Thomas, a Rust developer with about ten years of large‑scale experience, announced open‑source alternatives to Adobe’s Premiere and Photoshop. The apps mimic Adobe’s look and feel and are released under MIT and Apache licenses. Development is paid for by selling token‑based access to his existing ArtCraft visual‑AI model, which runs inside the new apps alongside other models. Thomas says the revenue will keep the projects from becoming abandoned small‑team efforts.
Why it matters
If the clones stay functional and free, filmmakers and designers could avoid Adobe’s subscription fees.
