ArtCraft: free open-source Rust reimplementations of Word, Excel, Photoshop and more
lemire · x · 2026-10-22
Lemire tried ArtCraft, Brandon Thomas's suite of free, open-source Rust reimplementations of major Adobe and Microsoft apps: WordCraft, GridCraft (Excel), DeckCraft, PhotoCraft, VectorCraft, FilmCraft, LightCraft, EffectCraft, DesignCraft, and PdfCraft. He found the Excel clone "quite convincing," with the spreadsheet handling formulas, data validation, and analysis tools in the screenshot.
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