10 Free GitHub Repos That Replace $120 a Month of Subscriptions: Canva, Lightroom, ElevenLabs, Otter and More

Canva, fifteen dollars a month. Lightroom, twelve. ElevenLabs, twenty-two. Otter, seventeen. Wispr Flow, fifteen. Add up the apps on this list and it's about $120 a month. Every one of them now has a free, open-source version on GitHub, and most of these showed up in the last eight weeks.

We went through hundreds of new repos and picked ten. Open source means the code is public and anyone can download and use it. One note on method before the list: this is a roundup, not a hands-on test. We did not install these ten. What we describe comes from each project's own GitHub page and website. Star counts are from GitHub on November 9, 2026, and prices are US list prices from each vendor's page, billed monthly.

The 10 at a glance

The eight subscriptions total $119.96 a month.

10. Lipflow: dictation without making a sound (Wispr Flow)

Hold a key, mouth the words without making a sound, and the text appears wherever your cursor is. There is no microphone involved. Lipflow reads your lips through your webcam, with AI running on your own computer. That makes it a fit for an open office or a sleeping baby. Wispr Flow charges $15 a month for dictation.

The catch: setup is for Apple silicon Macs right now, and there is no installer yet. You run a setup script that downloads about 1.2 GB of models. Lip reading is also less accurate than voice dictation, so keep its optional AI cleanup turned on.

9. HatchZip: unpack huge archives without double the space

Here's a problem you've probably hit. A 180 GB game download that unpacks to 200 GB needs 380 GB free with WinRAR or 7-Zip. HatchZip extracts from the end, and the archive shrinks as your files come out. So you only need room for the files themselves. It checks everything fits before it starts, and picks up where it left off if it crashes. It runs on Windows, Mac and Linux. Cheaper than a new drive.

The catch: extracting in place consumes the archive as it goes. If you want to keep the original archive, use a normal extractor. Download it only from the repo or hatchzip.dev.

8. NectarLink: your Android phone on your PC (AirDroid)

Your Android phone and your PC, working as one. Texts, calls, notifications, your clipboard, files and photos all show up on your computer. It even mirrors your phone's screen and opens phone apps in their own windows. There is no account and no cloud, and it's encrypted end to end. AirDroid Personal starts at $3.99 a month for this.

The catch: it is for Windows and Linux PCs with an Android phone. There is no Mac or iPhone support, and both devices need to be on the same network.

7. net-merge: use all your internet connections at once (Speedify)

net-merge uses your Wi-Fi, your ethernet and your phone's hotspot at the same time, added together. In the project's own test, the fastest connection alone gave about 120 megabits per second. All three together hit up to 300. Speedify charges $14.99 a month for bonding like this. net-merge is free, with no account and no VPN.

The catch: it's great for game downloads and updates, not for one single file stream. Hotspot data still counts against your phone plan.

6. RAWmakase: a Lightroom-style editor that imports your catalog

RAWmakase is a free photo editor with the controls you know from Lightroom: white balance, tone curves, color grading, masks and presets. It imports your Lightroom catalog and your presets, so you don't start over. It also has a built-in connection for AI agents, so Claude can adjust a photo for you. Lightroom is $11.99 a month on the yearly plan.

The catch: it's early software. The project says its rendering may change between versions, so edited photos can look different after an upgrade.

5. Doory: an open-source Canva in your browser

Posters, social posts, slides, resumes and thumbnails, right in your browser. Doory has the Pro-style features too: one-click background removal, animations, brand kits, real-time editing with your team, and export to video or GIF. There's no paid plan and no account needed to start at doory.art. Canva Pro is $15 a month or more.

The catch: it's a young project with only ten starter templates so far, and stock photo search needs your own free Unsplash or Pexels key.

4. OpenFilm: your AI agent makes the video (invideo AI)

You ask an AI agent, say Claude Code, for a video. Maybe a twenty-second launch video with music. It builds the whole thing while you watch. Then you change anything by hand in its editor, called Studio, or just ask. The editor, the music and the sound library are free. Tools like invideo AI start at $20 a month.

The catch: you need the AI coding agent you already use, and that has its own plan. Generated voice, music, images and video use your own keys or an OpenFilm sign-in.

3. Cicada: live subtitles and meeting notes for any call (Otter)

Cicada gives you live subtitles and translation for any call or stream: Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, even a YouTube livestream. While the meeting runs, it writes your notes: a summary, the key points and the to-do list. On an Apple silicon Mac, the listening happens on your own computer. Otter's Pro plan lists at $16.99 a month.

The catch: for the AI notes, you plug in any AI key, even a free local model. On Windows, Linux and Android, audio goes to the cloud service you choose. Tell people before you record a meeting.

2. yovoice: a local AI voice and music studio (ElevenLabs)

yovoice is a full AI voice and music studio that runs on your own computer. Clone a voice from a short sample. Design a new voice just by describing it. Dub a whole story line by line. Write lyrics and generate a complete song. It also makes subtitles from any video. There is no per-character meter and no monthly plan. ElevenLabs Creator is $22 a month. yovoice is free on Mac, Windows and Linux.

The catch: some of the bundled models are non-commercial only, so check before you use the output for work. Only clone voices you have permission to use.

1. Free My TV: an ad-free home screen no plan sells

Free My TV reached about six thousand stars in three weeks. Your smart TV's home screen is full of ads and sponsored rows, and there's no plan you can pay to turn them off. Free My TV replaces it with a fast, clean home screen: your apps up front, what's trending in the services you already have, and the weather. No ads at all. It works on Google TV, and on LG and Samsung TVs.

The best part is that you don't need to know how to install it. You tell Claude Code your TV's address, and it builds the app and puts it on your TV for you. No root, nothing deleted, and one button brings back the original.

The catch: you have to turn on developer mode and USB debugging on the TV first. That is a real setting change, so follow the README's undo steps if you want to go back. The trending picks need a free TMDB key.

To be fair: before you cancel anything

• These are young projects. Run the free tool side by side with the paid app for a week, then cancel.
• Download from the repo's own releases page, never from a look-alike site or a random mirror.
• "Bring your own key" means you pay your AI provider for what you use. Set a monthly spending limit on the key first.
• Check each license before using a repo for work.

Get all ten links in one PDF

That's about $120 a month of apps, a bigger hard drive, and your TV back. All free. We put all ten in one free PDF, The Jackpot Stack, with the download link and the one thing to set up for each. Comment JACKPOT on the video, or grab it below.

How we made this list: a roundup from each repo's own GitHub page and website, not a hands-on test. Star counts are from GitHub on November 9, 2026. Prices are US list prices from each vendor's page with monthly billing, checked the same day. All repos belong to their authors, and we are not affiliated with any repo or company named here. Prices change, so check each vendor.