These 6 free, open-source apps saved me $852 last year

If you’ve started mentally tallying up your software subscriptions and wincing a little, you’re probably overdue for a cleanup. The good news is that the open-source ecosystem has quietly become really good—good enough that some apps outright beat their paid alternatives. Last year, I switched to these six free, open-source apps, and they saved me nearly a grand without forcing me to compromise.