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AI-assisted open-source project aims to recreate seven Adobe apps
A developer says they used AI to help create free, open-source alternatives to seven Adobe apps, including Photoshop and Premiere.
The apps are built in Rust, and the developer says a funded team will maintain them.
It is not yet clear how well they work or whether they will match Adobe’s tools.
If they do, they could give artists more free choices.
A Reddit user announced seven free, open-source Rust applications made with help from the AI model Opus 5.5.
The apps are intended as alternatives to Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Lightroom, After Effects, InDesign and Acrobat Pro.
The project’s maintainer says they have 15 years of industry experience and about a decade of Rust experience.
The maintainer says the project has funded support, a team and a test harness, and aims to reach full feature parity with Adobe’s products.
The applications’ quality and long-term prospects remain uncertain, and the article says they may need more time to mature.
- Who
- A Reddit user who says they are a 15-year industry veteran and experienced Rust developer
- What
- Announced seven AI-assisted, open-source Rust apps intended as free alternatives to Adobe products
- When
- The announcement was reported on October 10, 2026
- Where
- In a thread on the SaaS subreddit
- Why
- The maintainer says the project aims to provide artists worldwide with tools; a personal motive is not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Our purpose is serving every artist in the world with the best tools.
We are absolutely going to bring these to full parity and squash every bug and feature request.
This story does not have a timeline yet.
- Number of announced apps
- 7
- Programming language
- Rust
- AI model named in the article
- Opus 5.5
- Adobe products named as counterparts
- Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Lightroom, After Effects, InDesign and Acrobat Pro
- Article publication date
- October 10, 2026
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