The key thing these softwares have in common is that they are vector graphics programs. It’s not as refined as Illustrator, but it’s free! When I first started making some basic graphics in undergrad, the summer before starting grad school, I didn’t have Illustrator, so I used a free alternatives, Inkscape.
It’s kinda $$ but you might be able to get a copy through your school. But there is lots of value to scientists (and non-scientists) learning how to use (and practicing using) graphics software. It’s always super weird when I search Google figures for something and my figures appear – I think that’s actually how a lot of people find my blog. I have a page with some key figures on my blog, and I also have some on Wikimedia Commons for easier download. And you are free to reuse if you credit me (either the bumbling biochemist or Bri Bibel or Brianna Bibel). A lot of people have been asking me about my graphics – unless otherwise stated (and of course, cited) such as paper figures I want to point out things in or photographs – I make them all myself.
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