clip studio paint ex

(The main art program I use for both illustration AND my graphic design work! I used to use Clip Studio Paint PRO instead, which is 50 dollars USD, but on sale it goes for an even lower price (around 20 dollars!). EX adds animation and comic making features, but Pro is really great too! Upgrading from Pro to EX on sale is a good move if you want to animate. If you dislike how boxed-in and pricy Photoshop and Illustrator are, this is a fantastic alternative.)

4K Video Downloader

(Free video and audio ripping software. I mostly use it to download stuff from Youtube but it can rip videos or audio from most other major sites: Soundcloud, Tumblr, Vimeo, Twitch etc. You can only go up to actual 4K and 8K if you pay for an upgraded plan, but even without paying for it its pretty good. Doesn't support Twitter, but twittervideodownloader.com can get you covered on that pretty well too.)

Mario Paint

(Occasionally make art for fun with it. Its a surprisingly versatile medium when you know what it can do and I have a blast with it. You CAN emulate it with the right setup, but for me this is one of those games that feels so right on original hardware and on a CRT. Its so fun!!!)

Davinci Resolve

(Free editing software. Might not have as much as many features as some of the paid programs out there but it's still fairly in-depth, and you CAN upgrade if you want to. I use it for editing videos or highlights, making shitposts, YTPMVs, and mashups! It can do a lot even with the limitations, but if you want to upgrade to better software eventually this is still a good starting point.)

CloudConvert

(If you're a fellow member of the "I hate downloading WEBP. files thinking they're normal JPGs or PNGs" club like I am, this is a life saver. This is probably the best free file conversion site out there. It can convert a lot of file types other than audio/video/image, too. Highly recommended.)

ezgif.com

(Site with lots of GIF editing and making options. Its free. Use it.)

Carrd

(Made this and my art site with it! It's pretty straightforward if you're like me and don't have much coding knowhow. It's free, but upgrading to a paid plan gets you more features and an infinite element limit. There are multiple tiers, but the cheapest one is good if you're mostly satisfied with the base features and just need more element space.)

Reaper

(Only JUST started using this one, but I'm definitely gonna start using this as a music program. Using sforzando, a free soundfont player plugin, this automatically solved all my woes about not being able to afford FL Studio, and from what I can tell seems to be a fantastic alternative. Fairly beginner friendly too, I've hardly used music software , let alone one as in-depth as this but it's pretty simple to learn the basics and just start making stuff! Here's a quick video tutorial I watched before I hopped into it. It's pretty easy to digest, just rewatch a section if there's something you forget or don't completely understand. There's a 60 day free trial before you have to pay, and it's only $60 bucks to purchase! Gonna try my hand at making a few things with it and revise this writing with more in-depth thoughts when I get a hold on it, but the low price, piano roll, and even native video file support [AKA, Easier YTPMV Making] gives it a pretty strong first impression out of the gate.)