I tried replacing Photoshop, Lightroom, and Acrobat with free vibe-coded alternatives, and they're surprisingly good

Key Points:

• Software engineer Brandon Thomas created ArtCraft, a free and open-source suite of seven Adobe Creative Cloud alternatives, including PhotoCraft (Photoshop), FilmCraft (Premiere Pro), and PDFCraft (Acrobat), using the AI tool Claude Opus 5.5 and Rust programming language.
• ArtCraft applications are designed to closely mimic Adobe's interface and functionality, supporting Windows, macOS, and Linux, and aim to provide professional creative tools without costly subscriptions.
• PDFCraft stands out as a promising Acrobat alternative, offering local document processing, over 80 PDF tools, multi-language support, and features like text editing, annotation, form filling, and OCR, though some conversion functions remain in development.
• PhotoCraft replicates many Photoshop tools and UI elements, including layered PSD file compatibility, but lacks advanced AI-powered features like Generative Fill, resulting in less seamless object removal compared to Adobe Photoshop.
• LightCraft competes with Adobe Lightroom by offering nondestructive editing, RAW support, AI-powered masking, and photo management features, though it still faces some RAW compatibility and color rendering challenges for professional photographers.