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title: software
published: 2024-07-22T15:34:49+0100
children:
    - renoise
---

<p class="notice">
This is a collection of (mostly free) software that runs natively on x86-64 linux.
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<section>
- Free
    - [Audio plugins]
    - [Video]
    - [Visual media]
- [Proprietary]
</section>

<section>
### Audio plugins
- [CHOW Tape](https://github.com/jatinchowdhury18/AnalogTapeModel) - analog tape model
- [Surge XT](https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/) - hybrid synthesizer
    - [Why Surge XT is a fantastic free synth... and how to use it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeamVu1qY-g)
- [RaveGenerator 2](https://blog.wavosaur.com/rave-generator-2-vst-audiounit-the-stab-machine-is-back-in-the-house/) - stab machine

### Video
- [OBS](https://obsproject.com) - record videos or live stream
- [Olive](https://www.olivevideoeditor.org) - configurable video editor
- [Shotcut](https://www.shotcut.org) - video editor

### Visual media
- [Krita](https://krita.org/en/) - painting and photo editing
- [Opentoonz](https://opentoonz.github.io/e) - 2d animation software
    - [Tahoma2d](https://tahoma2d.org) - fork of Opentoonz, supposedly with a simpler interface
</section>

<section>
## Proprietary
- [Renoise](https://renoise.com) - a digital audio workstation
- [TVPaint](https://tvpaint.com/en) - 2d animation software
</section>