Content Creation

Find and compare the best open source alternatives to popular software tools. Get weekly recommendations in your inbox.

Cap faviconCap

Cap is an open source, cross-platform screen recording tool designed as an alternative to commercial products like Loom. It enables users to quickly record, edit, and share high-quality screen recordings while ensuring that the content remains under your control. Key features include:

9,871 stars
Last commit Jun 1, 2025
agpl-3.0

Screenity faviconScreenity

A powerful screen recorder and annotation tool for Chrome that allows users to capture, edit, and share videos directly from their browser.

14,562 stars
Last commit May 8, 2025
gpl-3.0

Strapi faviconStrapi

Strapi is a headless CMS that gives developers the freedom to use their favorite tools and frameworks while allowing content editors to easily manage and distribute content.

66,852 stars
Last commit May 30, 2025

Docusaurus faviconDocusaurus

Fast and modern static website generator optimized for technical documentation, built with React and maintained by Meta Open Source.

60,120 stars
Last commit May 30, 2025
mit

OBS faviconOBS

Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming, trusted by millions of content creators and broadcasters.

64,626 stars
Last commit May 31, 2025
gpl-2.0

Ghost faviconGhost

Ghost is a modern, open-source publishing platform designed for professional bloggers, writers, and creators to build their own independent media business.

49,376 stars
Last commit Jun 1, 2025
mit

Mastodon faviconMastodon

Mastodon is a decentralized social network platform that gives users control over their online social experience while maintaining privacy and freedom of expression.

48,358 stars
Last commit Jun 1, 2025
agpl-3.0

Postiz faviconPostiz

Postiz is a community-driven content platform that helps creators and writers share their stories and connect with engaged readers.

20,055 stars
Last commit Jun 1, 2025
agpl-3.0

Zettlr faviconZettlr

Zettlr is a privacy-focused writing application that serves as a complete publication workbench, supporting authors from initial notes to final manuscript submission.

11,126 stars
Last commit Jun 1, 2025
gpl-3.0

Payload faviconPayload

Payload is a self-hosted headless CMS and application framework built with TypeScript, Node.js, and React

35,150 stars
Last commit May 31, 2025
mit

Krita faviconKrita

Krita is a professional-grade digital painting and illustration software that provides artists with a powerful, free alternative to commercial art tools.

8,210 stars
Last commit Jun 1, 2025
gpl-3.0

Inkscape faviconInkscape

Inkscape is a free and open-source vector graphics editor, offering professional-quality design tools for creating and editing SVG files.

2,582 stars
Last commit Mar 3, 2022

Blender faviconBlender

Blender is a free and open-source 3D creation suite supporting the entire 3D pipeline - modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing, and motion tracking.

15,299 stars
Last commit Jun 1, 2025

Audacity faviconAudacity

Audacity is a free, open-source digital audio editor and recording software that allows users to record, edit, and manipulate audio files.

13,709 stars
Last commit May 30, 2025

Vuepress faviconVuepress

VuePress is a minimalistic static site generator powered by Vue.js, designed specifically for creating documentation websites with ease.

22,754 stars
Last commit Aug 7, 2024
mit