The best free open source tools: Content & social (2026)

Schedule your posts and track your Instagram/TikTok stats, self-hosted. The others charge per channel AND per feature: this one is genuinely free.

Replaces:Buffer,MetricoolSaves €20/month

Your AI image and video generation platform, at home: an infinite canvas where you chain prompts, models and reference images. The app is free, you only pay for what you generate.

Replaces:Higgsfield,OpenArt,FreepikSaves €19/month

The open source screen recorder that does Loom's job: screen, webcam, mic, a link to share. In Studio mode the video stays on your machine and you edit it before sending it.

Replaces:LoomSaves €15/month

The grammar and spelling checker that runs on your machine, English only: Chrome, Firefox, VS Code, Obsidian extensions, without sending your text to a server. Replaces Grammarly for everything you write in English.

Replaces:Grammarly ProSaves €12/month

The links page you host yourself: one address, all your links, your colours, your stats. No subscription, no Linktree logo at the bottom, and your visitors' data stays on your server.

Replaces:Linktree,BeaconsSaves €6/month

THE open source video model of the moment: up to 15 seconds in 2K with voices and stereo sound generated together with the picture. ⚠️ Its licence forbids use in the European Union.

Replaces:Seedance,Hailuo,KlingSaves €13/month

The open source Canva that opens in your browser, no account, no install: text, shapes, images, vectors, crop, PNG or WebP export. Your files stay on your machine.

Replaces:Canva ProSaves €12/month