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ArtCraft rebuilding Adobe and Microsoft apps in Rust with AI agents
Original: New on the blog: ArtCraft is rebuilding Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere, Word, Excel and more in Rust, with AI coding age
ArtCraft says it is rebuilding applications comparable to Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere, Word and Excel in Rust, using AI coding agents, with native FreeBSD builds among the targets. An early user reports fast startup times of one to two seconds and that its PhotoCraft tool handled video thumbnail work. The claim that AI agents can help recreate such large, complex software is drawing skepticism and curiosity, with many waiting to see whether the rewrites match the originals in features and reliability.
Why now: Claims of rewriting industry-standard Adobe and Microsoft applications in Rust with AI coding agents challenge the dominance of existing software, sparking debate about feasibility.
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- New on the blog: ArtCraft is rebuilding Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere, Word, Excel and more in Rust, with AI coding agents. I tried it. PhotoCraft actually handled my video thumbnails, apps start in 1-2 seconds, and there are native # FreeBSD builds. The more interesting part:… · Larvitz@burningboard.net · 12
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