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These 7 Free GitHub Repos Replace Over $2,000 A Year In Paid Software. Here Is Every One.

The free guide to the open-source tools that replace Adobe, Photoshop, Screen Studio, Miro and more. Every repo, what it replaces, the direct install link, and the one PewDiePie built.

  • Stirling PDF - your whole PDF toolkit, replaces Adobe Acrobat (~$23/mo)
  • PhotoGIMP - turns GIMP into Photoshop, replaces Photoshop (~$23/mo)
  • Recordly - the free Screen Studio for polished demo videos (~$20/mo)
  • Odysseus - the self-hosted AI workspace PewDiePie built, replaces ChatGPT + Perplexity (~$40/mo)
  • Hyperframes - the HTML-to-video engine I use for every video (~$29/mo)

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What You'll Learn

What each repo does and the paid tool it replaces A quick setup and main uses guide for all 7 The direct GitHub link for each, plus the one PewDiePie built A few of these are self hosted, meaning they run on your own machine, so nothing leaves your computer.

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Stirling PDF

82k+ stars, MIT.

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PhotoGIMP

12k+ stars.

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