15 Free Apps and Resources to Spur Your Creativity
Check out a set of free resources to spur creativity in the time of #StayAtHome
We have compiled a list of apps, websites, and free resources that have been made available by various organizations for your personal use, to assist with remote working and creative projects. Keep calm, and keep on creating!
Creativity apps and software
Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe is giving teachers and students free access to the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop apps at least until May 31st. Check the terms to take advantage of this offer.
Microsoft Office 365
The basic package, including Word and Excel, will be free to organizations for six months together with other team collaboration tools.
Affinity Suite
They are offering either a 90-day free trial or a 50% discount if purchased directly, both for Mac and Windows platforms. It includes software for photo editing, design, and illustration.
Music-making with Moog and Korg
The two companies are giving away their mobile apps for synthesizers, perfect for creating music and sound effects. Ideal for enthusiasts and professionals.
Reaper
A sound workstation that offers a free license for a limited time (by clicking on the white banner at the top).
Headspace
The application, developed to meditate and alleviate stress, has free resources available during this current, unprecedented times.
Apps for teamwork
ServiceNow
This app offers free resources for emergency management, for example, to assist with remote collaboration, employee safety, emergency reporting, and other useful services.
Google Hangouts Meet
This app allows for conferences of up to 250 participants and to record video calls free of charge until July 1st.
Panopto
Panopto are providing schools, businesses, and other institutions with free access to their video software. This service helps create virtual libraries of resources that you can share within your groups, for example, tutorials of procedures or essential notifications. It records Zoom meetings automatically.
Free creativity resources
Unesco Digital World Library
You will be able to find more than 19 thousand items from 193 countries, from the year 8000 b.c. to the present day. The cultural and educational content is free, in various languages and related to the entire world. Find university, library, and museum journals, as well as audio resources.
Smithsonian Open Access
The Smithsonian Institution published 2.8 million images for public use, free of charge and with no copyright restriction. Two centuries’ worth of images, in 2D and 3D, kids’ material, and a lot more.
BBC Sound Effect library
The BBC has made more than 16 thousand sound effects available for non-commercial use, including animal, machinery and human sounds.
Artwork from Paris museums
Over 100 thousand works from the masters, such as Monet, Modigliani, Rembrandt, Courbet, Delacroix, Cézanne, and many others, are available to download and use at the Paris museums website.
Artwork from the Art Institute of Chicago
Over 40 thousand downloadable files are available to download and use in this digital collection. They include painting, sculpture, books, manuscripts, and reference material.
Domestika free downloads
Domestika shares free downloadable material every week and in all different creative disciplines: from photography and illustration to embroidery and digital marketing. Visit the link frequently as it gets updated on a regular basis.
Check out #StayAtHome, where you will find a selection of Domestika courses that are currently free.
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