Data compression is the process of storing data in a format that uses less space than the original representation would use.
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Category: Graphics
Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Pixelmator Pro
Best free and open source alternatives to Apple Pixelmator Pro for image editing, photo retouching, painting and graphics on Linux.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Material and Texture Authoring Tools
Discover the best free and open source material and texture authoring tools for 3D artists, game developers and VFX workflows.
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Calibrate your Monitor with these Open Source Tools
If you value image quality and accuracy, calibration of your monitor will be important. These tools ensure your monitor is calibrated.
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MAZANOKE – private browser-based image optimizer
MAZANOKE is a self-hosted image optimizer that works locally in your browser, compresses and converts images, and removes EXIF metadata.
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Pixelitor – advanced image editor with non-destructive editing
Pixelitor is a Java image editor with layers, masks, non-destructive editing, painting tools, filters, text layers, and unlimited undo.
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Image Optimizer – fast private image optimization
Image Optimizer is a desktop app for compressing JPEG, PNG, GIF and SVG images, converting to WebP and processing files locally.
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16 Best Free Linux Screen Capture GUI Tools
We recommend the best free and open source GUI software for taking screenshots.
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FramR – Wayland screenshot and screen-recording utility
FramR is a Wayland screenshot and screen-recording utility with built-in annotation and upload facilities.
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16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Webcam Tools
Our favorite free Linux tools which enable webcams to capture images and video, and to act as a video surveillance device.
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Scran – Wayland screen capture utility
Scran is a Wayland screen capture utility for taking screenshots and recording video.
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FerrumPix – desktop photo manager and image editor
FerrumPix is a desktop photo manager and image editor for Linux and Windows.
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K’uychi – generate colour palettes from a base tone
K’uychi is a GNOME colour palette generator that creates perceptually uniform lighter and darker shades and copies their hexadecimal values.
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Lap – local-first desktop photo manager
Lap is a local-first desktop photo manager designed for browsing, organising and managing large personal media libraries.
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5 Graphical Frontends for ImageMagick
ImageMagick is a software suite to create, edit, and compose bitmap images.
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Color Picker for COSMIC – color utility for COSMIC desktop
Color Picker for COSMIC is a native colour picker supporting six colour spaces, screen sampling, HEX editing, graphs and clipboard copying.
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xfce4-screenshooter – take screenshots
xfce4-screenshooter is an application for taking screenshots.
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Cherrypick – modern screen color picker
Cherrypick is a modern GTK4 color picker for sampling screen colours, previewing clipboard values, and copying RGB, HEX, HSL and CMYK codes.
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oh-my-logo – create colourful ASCII art logos
oh-my-logo is a command-line tool and software library for creating colourful ASCII art logos.
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Laigter – generate lighting maps for 2D game artwork
Laigter generates normal, parallax, specular and occlusion maps from 2D artwork, with real-time lighting previews, presets and batchable CLI use.
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