeature-rich tools help you unleash your creativity and enhance yourproductivity. LibreOffice includes several applications that make it themost powerful Free and Open Source office suite on the market: Writer(word processing), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), Draw(vector graphics and flowcharts), Base (databases), and Math (formulaediting).
LibreOffice is a powerful office suite – its clean interface andfeature-rich tools help you unleash your creativity and enhance yourproductivity. LibreOffice includes several applications that make it themost powerful Free and Open Source office suite on the market.

• License: Freeware
• Developer/Publisher: The Document Foundation
• Modification Date: August 30, 2019
• Requirements: Mac OS X 10.9 or higher - 64-bit - Java Needed for Some Funtionality - Java is notably required for Base

Download File Size: 240.3 MB

MindManager 12.1.183
The World's Most Powerful Mind Mapping Software
* Turn mental & digital clutter into actionable clarity
* Work like your brain does: quickly & dynamically
* See the big picture and little details in one view
* Stop things from falling through the cracks.
MindManager’s flexible mind maps promote creative thinking and quickorganization of ideas. Mind mapping fosters a free flow of ideas whichcan be used to brainstorm solutions, develop business plans andstrategies. It’s also the perfect tool for planning meetings & eventsand taking notes.

• License: Demo, $179
• Developer/Publisher: Corel
• Modification Date: May 27, 2019
• Requirements: Mac OS X 10.8 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 180.0 MB

MindNode 6.0.5
MindNode's clean interface lets you capture and connect your thoughtswith ease. The expanding canvas and smart layout keeps up with yourideas, no matter how big or complicated. And when you want to say morethan a thousand words, your photos and our stylish stickers are right athand.

• License: Demo, $40
• Developer/Publisher: IdeasOnCanvas
• Modification Date: August 7, 2019
• Requirements: macOS 10.13 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 22.8 MB - App Store

Download File Size: 75.6 MB

Monodraw 1.4
Powerful ASCII art editor designed for the Mac.
Plain text has been around for decades and it's here to stay. Monodrawallows you to easily create text-based art (like diagrams, layouts, flowcharts) and visually represent algorithms, data structures, binaryformats and more. Because it's all just text, it can be easily embeddedalmost anywhere. Of course, exporting as images is also supported (PNGand SVG).

• License: Shareware, $20
• Developer/Publisher: Helftone Ltd
• Modification Date: May 31, 2019
• Requirements: Mac OS X 10.10 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 7.1 MB

OmniGraffle 7.11.1
OmniGraffle is for creating precise, beautiful graphics: websitewireframes, electrical systems, family trees and maps of softwareclasses come to life in OmniGraffle. Everyone from professionalartists and designers to casual data mappers and beginning diagrammerswill find something new in OmniGraffle.

• License: Demo, Standard $100 - Pro $200
• Developer/Publisher: The Omni Group
• Modification Date: August 5, 2019
• Requirements: macOS 10.13 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 69.6 MB

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Download File Size: 386.6 MB

Plot 2.6.15
Plot is a scientific 2D plotting program.
Plot is designed for everyday plotting, it is easy to use, it createshigh quality plots, and it allows easy and powerful manipulations andcalculations of data.

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Basically Plot allows to work with multiple documents where everydocument consists of one or more XY data sets (called buffer in Plot).
There is also the possibility to add subviews (plots inside plots) toyour document. A subview is completely independent with its own databuffers, graphic attributes etc.
Data can be imported from text or binary files, directly from a MySQLdatabase, with a Perl based import filter. It is also possible to importdata by using copy&paste or drag&drop from other programs.
Plot supports many plotting styles like lines, symbols, grids, bars,filled areas, sticks, dots, histograms, error bars, automatic legend,text and graphic objects, etc.

• License: Freeware, Pro $10
• Developer/Publisher: Michael Wesemann
• Modification Date: July 12, 2019
• Requirements: Mac OS X 10.9 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 6.1 MB

Download File Size: 6.1 MB - Pro

Prism 8.1.2
GraphPad Prism combines scientific graphing, comprehensive curve fitting(nonlinear regression), understandable statistics, and dataorganization.
GraphPad Prism was originally designed for experimental biologists inmedical schools and drug companies, especially those in pharmacology andphysiology. Prism is now used much more broadly by all kinds ofbiologists, as well as social and physical scientists. More than200,000 scientists in over 110 countries rely on Prism to analyze, graphand present their scientific data. It is also widely used byundergraduate and graduate students

• License: Demo, $390/2 seats
• Developer/Publisher: GraphPad Software
• Modification Date: May 17, 2019
• Requirements: Mac OS X 10.9 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 37.7 MB

pro Fit 7.0.13
pro Fit is a Macintosh application for data/function analysis,plotting, and curve fitting. It is used by scientists and engineers toanalyze their measurements and the mathematical models they use todescribe them.

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Scientists or students can define any mathematical function and use itto model their data, finding by linear or nonlinear curve fitting thefunction parameters that best describe their observations. Moreover,they can use a number of tools for the mathematical and statisticalanalysis of functions and data sets, and they can produce estheticallypleasing graphical representations for their scientific reports.

• License: Demo, $95
• Developer/Publisher: QuantumSoft
• Modification Date: October 1, 2018
• Requirements: Mac OS X 10.8 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 21.7 MB

QtiPlot 1.0.0rc6
QtiPlot is a cross platform data analysis and scientific visualisationsolution. Thanks to its price defying all competition, QtiPlot is idealfor student computer labs and offers an alternative solution toextremely expensive software like Origin, SigmaPlot, SPSS, Regressi orIgor Pro. QtiPlot is used for teaching as well as for complex dataanalysis and visualisation in companies, high schools, universities andresearch institutes all over the world.

• License: Shareware, $25/year
• Developer/Publisher: BerliOS
• Modification Date: January 10, 2019
• Requirements: Mac OS X 10.9 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 44.4 MB

SysQuake 6.0.1
Sysquake is innovative, powerful and flexible software for understandingsystems, solving problems, and designing products. What makes it specialis its unparalleled graphical interactivity.

• License: Demo, $1025
• Developer/Publisher: Calerga
• Modification Date: January 23, 2017
• Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 3.1 MB

Timeline 3D 5.1.4
Present historical events with Timeline 3D to reveal connections andclarify relationships. Make timeline charts of world history, familytrees, fictional stories or business deadlines. Timelines help youunderstand and present history with new perspective.

• License: Demo, $25
• Developer/Publisher: BeeDocs
• Modification Date: April 17, 2017
• Requirements: Mac OS X 10.10 or higher - 64-bit

Download File Size: 17.1 MB