PhotoCraft: AI-built Rust clone of Photoshop feels like the real thing

Developer Brandon Thomas used Claude Opus 5.5 to build open-source Rust clones of Adobe apps, including PhotoCraft (Photoshop) and FilmCraft (Premiere). The free tools are labeled early alpha, with the developer claiming 99% feature parity within months.

• Adobe clones are written in Rust with Claude Opus 5.5
• PhotoCraft mirrors Photoshop's layout, menus and shortcuts
• Apps are free but labeled early alpha and in development
• Developer claims 99% feature parity within months