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AI Recreates Adobe Suite, Offers Free Alternative
8 Oct
Summary
- Creator used AI to build free versions of Adobe's top creative apps.
- New apps called Artcraft aim to challenge Adobe's subscription model.
- The software is open-source and currently in early alpha development.
Atlanta-based developer Brandon Thomas has developed a suite of open-source creative applications designed to emulate popular Adobe software. Utilizing AI, Thomas recreated applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere, now known as Photocraft, Vectorcraft, and Filmcraft, among others, under the overarching Artcraft project. This initiative emerges as a direct response to creative professionals' long-standing frustrations with Adobe's software-as-a-service model.
Released on GitHub, the Artcraft applications are free to use, posing a potential challenge to Adobe's market position. Thomas, a self-proclaimed "15-year industry veteran," acknowledges that the software is in an early alpha state and invites developers to contribute. This development echoes the "SaaSpocalypse" theory, which predicted users would eventually code their own software alternatives to subscription services.
Photocraft, the Photoshop equivalent, has been described as feeling similar to a "glitchy, but real" version of the industry standard. While some functionalities like "Free Transform" proved unpredictable during testing, the user interface elements were reportedly intuitive. Despite its current limitations and known bugs, Artcraft represents a significant step toward democratizing creative software access.
