Developer releases AI-coded clones of Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Software engineer Brandon Thomas, who previously vibe-coded free clones of Adobe Creative Cloud apps using Anthropic's Claude, has now released open-source versions of Microsoft Office called WordCraft, GridCraft and DeckCraft. The projects are less developed than the Adobe clones but have sparked debate, with Thomas dismissing LibreOffice and GIMP as "broken software."

• WordCraft, GridCraft and DeckCraft clone Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Author Brandon Thomas previously cloned Adobe apps using Claude
• Developer called GIMP and LibreOffice "broken software"
• Reddit reaction split between "game-changing" and "no job is safe"