IF YOU DRAW OR DESIGN
Instead of Photoshop, try Gimp
Instead of Lightroom, try paint.net
Instead of Illustrator, try Inkscape
Instead of InDesign, try Canva or Scribus
IF YOU MAKE PICTURES MOVE
Instead of Premiere, try Davinci Resolve
Instead of Animate/Flash, try Opentoonz or Blender
Instead of After Effects, try Wax, Blender, or Fusion
IF YOU BUILD WEBSITES OR SOFTWARE
Instead of Dreamweaver, Spark, or XD alternatives: WIX, Weebly or wordpress.com, or wordpress.org
IF YOU DO STUFF THAT REQUIRES THESE OTHER PROGRAMS
Instead of Audition, try Audacity
Instead of Acrobat Pro, try Foxit Reader or PDF Escape
Instead of INCOPY, try LOVING YOURSELF AND USING LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE (WHO USES THIS???)
IF YOU NEED STOCK PHOTOS OR FONTS
Instead of Adobe Stock, try Pexels, Unsplash, or Pixabay
Instead of Adobe Fonts, try Google Fonts or Dafont
BONUS: If you need Free music or sound effects, try YouTube Audio Library, Soundbible