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Hello Charles, I have been in your situation before. I switched from Gimp to Krita a few years ago and have never looked back - just in case you needed one more photo editing suggestion. I found the application quicker (on my MB Pro), a more intrinsic UI and many online tutorials to learn from can be found on YouTube. But thank you for introducing me to tinywow- I had not heard of that application before. Mark A. Pernotto On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM Cheyenne Kelly <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello everyone! > > I'm loving these suggestions and have added two new freewares to my > personal list to check out! > > One suggestion I haven't seen yet is PDF24 ( https://www.pdf24.org/en/ ) > - This would be the replacement for Adobe Acrobat Pro. It can split, merge, > sign, compress, convert, etc. I have only ever used the "Tools" but I would > imagine it would be worth the price to try out the "Creator" and "Fax" apps > as well. > > Thanks! > Cheyenne > > ________________________________ > From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Valerie > Darling <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 6:40 AM > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Adobe Products -vs- tinywow > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] > > > 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://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faffinity.serif.com%2Fen-us%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ccheyennekelly%40UNR.EDU%7Ceb2d48e1ea56450b895b08dd3572c989%7C523b4bfc0ebd4c03b2b96f6a17fd31d8%7C0%7C0%7C638725489338900240%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gwc986YTDmBOiWJSt6dP%2F6jhsRxQWaBM8BMvhxnJhDA%3D&reserved=0 > <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://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gimp.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ccheyennekelly%40UNR.EDU%7Ceb2d48e1ea56450b895b08dd3572c989%7C523b4bfc0ebd4c03b2b96f6a17fd31d8%7C0%7C0%7C638725489338918301%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=cPJRDjcy%2B%2FbqrkBr0R8Y2fKbQGKiMNQ%2BjTKhSoW11ok%3D&reserved=0 > <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]> > wrote: > > > 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 > > > > This email originated outside of the University of Nevada, Reno. Do not > click on links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the > content is safe. Report suspicious emails to the Office of Information > Technology (OIT) at [log in to unmask] >