ArtCraft expands free open-source tools with Word, Excel and PowerPoint alternatives

ArtCraft, the developer behind free Adobe-style creative apps, is adding open-source replacements for Microsoft Office programs, according to Tom's Hardware. The project is presented as a set of cross-platform alternatives to subscription software. TechRadar reports that the developer is recreating seven Adobe apps in Rust and offering them for free, and it tested the results.

• The new tools cover Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• TechRadar says the Adobe-style apps are written in Rust.

Covered by 2 publishers within 25 hours of the first report.

• Tom's Hardware: Creator of free Adobe clones unveils open-source Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, and Word replications

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TH Tom's Hardware Creator of free Adobe clones unveils open-source Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, and Word replications · Jhet Borja 6:50 AM

TRD TechRadar Developer who vibe-coded free Adobe clones is taking down Microsoft Office · David Nield 7:57 AM

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