Open-source Photoshop, Premiere and Lightroom clones built in Rust with AI
trakkstar · hn · 2026-10-11
PetaPixel reports a developer rebuilt open-source versions of Photoshop, Premiere and Lightroom in Rust, leaning on AI coding to accelerate the work. The project is drawing attention on Hacker News as a case of AI-assisted solo development taking on commercial software giants.
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