One dev + AI builds open-source Rust suite targeting Photoshop, Premiere and Office
ankur_maker · x · 2026-10-27
Frustrated with Adobe's cancellation fees, a solo developer used AI coding assistance to prototype Crafting Apps (under ArtCraft): an open-source, Rust-based, locally-running suite targeting Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, InDesign, Acrobat, and even Word/Excel/PowerPoint. The piece argues AI now lets one person shoulder engineering work that once required billion-dollar companies, bringing a fully open-source work stack within reach.
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