Someone Vibe Coded a Free Knockoff of Adobe Creative Suite
Atlanta-based developer Brandon Thomas has released Artcraft, an open-source suite of seven applications that mimic popular Adobe Creative Cloud tools. The software was developed using the Rust programming language and Claude Opus 5.5, offering free alternatives to paid subscriptions. While the applications are currently in an early alpha state with significant bugs, they represent a notable example of AI-assisted software creation.
- ▪Brandon Thomas created the Artcraft suite, which includes open-source clones of Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Lightroom, Acrobat Pro, After Effects, and InDesign.
- ▪The applications were developed using the Rust programming language and the Claude Opus 5.5 AI model.
- ▪Adobe recently agreed to a $150 million settlement with the federal government regarding allegations of trapping consumers in unfavorable subscription plans.
- ▪Thomas acknowledges that the software is in an early alpha state and is not ready for professional use, inviting community contributions and offering bug bounties.
- ▪The release highlights the emerging trend of the SaaSpocalypse, where users utilize AI to generate custom software alternatives to expensive subscription services.
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To get this out of the way, you should probably be more cautious than I’ve been about downloading and using a vibe coded piece of software today. Having said that, holy toledo, someone vibe coded their own entire version of Adobe Suite and dumped it on GitHub as open-source software.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000823322","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"tech","SECTION":"artificial-intelligence","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"artificial-intelligence","TAGS":"adobe,adobe-photoshop,artificial-intelligence,open-source,saaspocalypse,vibe-coding","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); Using Claude Opus…
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