ArtCraft developer releases free Word, Excel and PowerPoint clones

Brandon Thomas, creator of the open-source ArtCraft suite built mostly with Claude Opus 5.5, has added WordCraft, GridCraft and DeckCraft — free clones of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. WordCraft reads and saves .docx, GridCraft handles .xlsx with 513 functions, and the developer rates them about 60% and 50% ready for real work.

• ArtCraft now includes 13 apps, three of them Office clones
• WordCraft opens .docx, .doc and password-protected files, keeps charts and SmartArt
• GridCraft supports .xlsx, 513 functions, Forecast Sheet and Solver
• Developer rates WordCraft 60% and GridCraft 50% ready for real work