Phoronix reports that Claude Code and AI agents have produced “open-source, clean-room reimplementation” versions of Adobe Photoshop, Premiere and Lightroom under the ArtCraft project, written in Rust. Photocraft reimplements Photoshop, Filmcraft reimplements Premiere for video editing and Lightcraft reimplements Lightroom, and readers pointed Phoronix to the releases, which debuted the week before with several rapid updates attributed to AI-assisted iteration. The apps ship as native binaries for Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows, with code on GitHub and more at getartcraft.com, and Phoronix framed them as a demonstrator of AI’s power and as potentially pressing legal challenges.
AI Makes "Open-Source, Clean Room" Implementations Of Adobe Photoshop & Premier In Rust
Phoronix reports that Claude Code and AI agents have produced "open-source, clean-room reimplementation" versions of Adobe Photoshop, Premiere and Lightroom under the ArtCraft project, written in Rust. Photocraft reimplements Photoshop, Filmcraft reimplements Premiere for video editing and Lightcraft reimplements Lightroom, and readers pointed Phoronix to the releases, which debuted the week before with several rapid updates attributed to AI-assisted iteration. The apps ship as native binaries for Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows, with code on GitHub and more at getartcraft.com, and Phoronix framed them as a demonstrator of AI's power and as potentially pressing legal challenges.
Source: Phoronix