PhotoCraft: open-source Rust reimplementation of Photoshop with full PSD support
JosephJacks_ · x · 2026-10-07
A viral repost highlights PhotoCraft, an open-source clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Photoshop written entirely in Rust.
- Supports layers, masks, adjustment layers, layer styles, type, vectors, brushes, and real PSD files, as a native offline app under Apache/MIT licenses.
- The reposter speculates the team decompiled Photoshop into a spec and had an LLM generate the Rust code (unverified claim).
- Framed as a sign that closed-source apps face AI-assisted open-source cloning, though legality and completeness remain open questions.
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