Applications for image and UI design, CAD, video, audio and media libraries, from open-source editors to streaming servers.
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AstryxWeb Frameworks & UI LibrariesAstryx is an MIT-licensed design system from Meta for React 19 with 150+ components, seven themes, dark mode, page templates and a CLI. Agent docs and a hosted MCP server let AI coding tools use the same reference. Currently in Beta.Open sourceWeb platform
Builder.ioCMS & Website BuildersBuilder.io is a hosted visual editor and headless CMS that lets teams build pages from their own components. The MIT-licensed repository holds the SDKs for React, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Qwik, Angular and React Native, plus examples and plugins.Open sourceWeb platformFreemium
cobaltMedia Downloaderscobalt downloads publicly accessible media from a supplied link. Its repository includes a web frontend, an API, and documentation for running and protecting a self-hosted instance.Open sourceSelf-hosted
CompositorImage & Graphic DesignCompositor is an MIT-licensed native macOS image editor for compositing and retouching, with layers, masks, adjustment layers, Camera Raw, PSD import and a documented .comp project format that scripts and AI agents can write.Open sourceSoftware
darktablePhoto Managementdarktable is a free, GPL-licensed raw photo developer and digital asset manager for Linux, Windows, macOS and BSD. It edits raw files non-destructively in a floating point pipeline with OpenCL acceleration, XMP sidecars, Lua scripting and optional local AI tools.Open sourceSoftware
DooryImage & Graphic DesignOpen-source browser design editor for posters, social posts, slides, invitations and business cards, with guest editing, brand kits, animation, real-time co-editing, PNG to MP4 export, an opt-in MCP server and Docker self-hosting.Open sourceSelf-hosted
drawDBDatabasesdrawDB is a free, open-source ER diagram editor that runs in the browser without an account. Design tables and relationships, import SQL or a live catalog query, and export DDL, DBML, Mermaid or images. Pro adds cloud sync, teams, AI and MCP.Open sourceSelf-hostedFreemium
EntePhoto ManagementEnte is an AGPL-3.0, end-to-end encrypted cloud for photos (Ente Photos), 2FA codes (Ente Auth) and documents (Ente Locker), with apps for mobile, desktop and web, 10 GB free and a Go server you can self-host.Open sourceSelf-hostedFreemium
ExcalidrawDiagramming & WhiteboardsExcalidraw is an MIT-licensed virtual whiteboard with an infinite canvas, hand-drawn rendering, shape libraries and PNG, SVG and JSON export. Use excalidraw.com with encrypted collaboration, self-host the Docker client, or embed the npm package in a React app.Open sourceSelf-hostedFreemium
FreeCADCAD & 3DFreeCAD is an open-source parametric 3D modeler for product design, mechanical engineering and architecture, with a Python API on Windows, macOS and Linux.Open sourceSoftware
FreeTubeMedia Players & StreamingFreeTube is an open-source YouTube desktop client for Windows, macOS and Linux that plays videos without ads and keeps subscriptions on your computer.Open sourceSoftware
GDevelopCode Editors & IDEsGDevelop is an open-source game engine and editor for 2D, 3D and multiplayer games. Logic is built with visual events and behaviors, with optional JavaScript, and games export to the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.Open sourceWeb platformFreemium
GIMPImage & Graphic DesignGIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, is a free and open source cross-platform image editor for GNU/Linux, macOS and Windows with scripting and plug-ins.Open sourceSoftware
Godot EngineCode Editors & IDEsGodot Engine is a free, MIT-licensed game engine for 2D and 3D projects. The self-contained editor runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android, scripts in GDScript, C# or C++ through GDExtension, and exports to desktop, mobile, web and XR targets.Open sourceWeb platform
GridaUI/UX Design & PrototypingGrida is an Apache-2.0 canvas editor with a Rust and Skia engine, Figma import, slides, an SVG editor and AI generation through your own keys, Ollama or Grida credit. Desktop runs on macOS, Windows and Linux.Open sourceWeb platformFreemium
homelab-diagramDiagramming & Whiteboardshomelab-diagram is an MIT-licensed Python script that draws a detailed homelab network diagram (VLANs, switch ports, link speeds, servers, containers, storage) from inventory.yaml. Its layout is hand-placed for one specific lab.Open sourceSoftware
HyperFramesVideo Editing & ConversionApache-licensed TypeScript framework that turns HTML, CSS, media and seekable animations into deterministic MP4 videos through a local CLI, reusable skills and cloud render workers.Open sourceSelf-hostedExplore collections with tools relevant to this category, grouped by deployment, source model or workload.
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Design, audio and video software covers the creative and media work around IT projects: editing images and vector graphics, prototyping interfaces, drawing diagrams, modelling parts in CAD, cutting and converting video, recording audio and serving media libraries. The section groups many specialised subcategories, from browser canvases with real-time collaboration to desktop editors and self-hosted streaming servers. Office suites handle documents and slides, so this area focuses on visual, sound and moving-image files.
What belongs in this category: Products belong here when their primary job is creating, editing, converting, organising, playing or streaming images, designs, 3D models, audio or video, rather than producing text documents or business reports.
iThub lists 83 tools in Design, Audio & Video. 79 of 83 are open source, 40 of 83 can be self-hosted, 82 of 83 have a free, freemium or open-source pricing model and 46 of 83 offer an API.
Image and graphic design →Video editing and conversion →Media players and streaming →
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