5 best free alternatives to Adobe creative software you should use instead
… However, to achieve creative success with your tools, free software is definitely an option to consider for any level of creative use. …
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I integrated Claude with Adobe without paying for Creative Cloud, and it took my graphics workflow to the next level
Nolen Jonker Jun 2, 2026, 1:01 PM EDT Nolen began their writing career in 2019, with three years dedicated to editing the Creative section at MakeUseOf . …
I stopped reaching for GIMP, and Krita is why I haven't gone back
… Krita went in a completely different direction. …
4 tricks I use to get better videos from Gemini Omni every time
… Treat creative prompts like a movie shot Direct it like a videographer, not like a search engine One of the key lessons I learned fairly quickly with Gemini Omni is that it's far easier and less time-consuming to answer important creative questions before the generation cycle begins than it is to f… …
I ditched Adobe's $55 monthly fee for three free tools that actually work faster
… My wallet is lighter, and my creative process is finally private. …
Claude Opus 4.7 is overkill for most people, until you set it up this way
… Sonnet gave me a menu of options and waited for me to narrow it down, and they were pretty creative. Opus just picked a direction and ran with it, but the direction it picked felt structural and almost clinical. …
I finally found a free AI tool that does everything Claude Design charges for
… I think this is the direction vibe design tooling is actually headed. …
I replaced Adobe, Figma, and Canva with one free tool, and I'm not paying for design software again
… When Canva acquired it and made the whole creative suite free last year, it kind of changed everything for designers who were tired of overpaying for design software. If you’ve read any of my creative software coverage, you’ll know I’ve covered Affinity plenty already. …
Three system prompts reportedly cut Claude's hallucinations "dramatically," and they're sitting in plain sight
… A paper arXiv 2307.02185 found that citation constraints reduce creative output. …
Claude Code is powerful, but this one setting made it far more useful for real projects
… It acts like a highly organized creative collaborator, handling both the writing and the file structure simultaneously. …