The following technology software resources list is compiled to provide you with suggestions for web-based, downloadable, open source, freeware and low-cost software to use on your personal devices. Some may be accessible in the IDEA Lab.

Open Source 3D Modeling Software

• Blender - Home of the Blender project - Free and Open 3D Creation Software.
• Design Spark - Resources & tools to aid engineers in design process.
• Meshmixer - A state-of-the-art software for working with triangle meshes.
• OpenSCAD - Create solid 3D CAD objects. Available for Linux/UNIX, MS Windows/Mac OS X.
• SketchUp - 3D modeling software that's easy to learn and incredibly fun to use.
• Thingiverse - Download files and build them with your laser cutter, 3D printer, or CNC.
• TinkerCAD - 3D CAD design tool. Quickly turn ideas into a CAD model for a 3D printer.
• 3D Slash - 3D modeling software with a unique interface: "slash" a cube using a set of tools to create a 3D design.

3D Splicing Software for Printing

• MakerBot Print - Free software to prepare, manage, and share 3D prints.
• Orca- A free open-source slicing software designed to convert 3D models into G-Code,
• Ultimaker Cura - Ultimaker Cura prepares your model for 3D printing.

Open Source Electronic Prototyping

• Arduino - Enabling users to create interactive electronic object.

Computer Programming

• Code Academy - An online freemium interactive platform that offers free coding classes in 12 different programming languages (Python, Java, JavaScript, Ruby, SQL, and Sass, markup languages HTML and CSS).
• Pure Data- An open source visual programming language for multimedia.
• Raspberry Pi - A tiny and affordable computer. Learn programming.
• Scratch - Create your own interactive stories, games, & animations.
• Supercollider- A platform for Audio Synthesis and Algorithmic composition.

Web Development

• CodePen - A social development environment. Allows you to write code in the browser, and see the results of it as you build. A useful and liberating tool for developers of any skill, and particularly empowering for people learning to code. Focusing on front-end languages like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and preprocessing syntaxes that turn into those things.
• Coffeecup - Responsive Web Design Tools and HTML Software.
• W3Schools - A web developers site, with tutorials and references on web development languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, Python, W3.CSS, and Bootstrap), covering most aspects of web programming.

Free Graphic Design Software

• Canva - Online graphic design platform used to create social media graphics, presentations, posters, documents and other visual content.
• GIMP - A free and open-source raster graphics editor used for image retouching and editing, free-form drawing, converting between different image formats, and more specialized tasks.
• Inkscape - Professional quality vector graphics software (Linux, Mac OS X & Windows).
  • Ink/Stitch, for designing machine embroidery patterns.
  • Inkcut, for controlling 2D plotters, cutters, engravers, and CNC machines.
• Krita - Raster graphics editor, designed primarily for digital painting & animation.

Video Editors

• DaVinci Resolve - Professional offline and online editing, color correction, audio post production and now visual effects.
• Kizoa - Online Movie Maker/Video Maker/Slideshow Maker. Personalize photos/videos/music with effects, text, & more!
• Lightworks - Professional non-linear editing system for editing and mastering digital video in vari-ous formats, including 2K and 4K resolutions, and television in PAL, NTSC, and high-definition formats.
• Shotcut - Cross-platform video editor for Windows, Mac and Linux.

Photo Editors

• Adobe Photoshop Express Editor - Get all the essential tools, including Lightroom and Photoshop, for crafting incredible images every day.
• Fotor - Free online designer and editing tool catering to all your photographic and image creation needs! Add filters, frames, text, stickers and more.
• GIMP - Free and open-source raster graphics editor used for image retouching and editing, free-form drawing, converting between different image formats, and more specialized tasks.
• Pixlr Editor - A free robust browser photo editor. Have full control over your images, including layers and effects.

Free CNC Milling Software

• Easel - 3D Carving Made Easy. Design, import, and carve for free from a single program with Easel.

• Inkstitch - An open source machine embroidery design platform based on Inkscape.

Project Ideas & Resources

• Instructables - Learn how to make anything with Instructables. Easy to follow step-by-step instructions, online classes, and a vibrant maker community.
• Inventables Projects - Inventables: the hardware store for designers. We help designers buy the products they need.
• MAKE - Celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your will.