I stopped paying for creator apps after finding these 4 open-source tools

I’ve been creating content for more than 20 years, and the tools have changed a lot in that time. In many ways, they’re better than ever. It’s easier to record a screen, capture video, clean up a rough audio track, cut together a simple edit, and get a file into the format I need. The problem is that many of the tools built for that work have also gotten more expensive, especially as more companies have moved toward subscriptions.