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While at DMU, students have access to Microsoft Office 365 (on up to 5 devices) and other proprietary software; but what happens after? Well, if you don’t want to pay for proprietary software there are a number of Open Source options that students may wish to explore.
LibreOffice is a powerful productivity suite that includes applications for writing, producing spreadsheets, authoring presentations and creating databases. Visit https://www.libreoffice.org/ to download the latest version (6 at the time of writing).
For photo editing, GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is heralded as being a great alternative to photoshop and many of the features are comparable. Version 2.10.12 can be obtained from https://www.gimp.org/
Although not Open Source, for video editing; Corel VideoStudio can provide a cheaper but fully functional alternative to more expensive video production software – VideoStudio can be download from https://www.videostudiopro.com/en/products/videostudio/