Links – CraftyManiac

Software I use or recommend

https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/designer/

Affinity Designer is an award-winning vector graphics software setting the new industry standard in the world of design. Available for Windows, macOS and iPad, the super-smooth, feature-packed app is the choice of thousands of professional illustrators, web designers, game developers and other creatives looking to create high-quality concept art, print projects, logos, icons, UI designs, mock-ups and more.

https://getsharex.com/

ShareX is a free and open source program that lets you capture or record any area of your screen and share it with a single press of a key. It also allows uploading images, text or other types of files to many supported destinations you can choose from.

https://inkscape.org

Whether you are an illustrator, designer, web designer or just someone who needs to create some vector imagery, Inkscape is for you!

https://lightburnsoftware.com/

LightBurn is layout, editing, and control software for your laser cutter. With LightBurn you can:

Import artwork in a variety of common vector graphic and image formats (including AI, PDF, SVG, DXF, PLT, PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP)
Arrange, edit, and even create new vector shapes within the editor, with powerful features like offsetting, boolean operations, welding, and node editing
Apply settings like power, speed, number of passes, cut order, brightness & contrast, dithering mode, and much more
Send the result directly to your laser cutter

LightBurn is a native application written for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.

https://www.gimp.org/

Whether you are a graphic designer, photographer, illustrator, or scientist, GIMP provides you with sophisticated tools to get your job done. You can further enhance your productivity with GIMP thanks to many customization options and 3rd party plugins.