10 GITHUB REPOS THAT QUIETLY DESTROY BILLION-DOLLAR PRODUCTS.
Bookmark all of them. Each one replaces something a company charges money for.
1. PhotoGIMP
Patches GIMP to look and feel exactly like Adobe Photoshop. Same shortcuts. Same layout. Replaces a $600/year subscription.
github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIM…
2. OpenToonz
The actual animation software Studio Ghibli used for Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke. Open sourced in 2016. Replaces Toon Boom Harmony ($1,575/year).
github.com/opentoonz/opentoo…
3. uBlock Origin
The world's best ad blocker. Built by one guy, Raymond Hill, who refuses every dollar people try to send him. GPL-3.0.
github.com/gorhill/uBlock
4. LocalSend
AirDrop, but cross-platform and offline. Sends files between iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux. No cloud. No account.
github.com/localsend/localse…
5. Stirling-PDF
Self-hosted PDF toolkit. Merge, split, OCR, compress, sign. Replaces Adobe Acrobat Pro ($240/year). Runs in Docker.
github.com/Stirling-Tools/St…
6. Immich
Self-hosted Google Photos clone. Face recognition, albums, mobile apps for iOS and Android. Your photos never leave your server.
github.com/immich-app/immich
7. Ollama
Run Llama, Mistral, Qwen, and DeepSeek locally with one command. No API keys. No cloud. No data leaving your machine.
github.com/ollama/ollama
8. AppFlowy
Open source Notion replacement. Built in Rust. Works offline. Your notes stay on your computer.
github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFl…
9. ente
Encrypted Google Photos and Authenticator alternative. End-to-end encrypted. Open source on both client and server.
github.com/ente-io/ente
10. ArchiveBox
A personal Wayback Machine. Saves any URL as HTML, PDF, screenshot, and video. Your own private internet archive.
github.com/ArchiveBox/Archiv…
The only thing keeping the subscriptions alive is that most people don't know these exist.