6 repos I'd install before paying for another subscription

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Immich

Self-hosted photo and video management solution. Easily back up, organize, and manage your photos on your own server. Immich helps you browse, search and organize your photos and videos with ease, without sacrificing your privacy.

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The post taps into a strong desire for cost savings and data privacy by offering practical, free alternatives to commonly used paid services. The clear, structured presentation of each tool with its corresponding paid counterpart, combined with a direct call to action for further engagement, makes it highly shareable and valuable content.

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This TikTok slideshow presents six open-source alternatives to popular paid subscription services, including Immich for Google Photos, Stirling-PDF for Acrobat Pro, AppFlowy for Notion, LanguageTool for Grammarly, Listmonk for Mailchimp, and Ollama for AI subscriptions. The creator highlights the benefits of these free tools, such as increased control and privacy, and encourages viewers to save the post for future reference.

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1Introduction of the concept: 6 open-source alternatives to paid subscriptions.
2Presenting Immich as an alternative to Google Photos storage plan.
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You don’t need another subscription. You might just need the open-source version 👀 Here are 6 free alternatives to tools you might already be paying for: Immich → Google Photos Stirling PDF → Acrobat Pro AppFlowy → Notion LanguageTool → Grammarly Listmonk → Mailchimp Ollama → AI subscriptions Some take a little more setup, but the tradeoff is more control, more privacy, and fewer monthly subscriptions. Save this before your next renewal 🔖 Which paid tool should I find an open-source alternative for next? #OpenSource #AITools #TechTools #productivitytools

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Immich (Immich) is a self-hosted photo and video backup and auto-organization solution. It acts by backing up photos and videos privately and with AI tagging. Removing it would change the video's topic. Stirling-PDF (Stirling-Tools) is a locally hosted web app suite for PDF needs. It acts by merging, cropping, compressing, and performing OCR on PDFs. Removing it would change the video's topic. AppFlowy (AppFlowy-IO) is an open-source alternative to Notion that brings projects, wikis, and databases together with AI. It acts by providing a modern UI and feature-rich backend for managing docs, databases, and views. Removing it would change the video's topic. LanguageTool (language-org) writes better grammar and style for 20+ languages, with offline and browser integrations. It acts by providing private, secure, and accurate language correction, working offline. Removing it would change the video's topic. Listmonk (listmonk) is a high-performance self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager with a beautiful dashboard. It acts by providing newsletter tools, lists, forms, and per-subscriber stats. Removing it would change the video's topic. Ollama (ollama) gets users up and running with large language models locally. It acts by providing AI tools locally, running models and keeping tokens in-house. Removing it would change the video's topic. GitHub (github.com) is a platform for hosting and collaborating on software development projects. It merely appears as a source for the listed open-source tools, and removing it would not change what happens in the video. Docker (Docker) is a platform for developing, shipping, and running applications in containers. It merely appears as a tag for Immich, and removing it would not change what happens in the video. Java (Java) is a programming language. It merely appears as a tag for Stirling-PDF and LanguageTool, and removing it would not change what happens in the video. Rust (Rust) is a programming language. It merely appears as a tag for AppFlowy, and removing it would not change what happens in the video. Go (Go) is a programming language. It merely appears as a tag for Listmonk and Ollama, and removing it would not change what happens in the video. Notion (Notion) is a workspace application for note-taking and project management. It is mentioned as a paid tool that AppFlowy replaces. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Google Photos (Google Photos) is a photo storage and management service. It is mentioned as a paid service that Immich replaces. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Acrobat Pro (Acrobat Pro) is a PDF editing software. It is mentioned as a paid tool that Stirling-PDF replaces. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Grammarly Premium (Grammarly Premium) is a writing assistant service. It is mentioned as a paid tool that LanguageTool replaces. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Mailchimp (Mailchimp) is an email marketing platform. It is mentioned as a paid tool that Listmonk replaces. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. AI subscriptions (AI subscriptions) is a general category for paid AI services. It is mentioned as a paid category that Ollama replaces. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.

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6 repos I'd install before paying for another subscription save money, build more, own your stack 02 - INSTEAD OF Google Photos storage plan immich-app / immich Self-hosted photo and video backup and auto-organization solution. 8.5k 1k Docker FREE Immich github.com/immich-app/immich • Keep photos & videos private • AI tagging & smart search • Immich backs up your phones rolls so you don't lose. 03 - INSTEAD OF Acrobat Pro ~$20/mo Stirling-Tools / Stirling-PDF A locally hosted web app suite for all your PDF needs. 61k 7k Java FREE Stirling-PDF github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF • Merge, crop, compress, OCR Beautiful web UI, no installs • Replaces 90%+ paid tools. 100% self-hosted. 04 - INSTEAD OF Notion paid plan AppFlowy-IO / AppFlowy Bring projects, wikis and databases together with AI. The open source alternative to Notion. 7k 1k Rust FREE AppFlowy github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy • Modern UI and feature-rich backend = paid plan • Docs, databases and views all in one workspace. 05 - INSTEAD OF Grammarly Premium ~$12/mo language-org / language Write better grammar & style for 20+ languages, with offline and browser integrations. 7k 1k Java FREE LanguageTool github.com/languagetool-org/languagetool • Private, secure & accurate • Works offline via local • Covers 20+ languages, beats paid tools 06 - INSTEAD OF Mailchimp per subscriber listmonk / listmonk High-performance self-hosted newsletter + mailing list manager with beautiful dashboard. 3k 500 Go FREE Listmonk github.com/knadh/listmonk • Newsletter tools that are more dev your for your • Built-in list, forms & per-subscriber stats. Add or remove anytime. 07 - INSTEAD OF AI subscriptions ~$20/mo ollama / ollama Get up and running with large language models, locally. 13k 2k Go FREE Ollama github.com/ollama/ollama • All the AI tools you'll find online, without the bills • Runs models locally, keeping tokens (and data) in-house. 08 - CLOSING Save this before your next renewal Recap 01 Immich 02 Stirling-PDF 03 AppFlowy 04 LanguageTool 05 Listmonk 06 Ollama → Google Photos → Acrobat Pro → Notion → Grammarly → Mailchimp → AI subscriptions Full list & more free tools recaps ALL OPEN SOURCE DO IT WORTH