Hi Charles,

We use Canva at work (non-profit), and they sent an email stating that we
could download Affinity products free of charge
<https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/>. I think they are equivalent to
Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. I work where we cannot use them
(security issues because data is sent outside the U.S.), so I can't say how
they work or what features they have; however, the pictures they show are
very similar to Adobe products. One of the major benefits is that they
aren't subscription-based. You pay for the application one time. And I
assume you pay to upgrade later. Much like Adobe used to do.

GIMP <https://www.gimp.org/> is a free open-source photo editing program. I
used to use it back in the day and liked it a lot, but I haven't used it in
ages.

Unfortunately, I'm not sure about any PDF editor programs, so hopefully,
someone else can chime in because I am also curious to know.

Cheers,
Valerie Darling

On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM charles meyer <[log in to unmask]>
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> My esteemed listmates,
>
> A new year and it's the Dewey's version of fast & furious!
>
> Does your library offer any Adobe products besides Acrobat Reader?
>
> Standard for editing pdfs?
>
> Pro - protect, and sign documents.?
>
> Photoshop - edit PNGs, jpgs?
>
> Kind of pricey for a small public library for patron use.
>
> I searched Trusted Reviews and Goolged trust but didn't find
> satisfactory vetting of tinywow.com
>
> Would tinywow or other free solutions adequately substitute for Adobe
> products?
>
> Can anyone vouch for tinywow.com?
>
> Thank you so much,
>
> Charles.
>
> Charlotte County Public Library
>