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“Software is over”: Bold AI developer takes aim at Adobe with open source clones

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Software developer Brandon Thomas announced the launch of seven open source applications replicating Adobe's Creative Suite using AI-powered reverse engineering and Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 in Rust. The new suite includes Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Lightroom, After Effects, InDesign, and Acrobat Pro, with WebAssembly versions available for browsers. Thomas claims the current alpha will soon achieve perfect fidelity, though the article notes current shortcomings remain. The project originated as Artcraft, a tool for AI image and video editing, and was recently pivoted to full UI recreation.

Key points

• Brandon Thomas launched seven open source apps replicating Adobe's Creative Suite using AI reverse engineering and Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 in Rust.
• The new suite includes Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Lightroom, After Effects, InDesign, and Acrobat Pro, with WebAssembly versions available for browsers.

Context

Software developer Brandon Thomas used AI-powered reverse engineering to mimic Adobe's Creative Suite with what he hopes will soon be perfect fidelity. The project originated as Artcraft, a 'controllable AI for artists' for precise post-generation editing, and was recently pivoted to a suite of seven open source apps recreating the user interface and tools found in Adobe's Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Lightroom, After Effects, InDesign, and Acrobat Pro.

Limitations

The article notes current shortcomings of the new software, and while Thomas promises the current 'super early alpha' will soon lead to functional software, specific performance metrics, error rates, or timeline for full release are not provided.

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