AI just cloned all of Adobe’s main apps…

What was claimed

AI just cloned all of Adobe’s main apps (Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator and more) and is giving them away for free as completely open source with zero subscription fees

Our verdict

Inaccurate

No, the software is not ready to replace Photoshop or Premiere. Thomas and Ars both describe it as an early alpha, and users report many missing features and bugs. Users have reported problems with basic functions, so the tools look like Adobe's but cannot yet replace them. ArtCraft's seven free apps mimic Photoshop, Premiere and more, but they're still a very early alpha.

0 of 3 AI systems agree10 sources citedChecked Oct 11, 2026

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Key findings

The apps are fully functional replacements for Adobe software

Incorrect92%

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The clones are production-ready software

Incorrect93%

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AI just cloned all of Adobe’s main apps, including Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, and more.

Misleading87%

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There are zero subscription fees.

Verified90%

All 2 AIs agree

The apps are being given away for free as completely open source with zero subscription fees.

Verified91%

All 3 AIs agree

They are completely open source

Verified95%

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Detailed Analysis

A developer reportedly released seven free, open-source applications designed as alternatives to major Adobe products, including Photoshop, Premiere, and Illustrator.[1] [2] However, calling them fully cloned replacements overstates their maturity: the software is described as early alpha, buggy, and not close to feature parity.[4] [6]

Why this verdict

Claims checked

AI just cloned all of Adobe’s main apps, including Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, and more.

Misleading96%

ArtCraft reportedly released seven AI-assisted, Rust-based alternatives covering those Adobe products and others.[1] [2] They are independent replacements rather than proven full clones, and reports describe them as early-alpha software with major functionality gaps.[4] [6]

This claim may mislead readers without added context.

The apps are being given away for free as completely open source with zero subscription fees.

Verified90%

Reports state that the applications are free, open source, and available without subscription costs.[1] [7] The project is reportedly distributed under permissive MIT or Apache 2.0 licensing.[7] [9]

What other AI think

The claim is partially accurate but significantly misleading in its framing. While AI-assisted clones of Adobe apps do exist and are free and open source, they are early-alpha versions with major missing features, not fully functional replacements. The claim's absolutist language ("cloned all," "giving them away") obscures the actual state of these tools.

Why this verdict

The claim is partially accurate but significantly misleading in its framing.
While AI-assisted clones of Adobe apps do exist and are free and open source, they are early-alpha versions with major missing features, not fully functional replacements.
The claim's absolutist language ("cloned all," "giving them away") obscures the actual state of these tools.

Claims checked

The apps are fully functional replacements for Adobe software

Incorrect92%

This claim may mislead readers without added context.

The clones are production-ready software

Incorrect93%

ArtCraft's seven free apps mimic Photoshop, Premiere and more, but they're still a very early alpha.

This claim may mislead readers without added context.

AI cloned Adobe's main apps (Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator and more)

Verified95%

A software engineer named Brandon Thomas released seven open-source applications designed to recreate Adobe's popular software, including PhotoCraft (Photoshop), VectorCraft (Illustrator), and FilmCraft (Premiere Pro).

There are credible reports that a developer group released open-source reimplementations of several major Adobe apps. However the statement overstates how the work was produced and implies full, production‑ready parity with Adobe's suites. Some important technical and feature gaps remain, and the projects were built and published by human-led teams using AI assistance rather than an autonomous AI that "just cloned" everything.

Why this verdict

There are credible reports that a developer group released open-source reimplementations of several major Adobe apps.
However the statement overstates how the work was produced and implies full, production‑ready parity with Adobe's suites.
Some important technical and feature gaps remain, and the projects were built and published by human-led teams using AI assistance rather than an autonomous AI that "just cloned" everything.

Claims checked

AI just cloned all of Adobe’s main apps (Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator and more).

Misleading78%

Multiple open‑source projects (reported around Oct 7–10, 2026) reimplemented several major Adobe apps, but they were produced by developer teams using AI tools, not an autonomous AI that simply 'cloned' everything. The projects cover many core apps but do not provide full feature parity or complete, production‑ready replacements for every Adobe product.

This claim may mislead readers without added context.

There are zero subscription fees.

Verified85%

Because the codebases have been published as open‑source projects, there is no upstream subscription fee to access or use the repositories; however, third‑party services, hosting, or optional commercial forks could impose costs later.

They are being given away for free as completely open source.

Verified88%

Reports and public GitHub repositories show these reimplementations were released under open‑source repositories and are available to clone and build at no charge.

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