Freeware: KompoZer, Inkscape, PrimoPDF, Synfig Studio, Jahshanka
Replaces: Adobe Creative Suite
You save: $200-$1,800
When Adobe CS3 came out, Senior Associate Editor Seth Rosenblatt took a good, hard look at the lineup to see which tasks could be accomplished through freeware. Quite a lot of them, it turns out. With the fourth version of the creative suite out, the alternatives are just as good at saving you cash.
Check in on this article to cook up alternatives to Illustrator, Acrobat, and Dreamweaver. Read this one to fake your own Flash-creator and sound editor.
