Developer Uses Claude AI to Build 7 Free Adobe Alternatives

A developer used Claude AI to recreate seven Adobe apps for free. See how ArtCraft works, its limitations, and what it means for software development. A developer used AI to create free, open-source alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud applications, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro. Image: Screengrab from ArtCraft Adobe’s subscription-based creative software has an unlikely new challenger: a collection of free applications built with the help of AI. Developer Brandon Thomas has created ArtCraft, an open-source project that recreates the look and some functionality of popular Adobe applications, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro.

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