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I made the switch about 1.5 years ago and haven't looked back. The only software I use frequently that doesn't have a good enough equivialent available on Linux
by starky 6mo ago
I made the switch about 1.5 years ago and haven't looked back. The only software I use frequently that doesn't have a good enough equivialent available on Linux is photo editing and CAD. Even for CAD, if it is simple enough, I'll do it in Onshape rather than booting up my Windows VM.
- d3Xt3r 6mo agoHave you tried Photopea yet? It's practically a clone of Photoshop, even has content-aware fill and magic erase.
- ozyschmozy 6mo agoI'm learning a bit of CAD currently (mostly for 3d printing) and I've been using onshape. It seems pretty powerful so far and I've not found anything I can't do with it. Can you elaborate a bit on what I'm missing from more advanced desktop CAD applications?
- starky 6mo agoA good portion of it is just that I'm more comfortable with Solidworks and Creo, so if I'm modeling something complicated I'd rather use those so the tool isn't in my way. Otherwise the main thing is the surfacing tools in other software are more mature and feature filled.
- MrDrMcCoy 6mo agoBy photo editing, do you mean a RAW editor alternative to Lightroom? Darktable, RAWTherapee, DaVinci Resolve, AfterShot Pro, and the unhelpfully named "Art" [1] are all options for that. For something to replace Photoshop, Affinity can be made to run in Wine, and their CEO is open to the idea of a native port. [1] https://artraweditor.github.io/ https://artraweditor.github.io/
- starky 6mo agoI've tried Darktable and RAWtherapee. The problem is that I'm lazy with my photo editing and since I started using DxO PhotoLab I've come to rely on its features that help me get that job done quicker than anything else.