Software Tips

Learn about the software that we have installed and use at Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM).

Software installed on PPM computers is provided for all our members to use, without any additional required training (Level 1),

 

Choose a PPM wiki page:

Commercial (licensed) software used at PPM:

Adobe Bridge Tips — view & manage files

Adobe Dreamweaver Tips — design web sites

Adobe Illustrator Tips — draw vector graphics

Adobe InDesign Tips — create page layouts

Adobe Lightroom Tips — edit graphics and photos

Adobe Photoshop Tips — edit raster graphics and photos

Adobe Premiere Tips — create videos

Canva Tips —

CorelDRAW X6 Tips —

LightBurn Tips —

VCarve Tips —

Free and open source software used at PPM:

Blender Tips —

Inkscape Tips —

MediaWiki Tips —

PrusaSlicer Tips —

Visual Studio Code Tips —

List of free and open-source software packages — on Wikipedia

Other software used at PPM:

Autodesk Fusion 360 Tips —

Cutting Master 3 Tips —

Lychee Slicer Tips —

Mach4 Tips —

GitHub Tips

SVG File Format Tips

Procreate app Tips

QR Codes

How To Slack

Curated Links

Links to member-recommended external sites:

Kahn Academy — Computing courses

Kahnmigo — World-class AI for education

Adobe Firefly — A.I. image generation

For Additional Help

Use the PPM Slack channel #computing

List of all PPM Slack channels

Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.

PPM Tool Color Map — Interactive

Search the PPM Wiki — include both Content pages and Multimedia

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any info that is outdated.

 

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative processes by providing shared space, shared tools, materials, software and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into reality.