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Looking back at my transition from Windows to Linux in an anti-customer age (www.scottrlarson.com)

submitted 1 day ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

I think the only two areas left where Linux is still lagging behind is 3D CAD software, and maybe some aspects of the adobe suite?

In all other areas I can think of, it's pretty damn good. For reference, the tasks and apps I use on Linux:

Photo editing and art: Krita
Video editing: Kdenlive or Davinci Resolve
Documents and spreadsheets: LibreOffice
Creative writing: Novelwriter
Pixel art: Pixelorama
Vector art: Inkscape
Desktop publishing: Scribus
Music creation DAW: Reaper

All of those apps are either open source or have no anti-consumer subscription features, and are what I would personally use even if I was stuck with Windows, so Linux had no real downsides for all of my specific needs.

I'm also fortunate that I had never built up any muscle memory in some proprietary app that doesn't work natively on Linux. Soneone deep in the Adobe suite may have a harder time transitioning.

[–] subarctictundra@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I stil wish Autodesk stuff worked on Linux, or at least that it had a good enough alternative. FreeCAD feels stuck in the 00s unfortunately. I use a VM