Free alternatives to the apps you pay for

Pick the app you want to stop paying for. Each page compares the price with the vendor’s own US price on 14 November 2026, and says plainly what the free app cannot do yet.

Instead of Adobe

Instead of Photoshop
Photo, free

Photoshop: US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly.

Instead of Illustrator
Vector, free

Illustrator: US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly.

Instead of Premiere Pro
Film, free

Premiere Pro: US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly.

Instead of After Effects
Effect, free

After Effects: US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly.

Instead of Lightroom
Light, free

Lightroom: US$11.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly, with 1 TB of storage.

Instead of InDesign
Design, free

InDesign: US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly.

Instead of Acrobat Pro
PDF, free

Acrobat Pro: US$19.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly.

Instead of Audition
Sound, free

Audition: US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly.

Instead of Creative Cloud Pro
8 Madosuite apps, free

Creative Cloud Pro: US$69.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly.

Instead of Microsoft

Instead of Microsoft Word
Word, free

Microsoft Word: US$99.99 a year.

Instead of Excel
Grid, free

Excel: US$99.99 a year.

Instead of PowerPoint
Deck, free

PowerPoint: US$99.99 a year.

Instead of Microsoft 365
4 Madosuite apps, free

Microsoft 365: US$99.99 a year.

Instead of Autodesk

Instead of AutoCAD
CAD, free

AutoCAD: US$2,095 a year.

Instead of AutoCAD LT
CAD, free

AutoCAD LT: US$540 a year.

Instead of Figma

Instead of Figma
Fig, free

Figma: US$16 a month per Full seat, billed yearly.

Instead of Ableton

Instead of Ableton Live
Sound, free

Ableton Live: US$349 once for Live 12 Standard.

Instead of Image-Line

Instead of FL Studio
Sound, free

FL Studio: US$179 once for Producer Edition.