ArtCraft Uses AI to Build 17 Open Source Clone Apps
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On November 13, 2026, Latent Space reported that ArtCraft founder Brandon Thomas introduced the company's open source software initiative at the AIE Code conference in San Francisco: building open source alternatives with AI, with the stated goal of "rebuilding the entire internet." ArtCraft has released 17 apps that clone popular commercial tools, including PhotoCraft, a Photoshop alternative written in Rust, as well as PdfCraft and WordCraft. Currently available information is limited to the conference presentation and the 17 released apps; there is no further reporting on the project's future roadmap, community feedback, or actual usage of the apps.
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- Latent SpaceAI Ambition: ArtCraft Cloned Photoshop and Now Wants to "Rebuild Everything"
ArtCraft founder Brandon Thomas presented an AI-driven open source software plan at the AIE Code conference in San Francisco, announcing 17 apps that clone popular commercial tools, including PhotoCraft, a Photoshop alternative written in Rust, as well as PdfCraft and WordCraft.
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