Developer Uses AI to Build Open-Source Adobe Software Alternatives
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On October 8, 2026, Ars Technica reported that Thomas, a developer with about ten years of experience on the Rust project, launched open-source applications cloning Adobe Premiere and Photoshop (including Filmcraft). These applications are MIT/Apache licensed and offered free to users. The report, titled "Software Is Dead," introduced this AI-built open-source alternative project. The event is currently at the project release stage, with no further developments reported.
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- Ars Technica · AI“Software is over”: Bold AI developer takes aim at Adobe with open source clones
Developer Thomas, with about a decade of Rust project experience, has launched open source clones of Adobe Premiere and Photoshop (Filmcraft and more), offered free under MIT/Apache licenses.