I believe that Open-Source is one of the strongest movements towards the long-term empowerment of everyday people. I now use Open-Source tooling throughout the entire production of my works to clearly show that it is possible + effective.
Currently in my Workflow
Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) – OpenMPT, Furnace
Synthesizer – VCV Rack, Bespoke Synth
Sample Packs – MechSounds, Versilian Studios Freeware, Uni of Iowa Instrument Samples, Karoryfer Free Packs
Operating System – Linux Mint
Website Framework – WordPress.org
Software Development – Godot, VSCodium
Code Hosting + Version Control – Codeberg (which runs on Forgejo)
Art – Pixelorama (Pixel Art), Krita (Albums / General), Inkscape (Vector / Icons)
Social Media – Mastodon, Bluesky, Lemmy
Video Hosting – MakerTube / PeerTube
Video Editor – Kdenlive
Screen Recorder – OBS
Synced Notetaking – Joplin
Time Tracking – Kimai
General Messaging – Signal
Web Search – SearXNG (find a local host here)
Currently Exploring
Team Communications – Element / Matrix
Browser – WaterFox
Document Editing – LibreOffice
For more
I strongly recommend checking out Switching.Software and LinuxDaw.org FOSS Search