Free Friday

It's FREE FRIDAY! A celebration of knowledge, creativity, and productivity as a shared resource.

Here are ten free open resources, tools, organizations you should know about:

1. GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) - cross-platform image editing software
2. Kdenlive - non-linear video editing software
3. Audacity – powerful open-source audio editing and recording tool
4. Blender – 3D modeling, animation, and rendering powerhouse
5. Stable Diffusion – Open-source generative AI for image creation
6. MIT OpenCourseware - educational materials from MIT
7. OpenStax - peer-reviewed textbooks for high school and college students
8. Internet Archive (Wayback Machine, Open Library, etc.) – massive archive of websites, books, audio, and video, preserving digital history
9. Wikimedia Commons – vast repository of freely usable images, sounds, and other media
10. Creative Commons Licenses – Open licenses for creative work that encourage sharing and collaboration

A huge THANK YOU to the generous and visionary open, collaborative, sharers among us. We need to give freely and support each other as we continue to pave the way toward a free, abundant, and open future.