Software engineer Brandon Thomas built ArtCraft, a free open-source suite of Adobe alternatives including Photoshop, Premiere, and Lightroom using AI and Rust. The alpha software aims for feature parity with Adobe's Creative Cloud apps across macOS, Windows, and Linux, though potential patent infringement issues remain unresolved.
Software engineer Brandon Thomas created ArtCraft, an open-source, free alternative to Adobe's Creative Cloud suite using AI, rebuilding seven apps including Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere in Rust. The project aims for feature parity with Adobe's software across macOS, Windows, and Linux, though potential patent infringement concerns remain unresolved.