Best Open Source Design & Creative Tools in 2026

Piwigo

Design & Creative Communication & Collaboration IT Management

Self-hosted photo library with albums, controls, and plugins

stars 3.8Klicense GPL-2.0lang PHP

Self Hosted Open Core CMS+4

21st.dev

Web & App Development AI & Machine Learning Design & Creative+1

Browse and install production-ready shadcn/ui components via CLI

stars 1.9Klicense MITlang TypeScript

UI/UX Design Developer Tools AI Coding Assistant+3

Blender

Design & Creative Web & App Development

Free 3D creation suite for modeling, rigging, and rendering

stars 18.2Klicense NOASSERTIONlang C++

Graphic Design Video Developer Tools+1

OpenShot

Design & Creative Communication & Collaboration

Free open source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows

stars 5.7Klicense NOASSERTIONlang Python

File Sharing Video Monitoring+1

Pitivi

Design & Creative Communication & Collaboration IT Management

Non-linear video editor for Linux, powered by GStreamer

stars 239license NOASSERTIONlang Python

Video File Sharing Database+1

FFmpeg

Web & App Development Design & Creative Product & Project Management

Record, convert, and stream audio and video on any platform

stars 59.3Klicense NOASSERTIONlang C

Video Coding Developer Tools+3

Pinta

Design & Creative

Free open source image editor inspired by Paint.NET

stars 3.5Klicense MITlang C#

Graphic Design Photo Management Open Core

Krita

Design & Creative Business & Productivity

Free open source digital painting app for artists

stars 9.7Klicense GPL-3.0lang C++

Graphic Design UI/UX Design File Sync & Storage+2

Kdenlive

Design & Creative Product & Project Management Communication & Collaboration

Free non-linear video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows

stars 5Klicense GPL-3.0lang C++

Video Screen Recorders Workflow Automation

PDF4QT

IT Management Business & Productivity Design & Creative

Open source PDF editor and viewer for Windows and Linux

stars 1.3Klicense MITlang C++

Developer Tools Coding Open Core+5

sK1 Project

Design & Creative Web & App Development

Linux vector editor for print prepress with CMYK and ICC support

stars 323license GPL-3.0lang Python

Graphic Design Developer Tools Coding+2

RawTherapee

Design & Creative Product & Project Management

Non-destructive RAW editor with advanced color tools and no cost

stars 3.9Klicense GPL-3.0lang C++

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